World

‘Tit-for-tat’ warning: North Korea fires shells into buffer zone with South

Dec 05, 2022 11:30

North Korea has fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone, South Korea says. Pyongyang says it was a warning against Seoul’s “provocative actions.”
European Commission chief: EU must look for ways to counter US climate plan 'distortions'

Dec 05, 2022 11:14

European Commission chief has urged the bloc to address "distortion" created by Washington’s multibillion-dollar plan to incentivize climate-friendly technologies in the United States amid the simmering energy crisis.
Power outages in North Carolina caused by gunfire in ‘malicious’ attack

Dec 05, 2022 10:31

Residents of a central North Carolina county faced a second night of freezing weather without power on Sunday after vandals opened fire on two electric substations in what authorities called a "targeted attack."
UK rail unions reject offer from operators aimed at averting Christmas strikes

Dec 05, 2022 10:21

Britain's trade unions covering the transport sector have turned down an offer from train operators aimed at averting strikes over the Christmas period.
UK crisis: Government says army could be drafted to ease strike action

Dec 05, 2022 10:13

In Britain, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers take strike action.
Confrontation erupts between environmental activists, police in Paris

Dec 05, 2022 12:14

Members of the environmental activist group 'Dernière Rénovation' (Last Renovation) could be seen blocking the rue de Rivoli street in Paris, on Sunday.
Armed bandits abduct 19 Muslim worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack

Dec 05, 2022 11:51

Gunmen stormed a mosque in Nigeria’s restive northwestern State of Katsina on Saturday and abducted 19 Muslim worshippers while they were offering evening prayers, reports said.
Moroccans protest in Rabat against high costs of living

Dec 05, 2022 11:41

Thousands of protesters marched in Morocco's capital Rabat on Sunday decrying the "high costs of living and repression", amid surging inflation and rising social discontent.
Global oil market in better state than two months ago: Russia’s deputy PM

Dec 05, 2022 04:29

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says the global crude market is currently in a much better shape than it was two months ago, but many uncertainties remain.
Report: US military may run out of money for Ukraine

Dec 05, 2022 03:50

The US military may run out of money for the Ukraine conflict as Republicans are planning to cut Pentagon appropriations for Ukraine, according to a report.