Rising food prices have forced low-income households in the United Kingdom to make “desperate choices” between keeping up their bills and putting food on the table, the UK-based consumer association ‘Which’ has warned. The cost of some basic food items such as cheese, butter and bread has soared by more …

The United Nations and West Africa’s main regional bloc have strongly condemned a threat by Niger’s coup leaders to prosecute the country’s ousted president for “high treason.” On Sunday night, the coup leaders, who deposed President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, accused him of “undermining the internal and external security …

At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia’s remote Caucasus republic of Dagestan, spurring condolences from President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Images distributed by the emergencies ministry showed burnt-out cars silhouetted by the massive blaze and rescue …

The United States has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $200 million, as the Ukrainian troops are struggling to penetrate heavy Russian fortifications as part of their so-called counteroffensive. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday that the package included artillery rounds and dozens of …

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ambassadors to Britain have called on governments to fight against Islamophobic acts amid recurring desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden and Denmark. In a statement released on Monday, the envoys representing the 57-member OIC in the UK warned that acts contemptuous of any …

Russia has launched a massive air attack on Ukraine’s western region of Lviv and the northwestern region of Volyn – bordering Poland – striking buildings as reported by local officials, amid reports of another Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian drone production plant. Three people were killed and several hospitalized …

Hawkish former US president Donald Trump has again been slammed with an extensive fourth set of criminal charges after a grand jury from the State of Georgia issued an indictment blaming him for plotting to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat to his Democratic rival and current President Joe Biden. The …

The death toll from Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in southern Iran has risen to two, as a man who was critically injured during the attack has succumbed to his gunshot wounds. Chief Justice of Fars Province Kazem Mousavi said on Monday that the man, who was …

Hawkish ex-US National Security Advisor John Bolton has slammed the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy as aimed at merely delaying Kiev’s defeat, further calling for imposing harsher sanctions “clandestinely.” “Ukraine’s offensive failures and Russia’s defensive successes share a common cause: the slow, faltering, nonstrategic supply of military assistance by the West,” …

New Development Bank (NDB) launched by the BRICS bloc aims to increase local currency fundraising and lending, amid Western sanctions against founding shareholder Russia, South African Finance Ministry has announced. According to South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, increasing local currency use among NBD members will be on the summit’s …

Niger’s coup leaders say they will try President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason.” According to Press TV, a spokesman for the military accused Bazoum of “undermining the internal and external security of Niger” in a statement late Sunday. The junta spokesman, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, said the gathered “necessary evidence” could …

Six people died when a boat carrying dozens of refugees to Britain sank in the English Channel on Saturday, French officials say. The deputy public prosecutor for the French coastal city of Boulogne, Philippe Sabatier, said all six victims six were Afghan men who were believed to be in their 30s. …

The UK police have been given special emergency powers to place London high street “on lockdown” for 48 hours over fears of mass looting allegedly inspired by a TikTok video. Shops and businesses in the south-east London borough were warned to prepare for possible social unrest as “gangs of youths” …

A parliamentary committee from a major West African bloc is set to visit Niger and meet with the country’s coup leaders as part of ongoing efforts to reinstate civilian authorities. The committee was set up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s parliament on Saturday, said a spokesperson. …

Beijing has condemned a visit to the US by Taiwan’s “separatist” Vice President William Lai, vowing to take “resolute and vigorous” steps to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Lai stubbornly adheres to the separatist position of Taiwan independence and is a troublemaker through and through,” China’s Foreign Ministry declared …

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has lashed out at Washington for its “shameless” and “outrageous” support of Ukraine’s use of globally banned cluster munitions, noting that the bombs have already killed a Russian journalist. In a statement posted on Telegram, Antonov slammed Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder on …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has threatened Niger’s junta for the “unacceptable condition” of the country’s ousted Western-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in yet another intervention in the nation’s internal affairs. In a statement on Thursday, Blinken voiced grave concern that Bazoum, who was ousted by members of the Presidential Guard …

A Russian warship has fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, a development that has raised concerns over maritime security. On Sunday, Russia issued a statement confirming that its Vasily Bykov patrol ship fired automatic weapons on a Sukru …

Thousands of protesters have rallied for the 32nd straight week against the hard-right Israeli cabinet’s policies, including its controversial campaign to shake up the regime’s judicial apparatus. The rallies were held on Saturday, with the coastal city of Tel Aviv drawing the biggest crowd as was the case in previous weeks. …

Jordan’s monarch has approved a cybercrime bill that will restrain online speech deemed by Amman harmful to national unity, with opposition lawmakers and human rights groups raising the alarm about crackdown on the right to freedom of expression. According to Press TV, King Abdullah II gave his approval on Saturday …