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EU moves to freeze Russian assets indefinitely – FT
The EU has reportedly proposed freezing Russian assets indefinitely to allay concerns over a G7 loan to Ukraine
Russia, Kyrgyzstan sign radioactive decontamination deal
Kyrgyzstan ratified an agreement with Russia on Wednesday for the mass decontamination of radioactive areas that pose a threat to the local population.
Ukraine tells China that Russia not ready for ‘good faith’ talks
Kyiv is prepared to negotiate with Russian representatives when Moscow is willing to hold talks "in good faith", Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba
Russian military official wounded in Moscow car blast
A Russian military official was wounded in a car blast in Moscow on Wednesday morning that authorities have said was an attempted murder, the state-run
N. Macedonia faces ‘national catastrope’ as fires rage
Wildfires continued to burn across North Macedonia two weeks after the blazes first started, with a minister on Wednesday calling the situation a
Ferrari to accept crypto-payments in Europe
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Wednesday its European dealers will start accepting cryptocurrency, following a similar move in the United States.
Harris leads Trump in presidential race poll after Biden’s departure
US VP Kamala Harris has narrowly outpaced Donald Trump in a national presidential poll conducted after Joe Biden dropped out
Biden to address US as clock ticks on presidency
US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that
Germany bans ‘Hezbollah, Iran-linked’ Islamist group
Germany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for
Italian fighter jet crashes in Australia military drill, pilot safe
An Italian fighter jet crashed Wednesday during a large multinational military exercise in northern Australia, according to defence officials who said the
Typhoon Gaemi to be ‘strongest’ to hit Taiwan in 8 years: weather authorities
Typhoon Gaemi is expected to be "the strongest" to hit Taiwan in eight years, the island's weather authorities said Wednesday hours before its forecast
July 22 sets new record for hottest day globally: EU climate monitor
Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking heat on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as large parts of Europe, Asia
Surge in EU imports of Russian fertilizer – media
EU imports of Russian fertilizer sharply has increased, with Poland becoming the top buyer
Trash balloons from North Korea hit South’s presidential compound
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Gaemi approaches
Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and declared a typhoon holiday Wednesday as Gaemi barrelled towards the island, bringing torrential
Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor
A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police