11+ hour, 25+ min ago  (331+ words) Russia's central bank on Friday cut its benchmark interest rate to 14. 25 percent from 14. 5 percent, less than analysts expected, and signalled a more cautious approach to further monetary policy easing as the Ukraine war takes a growing toll on Moscow's finances....

3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (386+ words) French far-right leader Jordan Bardella began a two-day visit to Poland on Thursday. The purpose of his trip is to meet right-wing and nationalist political leaders ahead of next year's presidential election in France. His journey started in Warsaw and…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago  (731+ words) UK leader Keir Starmer swept to power in July 2024 promising to end years of chaos in British politics but has angered voters with numerous U-turns and controversies. Now he faces a likely leadership bid by popular party veteran Andy Burnham…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (376+ words) Spain's prime minister, Pedro S'nchez, has underlined from Brussels the importance of moving towards "a Europe open to the world" capable of responding to global challenges with deeper integration, strategic autonomy and greater financial capacity. "Europe will not be a…...

18+ hour, 19+ min ago  (54+ words) Yahoo News Singapore EU leaders wrapped up talks in Brussels after President Ant'nio Costa opened a diplomatic channel with the Kremlin. Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed his call for fast-track EU membership, while Hungary's new Prime Minister P'ter Magyar made his European…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (489+ words) The European Commission will develop new tools to counter macroeconomic imbalances, most notably the growing and "unsustainable" trade deficit with China, including a diversification instrument, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Friday. "Europe has already built…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (531+ words) An 85-year-old woman who entered a Hong Kong hospital for a procedure to relieve a cancer-related bowel obstruction died weeks later after a surgeon mistakenly operated on the wrong organ, an error that investigators later described as the result of…...

7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (618+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez have issued a blistering rebuke against deportation camps outside the European Union, setting their countries on a collision course with a growing political majority. During a summit on Friday, 19 leaders…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago  (588+ words) Volodymyr Zelenskyy told EU leaders at a Brussels summit that Ukraine's process to join the European Union must be fast-tracked as the country has paid the ultimate price for it. "Ukraine merits it because it has paid more than any…...

9+ hour, 27+ min ago  (626+ words) EU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to produce a preliminary deal on the "2 trillion EU long-term budget for 20282034 by October, according to a draft statement published on Friday. In a gathering on Thursday and Friday, the bloc entered a…...