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UK judge rules Prince Harry was victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group
A UK judge ruled Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), and awarded him £140,600
Navalny taken from prison near Moscow to unknown location: ally
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from a prison near Moscow and taken to an undisclosed location, his spokeswoman said
Russian central bank increases interest rates to 16%
The Bank of Russia has announced its final key interest rate decision of the year
Russia’s neighbor to sign deal for new US military presence
Helsinki is set to allow Washington to train its military and place weapons on Finnish territory
Hungary ‘defending interests’ by blocking Ukraine aid: Kremlin
Hungary is "defending its interests" by blocking EU aid to Ukraine, the Kremlin said Friday, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban derailed the
Kremlin says Ukraine, Moldova could ‘destabilise’ EU as members
The Kremlin said Friday that a decision by Brussels to bring Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia closer to European Union membership could ultimately destabilise
Russian central bank raises key interest rate to 16% to counter inflation
Russia's central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate to 16 percent, announcing a fifth hike since summer in a bid to fight accelerating inflation.
Orban links Ukraine aid to release of all EU funds for Hungary
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Friday for unblocking all of the still-frozen funds from the European Union for his country, before
Coal use to decline next year after record high in 2023: IEA
World coal consumption should start declining next year after peaking in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday. The IEA's latest
Los Angeles buries its unclaimed Covid-year dead
Almost 2,000 people who died during the first year of the Covid pandemic and whose bodies were never claimed were laid to rest in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Top US official says Yemen’s Huthi rebels ‘threat’ to navigation
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday Yemen's Huthi rebels are a "threat to freedom of navigation to commercial shipping", after the
What is Storm-1152, alleged top creator of fake Microsoft accounts?
Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to cybercriminals who used them for ransomware
Russia denies claims of preemptive uranium embargo
Moscow is not planning to block enriched uranium exports to the US, state-owned producer Tenex told RBK
Scholz pulled ruse on Orban to start Ukraine accession talks – Politico
Olaf Scholz told Viktor Orban to “grab a coffee” to bypass his veto on starting formal Ukraine accession talks, Politico has reported
Beijing metro collision injures 102 people
An evening rush-hour accident on the Beijing metro left 102 people with fractures after a rear-end collision on an above-ground section of tracks, state
Orban blocks EU aid for Ukraine after membership talks agreed
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday blocked 50 billion euros in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders side-stepped his opposition to agree to open