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EU takes new legal action against UK over failure to uphold post-Brexit trade agreements
Jul 23, 2022 02:18The European Commission has brought forward four new legal actions against the UK government in a dispute over post-Brexit trade agreements across the Irish border.
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Russia, Ukraine sign deal on resumption of grain export
Jul 22, 2022 11:04Russia and Ukraine have inked a deal with the United Nations and Turkey on the resumption of grain shipments as experts hope the agreement eases the imminent global food crisis.
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US weekly jobless claims hit fresh 8-month high
Jul 22, 2022 09:43The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a third straight week last week to the highest in eight months, suggesting some cooling in the labor market amid tighter monetary policy and financial conditions.
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Sri Lankan police clear main protest site as new PM takes over
Jul 22, 2022 06:42Sri Lankan police and security forces on Friday cleared the main protest site in the capital Colombo occupied by demonstrators for months, hours after an ally of the Rajapaksa family was appointed the new prime minister.
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Brutal heatwave, wildfires engulf Europe, 2000 dead in Spain, Portugal
Jul 22, 2022 03:45More than 2,000 people have died in Spain and Portugal in recent weeks amid record-breaking temperatures, accompanied by massive wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
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Sudanese protester dies during rallies against military coup
Jul 22, 2022 03:40Another Sudanese protester has been fatally shot during rallies against a last year-present military coup.
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Ethnic minority woman wins India's presidential election
Jul 22, 2022 03:14A woman who hails from a marginalized minority ethnic community has been chosen as India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position.
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Indian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi questioned in corruption probe
Jul 22, 2022 03:11India's opposition leader Sonia Gandhi has been questioned by a government agency in connection with a corruption case, prompting her Congress Party to accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration of carrying out "a relentless campaign of vendetta" against its political opponents.
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Trump: Pence missed a chance to be historic on Jan. 6, 2021
Jul 22, 2022 02:59Former US President Donald Trump said his Vice President, Mike Pence, had a chance to be historic on January 6, 2021, by refusing to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Study: Half of Americans believe civil war will happen ‘in the next few years’
Jul 22, 2022 02:54About half of all Americans believe a civil war will occur “in the next few years” in the United States, according to a new study.