Nine people from Europe were arrested during protests in Iran. They were thought to be “agents of foreign spy organisations”. At least 83 people, including children, have died in the unrest, a rights group says. During deadly street protests in Iran that started after someone died in police custody, nine people from Europe were taken … Read more
40.2 degrees Celsius (104.3 Fahrenheit) had been recorded at London Heathrow. It marked the first time ever for a temperature to exceed 40 C 104 F in Britain. The previous record was 38.7 C (101.7 F). Tuesday saw the highest temperatures ever recorded in Great Britain as a wave of North African heat; left Britons scorching … Read more
The US pointman on Iran cautioned on Wednesday that discussions to resurrect a nuclear agreement are more than likely to collapse, and he promised no easing of pressure if Tehran sticks to its demands. Despite the fact that Rob Malley, who has led more than a year of indirect talks with Iran in Vienna, told … Read more
The entire G7 membership of wealthy international locations is “committed to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil,” the White House said Sunday, escalating stress on President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. “This will hit hard at the main artery of Putin’s economy and deny him the revenue he needs to … Read more
CIA Director Bill Burns said that China is closely monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is likely altering its long-term plans for obtaining control of Taiwan based on the lessons learned.. “Clearly the Chinese leadership is trying to look carefully at what lessons they should draw from Ukraine about their own ambitions and Taiwan,” Burns … Read more
Russia has cut off natural gas materials to Poland and Bulgaria, dramatically escalating its response to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. Russian nation strength massive Gazprom said in an assertion Wednesday that it had absolutely halted resources to Polish gasoline agency PGNiG and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz after they refused to satisfy … Read more
Three Germans suspected with ” terrorism” in Mali have been released, a German government representative said Wednesday, in the midst of a visit to the contention torn Sahel state by the country’s unfamiliar clergyman. Mali’s military said on Tuesday that it had captured three Europeans during tasks against jihadists in unpredictable focal Mali. “The Malian … Read more
PARIS: Europeans have been living with euro banknotes and coins for 20 years now, but many still point the finger at the single currency for covertly driving up consumer prices, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. “The euro is a catastrophe, it’s catastrophic,” says Maria Napolitano, a 65-year-old Italian living in Frankfurt. “With 100 … Read more
FRANKFURT: Twenty years after arriving in Europeans’ wallets, euro banknotes will get a new look with help from the public, a process officials hope will make citizens feel closer to the single currency. But the Austrian artist behind the original banknotes fears the redesign could spark national rivalries, something he painstakingly tried to avoid with neutral … Read more
