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Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast

Wildfires blazed through sugarcane fields in northern Sao Paulo state on Saturday, sending up clouds of smoke that covered nearby towns so thoroughly that officials prohibited

Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast
Europe|News|Technology

Telegram founder Durov arrested in France, sources says

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside

Telegram founder Durov arrested in France, sources says
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

India approves assured pension scheme for federal government employees

The Indian government approved on Saturday a pension scheme which will guarantee federal government employees 50% of their base salary as a pension, moving away from a current

Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB making good progress but job not done, Lane says

The European Central Bank is making "good progress" in cutting inflation back to its 2% target but success is not yet assured, so restrictive monetary policy is still

ECB making good progress but job not done, Lane says
Europe|News|World

Hungary's foreign minister accuses EU of disrupting oil supplies from Russia

Hungary's foreign minister said on Saturday the European Commission's decision not to mediate in a dispute over a blockage of oil supplies from Russia via Ukraine into his country

Hungary's foreign minister accuses EU of disrupting oil supplies from Russia
Environment|News

Greta Thunberg, activists block parts of Norwegian gas processing plant

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and campaigners from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion blocked a small oil terminal that is part of Norway's gas processing plant

Greta Thunberg, activists block parts of Norwegian gas processing plant
Europe|News|World

Zelenskiy briefs Germany's Scholz on battlefield situation

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that he briefed Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday on the battlefield situation after Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region and

Zelenskiy briefs Germany's Scholz on battlefield situation
News|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy promotes top army commander amid Kursk incursion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promoted his top army commander to a four-star general, his office said on Saturday, just weeks after Kyiv's surprise incursion into

Ukraine's Zelenskiy promotes top army commander amid Kursk incursion
Finance

Chinese money brokers pledge anonymity in bond quotation

Two Chinese money brokers said that they will ensure anonymity in the bond quotation process, after traders said some in the market had been avoiding state banks as trading

Chinese money brokers pledge anonymity in bond quotation
News|Political|World

Netanyahu in dispute with Israeli negotiators over ceasefire conditions, source says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has locked horns with Israeli ceasefire negotiators over his insistence that Israel will not pull out of the so-called Philadelphi Corridor in

Netanyahu in dispute with Israeli negotiators over ceasefire conditions, source says
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|News

Swiss finance minister chides US, Europe over 'time bomb' debt levels

Debt levels in the United States and Europe are a risk for international financial stability and for Switzerland, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in a newspaper

Swiss finance minister chides US, Europe over 'time bomb' debt levels
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick old man'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted a newly developed Ukrainian "drone missile" on Saturday that he said would take the war back to Russia and

Zelenskiy touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick old man'
Europe|News|World

Russian attack kills five people in eastern Ukraine town, governor says

A Russian attack killed at least five civilians and wounded five others on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka, a regional governor said.

MidEast|News

Hamas delegation heads to Cairo on Saturday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

A Hamas delegation headed by its senior official Khalil al-Hayya will arrive in Cairo on Saturday to hear from mediators on the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks that took place

Hamas delegation heads to Cairo on Saturday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks
Election|News

Harris, Walz take campaign to Georgia next week

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz take their Democratic campaign for the White House on a bus tour through Georgia next week, looking to build support in a state looming large in the

Harris, Walz take campaign to Georgia next week
Crime|News

French police arrest man suspected of attempted arson against synagogue

LA GRANDE-MOTTE, France -French police have arrested a man suspected of trying to set a synagogue ablaze in the southern French city of la Grande-Motte on Saturday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin

French police arrest man suspected of attempted arson against synagogue
Business|Technology

Italian prosecutor opens manslaughter probe in Lynch yacht sinking

An Italian prosecutor has opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six other people who were killed when a luxury

Italian prosecutor opens manslaughter probe in Lynch yacht sinking
News|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs law banning Moscow-linked religious institutions

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a law banning Moscow-linked religious organisations, the parliament website said on Saturday.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs law banning Moscow-linked religious institutions
MidEast|News

Soccer-El Ghazi to donate 500,000 euros of his Mainz payout to Gaza children

Anwar El Ghazi has pledged to donate 500,000 euros ($559,500) to children in Gaza, one-third of the payout he has received from Mainz 05 for wrongfully terminating his contract over his

Soccer-El Ghazi to donate 500,000 euros of his Mainz payout to Gaza children
Africa|Health

Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox

Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four, according to the health ministry. 

Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox
Europe|News

EU review does not recommend sending military trainers to Ukraine for now, media report says

The EU's diplomatic service has called on member states to better adapt a military training mission for Ukraine to Kyiv's needs but stopped short of recommending the bloc send

EU review does not recommend sending military trainers to Ukraine for now, media report says
Asia|Crime|News|World

Pakistan bomb blast kills two children, injures 16 people

A bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan killed two children and injured 16 people on Saturday, police officials said.

Europe|News|World

Russia declares emergency in part of Voronezh region after drone attack

Russia has declared a state of emergency in part of the Voronezh region bordering Ukraine after an overnight drone attack, local governor Alexander Gusev said in his Telegram

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

S&P revises Austria's credit rating outlook to positive, sees energy supply improvements

Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has revised Austria's outlook to positive from stable, citing the country's improving energy supply position and solid budgetary situation.

Crime|Europe|News

German police arrest suspect in stabbing rampage, official says

A man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody, a

German police arrest suspect in stabbing rampage, official says

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