EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungary lifts veto threat Financial Times EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungarian hold up Reuters North Korean troops temporarily withdraw from contact line in Kursk Oblast after losses, Sky News reports Kyiv Independent Hungary drops veto threat and allows renewal of EU sanctions on Russia Euronews Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a … Read more
Ben-Gvir to quit Israeli coalition after it endorses Gaza ceasefire deal Financial Times Israeli far-right ministers oppose Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas Reuters Smotrich says he’ll ‘bring down the government’ if Israel doesn’t occupy Gaza The Times of Israel For Ben-Gvir, Death Is the Pinnacle of Success – as Long as His Own Life Isn’t at Risk Haaretz Smotrich: … Read more
US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden administration widens sanctions Financial Times Oil jumps on expected hit to China and India’s Russian supplies CNBC Russia faces higher costs on sea-borne oil exports due to new US sanctions Reuters Oil Price Rally Continues After U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Biggest Oil Sellers OilPrice.com Will Joe Biden’s new oil sanctions … Read more
Emmanuel Macron issues mea culpa over French legislative elections Financial Times Calling snap elections created more instability for France, Macron admits FRANCE 24 English Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year’s speech Reuters France’s Macron acknowledges snap elections backfired The Hill Macron Says Dissolving Parliament Sowed Division, Urges Unity Bloomberg Source link
Dozens feared dead as Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashes in Kazakhstan Financial Times Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead Reuters Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash: Bird strike may have caused emergency, forcing flight to take alternate The Times of India Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors Yahoo! Voices Azerbaijan Airlines Passenger Plane … Read more
France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero The New York Times How Dominique Pelicot is accused of organizing France’s worst sex crime in a generation CNN Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero The Associated Press Decades after a landmark rape trial in France, the Pelicot case … Read more
Storm-hit Russian petroleum tankers trigger fears of fuel spills in Black Sea Financial Times Video appears to show Russian cargo ship split in two, sinking near Crimea CNN Oil spills in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm The Associated Press Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil The Guardian … Read more
US hits Russia’s Gazprombank with sanctions Financial Times U.S. Sanctions Gazprombank, Dozens of Other Russian Institutions The Wall Street Journal The biggest remaining unsanctioned Russian bank hit with U.S. sanctions, nearly three years into war The Associated Press US Treasury targets Russia’s Gazprombank with new sanctions Reuters US Sanctions Gazprombank and Russian Banks Over Ukraine War Bloomberg Source link
Israeli strikes hit ‘specific component’ in Iran’s nuclear programme in October Financial Times Netanyahu confirms Israel strike against Iran hit nuke program during October retaliatory strikes Fox News Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu Al Jazeera English Netanyahu says Israel’s October attack hit a component in Iran nuclear programme Reuters Israeli counterattack hit component of Iranian … Read more
Russia targets Ukraine energy sites in ‘massive’ missile and drone attack Financial Times Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says CNN Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Al Jazeera English Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch ‘largest missile attack’ in months on vital energy supplies The Independent Russia targets … Read more