Russia’s Putin Scraps Trademark Year-end News Conferen...
President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his traditional big year-end news conference, the Kremlin has said, for the first time in 10 years.
But spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "we hope the president will after all find an opportunity ... Read More
EU Corruption Scandal: European Parliament Offices Searched
Eva Kaili was arrested on Saturday and has reportedly had her assets frozen
Belgian investigators searched offices at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday, in a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar.
It was the 20th search carried ... Read More
Biden To Back African Union Spot In G20 At US-Africa Summit
US President Joe Biden will back a permanent spot for the African Union in the Group of 20 major economies, seeking to elevate the continent’s role, the White House said.
Biden will make the announcement during a three-day US-Africa Summit that opens on ... Read More
Four Suspects Charged In Probe Into European Parliament Brib...
Four people have been charged in an investigation into suspected bribery at the European Parliament by a Gulf state - reportedly Qatar.
Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those previously arrested in the case.
Prosecutors suspect the ... Read More
Brittney Griner Lands In US After Prisoner Swap With Russia
Ten months after she left the US to play basketball in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in her home state of Texas.
Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February, and was exchanged for ... Read More
China, Saudi Arabia Strengthen Partnership On Energy, Defenc...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia and China have reaffirmed their cooperation on the global oil market and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs during a visit aimed at deepening strategic ... Read More
Harry And Meghan Netflix Series Launches Amid Controversy
After a blaze of publicity and controversy, Netflix's Harry & Meghan series is beginning on Thursday with three episodes.
It promises to reveal the inside story of how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down from royal duties.
Trailers refer to ... Read More
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Rreplaced By Dina Bolu...
Dina Boluarte said she would govern until 2026
Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached - hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.
Dina Boluarte - previously the vice-president - was sworn in after ... Read More
Putin: Nuclear Risk Is Rising, But We Are Not Mad
President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not "gone mad" and would not use its nuclear weapons first.
The Russian president insisted that his country would only use weapons of ... Read More
COP15: UN Calls For ‘Peace Pact With Nature’
Nature faces a series of unprecedented threats in the 21st century
"Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction," the head of the United Nations has warned at the start of a high-level nature summit in Canada.
Governments are meeting in Montreal ... Read More