World
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International
6/25/2022 6:41:00 PM
Abortion rights supporters prepared to fan out across America Saturday for a second day of protest against the Supreme Court's thunderbolt ruling, as state after conservative state moved swiftly to ban the procedure.
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World
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International
6/13/2022 10:38:40 PM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Monday that the United States would respond swiftly with its allies if North Korea goes ahead with a nuclear test but insisted dialogue was still an option.
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World
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International
5/25/2022 8:07:04 PM
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check bills Wednesday in response to the school massacre in Texas. But the Democrat acknowledged Congress’ unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence.
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World
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International
5/21/2022 10:10:48 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said after meeting Saturday that they will consider expanded military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea at a time when there's little hope of real diplomacy on the matter.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/8/2022 1:25:21 PM
European diplomats were locked in difficult negotiations on the terms of the EU's sixth round of sanctions against Russia on Sunday, with several members seeking guarantees for their oil supplies.
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Sports
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World
5/5/2022 7:18:35 PM
The sale of Chelsea must happen swiftly and transparently to avoid putting the club in existential danger, a leading supporters' group warned on Thursday.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
5/4/2022 9:59:00 AM
The European Union's top official on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in the sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine.
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Sports
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Egyptian Football
5/3/2022 9:49:47 PM
Three managers have left their respective Egyptian Premier League sides in a coaching merry-go-round, with the teams swiftly appointing their successors.
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World
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International
4/24/2022 9:49:20 PM
Several European leaders and politicians have swiftly congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron for his reelection, as his far-right rival Marine Le Pen conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential election.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/22/2022 2:17:52 PM
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday there may be no swift end to the conflict in Ukraine because of the stiff resistance to Russia's invasion.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/29/2022 1:26:22 PM
Europe's already high gas prices have gyrated since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to have importers pay for Russian natural gas in rubles instead of dollars and euros.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/23/2022 2:00:13 PM
Russia's forces in Ukraine appear to be turning to a war of attrition with devastating effect on civilians, after failing to secure hoped-for swift gains when President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion one month ago.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/19/2022 5:56:58 PM
The signs are abundant of how Ukraine frustrated Vladimir Putin's hopes for a swift victory and how Russia's military proved far from ready for the fight.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/10/2022 9:18:12 PM
EU leaders doused Ukraine's hopes Thursday of quickly gaining European Union membership, as they met to urgently address the fallout of Russia's invasion of its pro-Brussels neighbour.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/2/2022 5:10:21 PM
The European Union on Wednesday cut seven Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik from broadcasting into the bloc.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/2/2022 3:09:10 PM
The EU on Wednesday excluded seven Russian banks from the global SWIFT network, as sanctions were ratcheted up over Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/1/2022 10:49:09 PM
The Ukraine-Russia conflict has dealt Egypt’s tourism sector another heavy blow, reports Safeya Mounir
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/1/2022 11:33:29 AM
It's a globalized world, a planet stitched together by intricate supply chains, banking, sports and countless other threads of deep connection. Until it isn't.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
2/28/2022 1:01:47 PM
Russia's Central Bank has sharply raised its key rate from 9.5% to 20% in a desperate attempt to shore up the plummeting ruble which has sunk nearly 26% against the US dollar.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
2/27/2022 9:00:00 AM
The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to the global financial system and, for the first time, restrictions on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
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