Category: News Desk

Mon 03 July 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed France’s nationwide riots on “institutional racism” and the country’s colonial past. The French government has been battling violence and looting in Paris and across the country since 17-year-old Nahel M – a French citizen of Algerian background – was shot dead by a police officer during […]

Mon 03 July 2023: UK motorist have been paying more for fuel in the last four years as competition between retailers has weakened, according to a regulator. It said that increased supermarket fuel margins have led to drivers paying an extra 6p per litre, The Express reported. Major supermarket Asda was fined £60,000 for a […]

Mon 03 July 2023: Russia will cut oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, President Vladimir Putin’s point man on oil said on Monday, as Moscow seeks to nudge up global oil prices in concert with Saudia Arabia, Reuters reports. Brent crude oil spiked as much as 1.6 per cent to $76.60 a barrel after the Russian announcement […]

Mon 03 July 2023: A collection for the French policeman who sparked nationwide riots by killing a teenager during a traffic stop has been growing, prompting outrage among politicians and activists. Set up by Jean Messiha, a former adviser to the French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, the appeal on GoFundMe had raised 963,000 euros […]

  Getty Images / «Babel’» Mon 03 July 2023: Russia has brought 700,000 children from the conflict zones of Ukraine into Russian territory, the head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, has said. Grigory Karasin said on his Telegram messaging channel late on Sunday: In recent years, 700,000 children have […]

Sun 02 July 2023: In Serbia, 108,833 illegal weapons were handed in during an amnesty after 18 people were shot dead in two separate mass killings in May, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday, according to Tanjug news agency. The amnesty expired at midnight after one extension. Police said around 82,400 handguns, about 26,500 mines […]

Sat 01 July 2023: Websites linked to the Patriot media group, close to the chief of the Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin, were blocked Friday by Russia’s telecoms watchdog following their brief mutiny. Several websites covering Russian political and economic affairs, including Ria Fan, were inaccessible from Russia, AFP journalists noted. Their online addresses feature […]

Sat 01 July 2023: France had a fourth night of riots on Saturday, with over 1,350 vehicles set on fire and a total of 2,560 fires on public roadways, according to the Interior Ministry. The unrest was triggered by Tuesday’s fatal shooting of a 17-year-old driver by police during a traffic check in the Paris suburb of […]