Syrian forces advance deeper into the US‑backed, Kurdish‑controlled northeast
TABQA, Jan 18 – Syrian government troops are pushing towards Raqqa and Hasakah in the northeast of the country, the last strongholds of the U.S.-backed autonomous Kurdish-led administration, government officials…
Portugal votes in tight presidential race with far right poised to reach runoff
LISBON, Jan 18 – Portuguese voters queued at polling stations on Sunday to elect a new president, with opinion surveys showing three candidates, including the leader of the far-right Chega…
Syrian forces seize major oil, gas fields in eastern Syria, security sources say
Jan 18 – Syrian troops fighting U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the Omar oil field, the country’s largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied…
Trump’s Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU counter-measures
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 – The European Union faced calls on Sunday to implement a never-before-used range of economic counter-measures known as the “Anti-Coercion Instrument” as part of the bloc’s response…
Portugal votes in tight presidential race with far right poised to reach runoff
LISBON, Jan 18 – Portuguese voters queued at polling stations on Sunday to elect a new president, with opinion surveys showing three candidates, including the leader of the far-right Cheap…
Dutch minister calls Trump’s Greenland tariff threat ‘blackmail’
Trump has insisted he will settle for nothing less than full ownership of Greenland. Read More
Drone strike cuts power supply in Russia-held parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
MOSCOW, Jan 18 – More than 200,000 consumers in the Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region were left without electricity on Sunday, the Moscow-installed regional governor said, after a Ukrainian…
Drone strike cuts power supply in Russia-held parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
MOSCOW, Jan 18 – More than 200,000 consumers in the Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region were left without electricity on Sunday, the Moscow-installed regional governor said, after a Ukrainian…
London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence
Demand has been bolstered by high energy prices and the popularity of wood-burning stoves. Read More
London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence
Demand has been bolstered by high energy prices and the popularity of wood-burning stoves. Read More