NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to ratify Sweden’s accession to the alliance. Mr Stoltenberg, Mr Erdogan, and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson met earlier in the day to discuss Turkey’s concerns around allowing Sweden to join NATO. Sweden has reportedly agreed to support Turkey’s attempt to
An opposition lawmaker threw water at Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and sparked a mass brawl in parliament. #cnn #news #shorts
Rishi Sunak has criticised the EU for a “regrettable choice of words” after it appeared to endorse the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands. The prime minister’s official spokesman said his view was that it would have been “entirely unacceptable for the EU to question the Falkland Islanders’ right to decide their own future”. A
The pastor lights his cigar as he sits down on the sofa, casting the lit match aside. The floral upholstery starts to burn, the flames get bigger. “It’s not the job of the preacher to be a firefighter,” Doug Wilson says, as the fire spreads. “We’re supposed to be arsonists in the world.” Wilson leads
Six people have died in a powerful storm which has battered much of the Balkans – while Southern Europe continues to face a searing heatwave. Dozens of people have also been injured as a result of strong winds and heavy rain which have hit countries including Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Slovenia. It is the second
Coutts bank has said it does not close customer accounts “solely on the basis of legally held political and personal views” as it comes under heavy criticism for terminating its relationship with Nigel Farage. A number of Conservatives publicly criticised the bank after the former Brexit Party leader claimed his account was closed down because
Average mortgage rates have fallen for the first time in months. Both two and five-year fixed-rate deals have dropped, according to data from financial information company Moneyfacts. The average rate on a two-year fixed deal is now 6.79%, down from 6.81%, while the average five-year rate dipped to 6.31%, a decrease from 6.33%. Rates haven’t
US officials have attempted to contact North Korean counterparts over an American soldier who bolted across the border from South Korea – but say they are yet to hear back from Pyongyang. Private Second Class Travis T King was on a tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA), on the border of the village of
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Halliburton (HAL) reported mixed second-quarter results before the bell Wednesday as weaker-than-expected results in its completion and drilling segment were a drag. Total revenue rose 14% year over year to $5.8 billion, however, came up a bit short versus analyst expectations of $5.86 billion, according to Refinitiv. Earnings per share (EPS) of 77 cents (excluding
SHOHEI OHTANI IS both text and subtext, the brightest light in the firmament and the candle flicker on the wall. He is right there in front of us, obvious in all his brilliance, yet slightly out of reach, his present as clear as his future is uncertain. This current edition of “Season of Ohtani” feels
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla reports
Sky’s international correspondent John Sparks has been speaking to foreign volunteer, Rhys Byrn, an Irish soldier who has been fighting on the frontline in the east of Ukraine. He says the battle to reclaim territory has been horrific. “On ‘zero line’ it’s horror. It’s horror. There is just a genocide. It’s slaughter.” Read more on
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police SWAT team were called to the scene after a man allegedly took a woman hostage in a Caesars Palace hotel room. The man then broke a hotel window and threw objects onto the pool area below. #lasvegas #hostage #cnn #news
Roald Dahl’s racism was “undeniable” and “indelible”, says the museum that bears the name of the controversial children’s author. The charity, which was founded in 2001 by Dahl‘s widow Liccy, said in a statement on its website it “condemns all racism directed at any group or individual”. The Roald Dahl Museum, which is in Great
Actress Zoe Saldana has told Sky News there is “fear” and “doubt” in the industry amid strikes, and she is worried about actors who need to work “for their families, and have to pay their mortgages”. The Hollywood star, who is best known for portraying Neytiri in Avatar, Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy, and
Polls will open today at 7am for three by-elections across the country, as voters decide who they want to represent them in parliament. The seats of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London, Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire, and Somerton and Frome in Somerset, will all be up for grabs, with polls closing at
Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast will kick off a slew of firsts in North Carolina next week, as it will officially break ground on a previously announced production facility – its first in North America. It’s been a somewhat bumpy road for VinFast recently – but when driving, speed bumps hurt a lot more when you’re
The Conservatives have lost the Somerton and Frome by-election to the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dem victory comes roughly a year after a similar result in the nearby Tiverton and Honiton by-election. David Warburton stood down as the constituency’s MP last month, but shortly after it was found that an investigation into claims he sexually
NHS patients face major disruption over the next 48 hours as senior doctors in England begin their first major strike in nearly 50 years. Consultant doctors along with hospital-based dentists will strike over pay from 7am on Thursday until 7am on Saturday. It follows the longest period of industrial action in the history of the