Sterling rallied to a new three-month high versus the euro as traders dumped the single currency on concerns about an escalating…
Don’t ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, China’s Xi warns in call with Biden
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on…
Climate change made Britain’s heatwave at least 10 times more likely, scientists say
The heatwave which scorched Britain last week was made at least 10 times more likely because of climate change, scientists…
Russian forces capture Ukraine’s second biggest power plant
Russian forces have taken over Ukraine’s second biggest power plant, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, following…
Britain’s National Grid warns of tight electricity supply this winter
Britain‘s National Grid said on Thursday there could be periods where electricity supply is tight this winter, given uncertainty over…
Protesters storm Baghdad parliament as deadlock gives Iraq record run without government
Hundreds of supporters of populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke into Iraq’s parliament on Wednesday (July 27) as the country…
WHO says more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox globally, most in Europe
There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the…
Rare moment of laughter for Ukraine’s Zelenskiy and wife in TV interview
The wife of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Olena Zelenska, revealed during a light-hearted exchange that she found out her husband would…
Shakin’ bacon? Belgian researchers study pigs’ response to music
Scientists in Belgium are investigating a farmer’s claim that different styles of music affect the behaviour of his pigs. Piet Paesmans…
New monkeypox vaccine centre opens in Paris as infections rise
People lined up on Wednesday for the monkeypox vaccine at a new dedicated vaccine centre in Paris, which has been…