French far-left leader Melenchon seen reaching presidential runoff, poll shows
PARIS, Aug 24 – French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the most likely rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year’s presidential run-off, a Monday poll…
For Republicans, Dallas convention is both rally and rescue mission
Aug 24 – President Donald Trump’s Republican Party is increasingly viewing its first-of-a-kind midterm convention in Dallas next month as crucial to regaining momentum at a time when opinion polls…
Germany’s ageing population pushes social spending to record high, Ifo says
BERLIN, Aug 24 – Combined spending related to old age and illness accounted for around 70% of total social spending in Germany last year, pushing the social budget to a…
PM Burnham says UK must be ‘bolder’ in seeking closer EU ties
LONDON, Aug 24 – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told European Council President Antonio Costa that London should be bolder in pursuing closer ties with the European Union, with a…
Video appears to show 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say
Maiduguri, Aug 24 – An armed group posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in…
Russia’s Ozon says four logistics hubs targeted by Ukrainian drones
Aug 24 – Four logistics hubs owned by Russia’s second-largest online retailer Ozon in southern Russia were targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks, the company said on Monday, bringing the number…
Norway will drill in Arctic regardless of EU’s position, says energy minister
OSLO, Aug 24 – Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union’s support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies,…
Father of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detention
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 – The immigrant father of a U.S. sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war,…
After Wildberries, Ukraine launches drone campaign on Russia’s Ozon
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Five dead at rural Oregon home in suspected multiple homicide
Aug 23 – The deaths of five people found at a home in rural Oregon on Saturday are being investigated as homicides, local law enforcement said on Sunday. Read More