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EU foreign ministers hold first meeting in Kiev
EU foreign ministers were to discuss the battlefield situation and aid to Ukraine in Kiev, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said
Oil industry ‘central’ to climate solutions: COP28 head
The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on Monday that the fossil fuel industry
Kosovo accuses Serbia of planning to ‘annex’ its north
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Monday accused Serbia of trying to annex the country's Serb-majority north and said that
Kremlin says Ukraine fatigue ‘will grow,’ after US aid rift
The Kremlin predicted Monday that Western fatigue over the Ukraine conflict "will grow" as the future of US aid for Kyiv hung in
France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu
France on Monday began Europe's only vaccination campaign against bird flu in ducks, hoping to avoid mass culls of millions of birds
Pakistan doctor, mechanic arrested for illegal transplant surgeries
Pakistan police busted an organ trafficking ring run by a disgraced doctor and a motor mechanic, who conducted at least 328 illegal
Trump says will appear in court Monday for civil fraud trial
Former US president Donald Trump said he plans to appear in a New York court on Monday for the opening of a trial in which he
At least 38 injured in police station fire in Egypt’s Ismailia
A huge fire broke out at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Monday, injuring at least 38 people, according to local
Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Nobel for mRNA vaccine research
Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger
Canada cracks down on streaming and podcasts
Canadian media regulator wants content providers earning $10 million or more in annual revenue to provide information about their activities
Musk mocks Zelensky over aid demands
Elon Musk has used the popular ‘stressed guy’ meme to make fun of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on X (formerly Twitter)
Russia’s national debt reaches 16.7% of GDP
Russia’s state debt increased by 9.8% in the first six month of the year as the government needed money to support the economy, data shows
Chinese payment service aiming to enter Russian market – RBK
Payment service Helipay is looking to simplify cross-border transactions for Russian and Chinese businesses, RBK reports
Newsom to Appoint Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY’s List, to Fill Feinstein’s Senate Seat
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s vacant Senate seat.
Europe’s richest man investigated over ‘Russian ties’
French luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault is being probed over a suspicious financial transaction involving a Russian businessman
SoCal Doctor Charged With Stealing $150 Million From Federal COVID Program
A SoCal doctor was charged with stealing $150 million from the Federal Covid Program.