EU proposes asset freezes and travel bans to fight migrant smuggling
BRUSSELS, July 9 – The European Union proposed on Thursday a new sanctions framework targeting migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime, which would impose asset freezes…
Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port
DUBAI, July 9 – Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the…
Quake-hit Venezuela’s push for a swift debt deal raises fears of future crisis
LONDON, July 8 – Venezuela is seeking to push through in record time one of the most complex debt restructurings ever attempted, with claims approaching $200 billion, even as the…
Merz says Germany agreed to acquire US Tomahawk missiles
Berlin has pushed to obtain tomahawk missiles as a powerful deterrent against Russia. Read More
Far-right ex-mayor of Rome emerges as unlikely prison campaigner
ROME, July 9 – Far-right, fresh out of jail, and teamed up with a man who wants criminals to “rot” behind bars: Italy’s Gianni Alemanno is an unlikely champion of…
Far-right ex-mayor of Rome emerges as unlikely prison campaigner
ROME, July 9 – Far-right, fresh out of jail, and teamed up with a man who wants criminals to “rot” behind bars: Italy’s Gianni Alemanno is an unlikely champion of…
How a Palestinian town is defending itself from Israeli settler attacks
SINJIL, West Bank, July 9 – On a cool night in June, some 15 Palestinians from the town of Sinjil in the occupied West Bank gathered on a hilltop to…
Owner to reconstruct 15 floors of New York building that buckled
The damage at the tower has highlighted the engineering challenges of office conversions. Read More
Smithsonian head says White House report unfairly characterised US history museum
Scholars have rejected claims made in the 162-page White House report released on July 4. Read More
Democrat accused of rape exits key US Senate race
His withdrawal gives Maine Democrats only days to regroup in a race central to the party’s hopes of regaining control of the US Senate. Read More