2018-03-15

Russia

The US has announced sanctions against 19 Russian individuals and 5 gr

It includes Moscow's intelligence services and a Russian businessman

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World News

Tillerson firing stirs unease — and some hope — among U.S. allies and foes

Trump's 14-month presidency has had more than two dozen high-profile departures from some of the most senior administration positions.

15/03/2018

Ukraine

Litvinenko widow criticises May over Skripal

Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament Britain would expel 23 Russian diplomats

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World News

Saudi crown prince vows to develop nuclear bomb if Iran does

Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if its rival Iran does so, Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a preview of a television interview released Thursday.

15/03/2018

Europe News

Western powers unite against Russia in spy poisoning case

It is an assault on the UK 's sovereignty and any such use by a state party is a clear violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and a breach of international law, the powers say.

15/03/2018

World News

Picasso and Money under the hammer

Picasso's Young Girl with a Flower Basket joins works by Monet and Gauguin in an auction at Christies which is expected to make nearly half a billion euros

15/03/2018

No Comment

Recycling drainage pipes into new homes in Hong Kong

Micro-apartments made from giant concrete drainage pipes are on display in Hong Kong’s industrial area of Kwun Tong

15/03/2018

Economy

Give citizens more control; make Europe an engine of growth |View

More subsidies and regulations won’t fix Europe’s economic stagnation, writes MEP Jan Zahradil.

15/03/2018

World News

Paris climbs to world's second-most expensive city to live

Paris is the only European city inside the eurozone to feature among the world's most expensive cities to live in 2018, says report.

15/03/2018

Syria

12,500 civilians flee eastern Ghouta - Syrian Observatory

It comes as the Syrian civil war enters its eighth year

15/03/2018

Vietnam

My Lai massacre: Vietnam prepares to mark 50th anniversary

Hundreds of men, women and children were killed in the worst recorded US war crime committed in the Vietnam war

15/03/2018

World News

U.S. officials: Saudi crown prince is hiding his mother from his father, the king

Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman kept his mother apart from his father, the king, as he amassed power, more than a dozen former and current U.S. officials said.

15/03/2018

World News

Skripal poisoning is 'first use of nerve agent in Europe since WWII'

France, Germany, Britain and US release a joint statement blaming Russia for the poisoning of ex-spy Skripal and his daughter.

15/03/2018

France

France agrees with UK that Russia to blame for spy nerve agent attack

After saying earlier that it needed proof of Russia’s involvement, President Macron’s office says there is “no other plausible explanation” and stands by its British ally.

15/03/2018

Iraq

Mosul bridge re-opens

The bridge - known as the 'old bridge' or 'iron bridge' - is an essential artery linking the two sides of the Tigris river in central Mosul

15/03/2018

USA

Toys'R'Us faces more closures

American retail giant, Toys'R'Us has announced store closures in the US over the coming months on top of those in the UK over the next six weeks. Other global locations are expected to follow suit.

15/03/2018

Slovenia

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar quits

Miro Cerar steps down after the Supreme Court annuls the result of a referendum approving a 1-billion-euro railway project.

15/03/2018

Travel News

24 hours in Mexico City

Fulls of sights and wonderful experiences, the Mexican capital is not what you might expect.

15/03/2018

Syria

Syrian regime advances on Ghouta

Syrian government tanks have advanced on Hammouriyeh. Whilst the regime pushes to reclaim the rebel held Ghouta enclave, the UN is calling for urgent civilian evacuations.

15/03/2018

United Kingdom

London’s free tap water scheme aims to slash plastic pollution

Scores of museums, restaurants and shops in the UK capital are offering free water in a bid to protect the environment.

15/03/2018

Earth News

Russian celebrities and winning street style close Moscow Fashion Week

A recap of our last stop of the journey inside Moscow Fashion Week with singer Victoria Dayneko and top model Anastasia Reshetova.

15/03/2018

World News

The International Space Station was never supposed to end like this

New plan to defund space station opens up some surprising possibilities.

15/03/2018

Finland

Finland ranked happiest country in the world, says UN report

Finland ousted Norway as the world's happiest country, according to the 2018 UN Happiness Report. All Nordic countries made the top 10 list.

15/03/2018

Slovakia

Slovak PM offers to resign to quell country's protests

Slovak PM Robert Fico has offered to resign, but only if his party gets to choose his successor. The country has experienced mass protests since the murder of a journalist investigating corruption.

15/03/2018

World News

Cryptocurrencies plunge on wave of bad news

Google said it will ban cryptocurrency-related ads, the IMF called for global regulation and members of Congress slammed them at a hearing Wednesday.

15/03/2018

World News

Another Trump lawyer signed Stormy Daniels gag order documents

Jill Martin, assistant general counsel for the Trump Organization, signed documents aimed at keeping Stormy Daniels quiet.

15/03/2018

World News

Flight attendant didn't realize dog was in overhead bin, United says

A flight attendant who fatally placed a dog in an overhead luggage bin did not hear a passenger's warning that there was an animal in the container, United Airlines said on Wednesday in a second round of apologizing for the incident.

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