UK offers $1.3bn in support for businesses hit hard by Omicron
The latest variant of the coronavirus is hammering the United Kingdom's hospitality sector and other businesses.
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UN’s Guterres calls on Lebanese leaders to respond to grievances
UN head concludes 'solidarity' visit of crisis-hit Lebanon, calls for end of political paralysis
Kellogg workers approve labour contract, ending 11-week strike
The deal ends a standoff between the cereal maker and factory workers in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Trump plans to hold news conference on January 6 riot anniversary
Ex-president reiterated false claims of election fraud, calling the deadly January 6 riots 'completely unarmed protest'.
UAE agency placed spyware on Khashoggi fiancee’s phone: Report
Gov't agency put NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on phone months before Saudi journalist's killing, Washington Post finds.
Mexico’s lithium and the global race to lock in ‘white gold’
A massive lithium deposit in Mexico’s Sonora state was exempt from AMLO’s drive to nationalise strategic minerals.
Romanians protesting against COVID passes try to storm parliament
Far-right demonstrators converge outside parliament, waving national flags, blocking traffic and chanting 'freedom'.
Dubai ruler ordered to pay princess $734m in royal divorce case
A London judge ordered Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to pay his estranged wife Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein.
South African court allows Zuma to appeal return-to-jail order
South Africa's ex-leader will spend Christmas at home after court allows him to appeal the order to end his parole.
China imposes retaliatory sanctions against US over Xinjiang
Tit-for-tat sanctions add to spiralling tension over alleged abuses of minority Muslim Uighurs in China.
5 things to know about Erdogan’s plan to shore up Turkey’s lira
Erdogan unveiled an emergency plan late on Monday to protect people with lira deposits against wild currency swings.
Suspect pleads not guilty to murder of British lawmaker Amess
Ali Harbi Ali, 25, is accused of stabbing David Amess several times as he held a meeting with constituents.
Putin blames West for tensions as fears rise over Ukraine
Russian president says he is not seeking 'bloodshed' in Ukraine and explains his fears of NATO's 'expansion'.
Two deaths, 13 rape allegations reported after Sudan protests
UN receives 13 allegations of rape by security forces during Sunday's rally in Sudan, while medics report second death.
US pledges $580m to international COVID fight amid Omicron spread
The announcement comes as the Biden administration released a raft of measures aimed at ramping up domestic response.
US official to travel to Israel to discuss Iran nuclear programme
The visit comes as the eighth round of Iran nuclear deal talks is set to begin next week in Vienna.
New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
People from the devastated country are not fleeing from the war’s horrors, but from the misery of its aftermath.
Indian man fined for wanting Modi’s face cut from vaccine drive
Modi is focus of huge advertising blitz touting government's triumphs in fighting COVID despite nearly 500,000 deaths.
France says killed suspect in 2020 murder of aid workers in Niger
Soumana Boura, leading member of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, was killed in a drone attack, French army says.
Turkish lira rockets after Erdogan’s promise to protect deposits
Turkey's lira makes gains after Erdogan unveils plan to guarantee local currency deposits against market fluctuation.