Sterling laps up UK-Japan rate squeeze
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A rare event of two G7 central banks moving in opposite directions on…
French court jails Congo ex-rebel leader for 30 years
Lumbala convicted of crimes against humanity during Second Congo WarUse of universal jurisdiction hailed by justice advocatesFighting from…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Zelenskiy seeks guarantees against future Russian attacksUS officials Witkoff and Kushner attend Berlin talksEuropean allies refine US peace…
Hamas chief negotiator says Israel’s killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire
CAIRO, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya said on Sunday that a targeted assassination by…
Ten killed in Hanukkah shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach
Item 1 of 5 The Australian State Emergency Service (SES) members operate at the scene of a shooting…
Hong Kong’s last opposition party to vote on disbandment under China pressure
Item 1 of 2 Pro-democracy legislators Helena Wong, Wu Chi-wai, Andrew Wan and Lam Cheuk-ting are seen in…
Thailand declares curfew along coast as Cambodia border fighting spreads
Item 1 of 4 Military personnel carry the coffin of Private Mustageem Chema, covered by the Thai national…
Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users to curb consumption, smuggling
Item 1 of 4 An Iranian man fills his car following the rise in gasoline prices in Iran,…
‘Peace is not far away’ says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, said…
Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski among those releasedLeading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava also freedTrump envoy says US lifting sanctions…
Israel says it kills senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza
Item 1 of 2 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City,…
Philippines says fishermen hurt, boats damaged by China in South China Sea
MANILA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The Philippine coast guard said on Saturday that three Filipino fishermen had been…