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British PM Boris Johnson to travel to UAE after president’s death
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will fly to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to pay his condolences following the...
Geostrategy

Pound hits record low against dollar on recession fears
Continuing with its slide against the dollar, the pound hit a record low on fears about the UK economy after...
Economy
US warns Russia of ‘castastrophic’ consequences of nuclear strike
Russia and the United States are the world's largest nuclear weapons powers, but separate from the threats of planetary destruction,...
Geostrategy
German chancellor says Qatar rights improving
Applauding Qatar's rights record, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the gas-rich country has made progress on "questions that have...
Business

IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to secure nuclear plant
The head of the UN atomic energy watchdog - IAEA- said he was ready to continue talks in Ukraine and Russia this week to set up a security zone around a key nuclear power plant. Fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- Europe's largest -- has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
Geostrategy

Anger rife as Lebanese banks reopen after weeklong closure
Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks Monday as they partially re-opened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers desperate to access their money. But most banks remained shuttered and there was anger from those seeking to withdraw frozen funds desperately need to weather a crushing economic crisis.
Economy