US National Security Advisor John Bolton has accused Beijing of “coercive behavior” in the South China Sea – after the Pentagon boosted its own military drills, passages of warships, and bomber flybysRead More…
The ESA’s new ‘Rosalind’ rover, tasked with seeking out signs of life on Mars, has been fitted with a drill that will delve deeper than any previous mission, to explore “pristine soil”Read More…
Sergey Kovalev insists he will put “lion cub” Anthony Yarde “in his place” when the two clash for the WBO light heavyweight title in the Russian’s hometown of Chelyabinsk at the ‘Traktor’Read More…
Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas in southeast Turkey on Tuesday to disperse people protesting against the ousting of three Kurdish mayors five months after they were elected. Ankara replacedRead More…
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has attacked UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for her “ludicrous” immigration plans that would see freedom of movement for EU nationals ending on October 31 in the eventRead More…
Access to the website of the Russian Embassy in London remained unreliable for almost 20 hours after unidentified ‘hackers’ targeted it with a denial-of-service attack, the diplomatic mission said. The attack startedRead More…
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Russia’s gold reserves rose by 9 tons in July, increasing the value of the bullion holdings by 1.64% to a hefty $101.923 billion (€92 billion), as of August 1. Official figures showRead More…
Wealthy clients of Denmark’s third largest bank, Jyske Bank, will have to pay to keep savings there instead of earning interest. The bank plans to apply negative interest rates to the deposits.Read More…