BBC: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says “everything is on the table depending on the outcome of the negotiations” as the country’s trade dispute with the US heats up. Carney’s comments come after he met his provincial and territorial counterparts on Thursday to discuss a response after the Trump administration announced new 50% tariffs on […]
BBC: Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May as the escalating conflict in the Middle East reignited fears over global energy supplies. Brent crude – the global benchmark for oil prices – rose more than 6%on Thursday following several days of increases as the US stepped up military strikes against […]
(Reuters) KYIV, July 23 – Shipowners halted vessel arrivals at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to intensified Russian strikes, Kyiv said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow might escalate attacks in order to block the country’s main corridor for grain exports. In recent weeks, Russia has pummelled logistics and port infrastructure in the southern Odesa […]
BBC: Google has been fined €890m (£759m) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power by favouring its own apps and services over those from rivals. It is the first major action against the tech giant under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a landmark law aimed at curbing the power of the world’s biggest […]
BBC: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on hunger strike for 26 days in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), says he has lost 11kg (24lb) but is “still alive”. Popularly known as “Sonam sir”, Wangchuk has been the main draw at the youth-led movement seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education […]
(Reuters) MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 23 – Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers and wounded several others in an attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents told Reuters on Thursday. The attackers stormed communities in the Sauna district of the Talata Mafara local government area at about 1300 GMT […]
BBC: A huge quantity of cocaine has been seized during a raid on a suspected illegal storage facility near Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, in what authorities say is the biggest drugs bust in the country’s history. Videos and photos released by police showed dozens of sealed suitcases and boxes inside a lorry that investigators believed contained […]
BBC: Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France as the country battles ongoing wildfires days after two firefighters died near Bordeaux airport, French media reported. The Gironde region government said more than 2,000 hectares (4,000 acres) of land have been destroyed. The use of internal combustion and electric engines have been […]
CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) – The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran’s near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile the U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched a new […]
(Reuters) CAIRO, July 23 – The Iranian-aligned Houthis on Thursday claimed military strikes on two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, advancing toward a second chokehold on world oil supplies at the Red Sea in coordination with Iran’s attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile the U.S. military […]
