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Damage is seen after a strike hit public transport depot, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine 30 September, 2022

Dozens killed or wounded in Russian missile strike in Ukraine

“The enemy is raging and seeking revenge for our steadfastness and his failures. He cynically destroys peaceful Ukrainians because he lost everything human long ago,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, on 8 March, 2022

Nord Stream likely hit by state-backed ‘terrorism’: Russia

Russia said on Thursday that leaks spewing gas into the Baltic Sea from pipelines to Germany appeared to be the result of state-sponsored “terrorism”, as an EU official said the incident had ...

Night view taken on September 28, 2022 shows the Karsto gas processing plant in North Rogaland county, Norway

Fourth leak detected at Nord Stream pipelines in Baltic Sea

A fourth leak has been detected in undersea pipelines running from Russia to Europe, the Swedish Coast Guard said Thursday, after explosions were reported earlier this week in suspected sabotage

Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni holds a sign at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy on 26 September, 2022

Giorgia Meloni’s right triumphs in Italy’s election

Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two after leading a conservative alliance to triumph at Sunday’s ...

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a penalty kick during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F football match between Portugal and France at Puskas Arena in Budapest on 23 June 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to play till Euro 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on reaching Euro 2024 and the Portugal and Manchester United forward says he has no plans to retire any time soon

A customer hands over Russian rouble banknotes and coins to a vendor at a market in Omsk, Russia 29 October, 2021

Dollar hits two-decade high as Rouble slumps

The dollar jumped to a new two-decade high on Wednesday, as comments from Russian president Vladimir Putin rattled markets ahead of another likely aggressive rate hike from the US Federal Reserve

Industrial facilities of the PCK oil refinery are pictured in Schwedt/Oder, Germany, on 9 May, 2022

Germany takes control of Russian-owned refinery

Rosneft Deutschland accounts for about 12 per cent of Germany’s oil processing capacity and is one of the largest oil processing companies in the country

Soldiers march past a sign of the Taiwan flag on Dongyin island of Matsu archipelago in Taiwan on 15 August, 2022

U.S. considers China sanctions to deter Taiwan action, Taiwan presses EU

Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had discussed China’s recent war games and the “great challenges” China poses to Taiwan and the region with the United States, Europe and other like-minded partners, ...

Gas crisis

Dhaka and its neighbourhood Gas crisis hits hard kitchens, industries

Titas Gas sources said complaints are being filed from almost all areas of Dhaka while the most are coming from Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Paikpara, Rampura, Jatrabari, Old Dhaka, Kalyanpur and Uttara

Cards and flowers are laid out, following the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Balmoral, Scotland, Britain, 10 September, 2022.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday

The queen's body currently rests in an oak coffin covered with the royal standard of Scotland and with a wreath of flowers laid on top in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle

Britain's King Charles III speaks alongside Britain's William, Prince of Wales, and Queen Camilla, during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, where King Charles is formally proclaimed Britain's new monarch, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Britain 10 September, 2022.

Prince William pledges support for King Charles in every way he can

Britain's Prince William said on Saturday he would honour the memory of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, by working to support his father King Charles.

EU commissioner for Energy Estonia's Kadri Simson speaks during a joint press conference with Minister of industry and trade of the Czech Republic as part of a meeting of EU energy ministers to find solutions to rising energy prices at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 9 September, 2022

EU ministers fast-track ‘unprecedented’ energy plan

European energy ministers tasked the European Commission in Brussels to work through the weekend to draw up legal texts that will include emergency funding for consumers sinking under the weight of ...

The logo of Gazprom is pictured at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris, France, on 2 June 2015

Russia pockets $158b in energy exports after war

Russia has raked in a whopping 158 billion euros ($158 billion) in energy exports in the six months following its invasion of Ukraine, with the EU accounting for more than half, a think tank said ...

Euro, Hong Kong dollar, US dollar, Japanese yen, British pound and Chinese 100-yuan banknotes are seen in a picture illustration

Euro hits 20-year low against dollar

The euro sunk below $0.99 on Monday, a 20-year-low, following the announcement last week that Russia would cut off gas deliveries to Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline

In this file photo taken on 30 August, 2022 facilities to receive and distribute natural gas are pictured on the grounds of gas transport and pipeline network operator Gascade in Lubmin, northeastern Germany, close to the border with Poland - the industrial infrastructure includes a receiving and distribution station for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and is also the place

Energy war West caps Russian oil price, Moscow keeps gas pipe shut

Moscow has blamed sanctions, imposed by the West after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, for hampering routine operations and maintenance of Nord Stream 1. Brussels and Washington accuse Russia of using ...

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