Turkey: Inflation surges to 83%

Inflation in Turkey has hit a 24-year-high, climbing above 83% The transport, food and housing sectors have seen the biggest rise in prices. Independent experts the Inflation Research Group estimate…

Israel: 7th Century pure gold coins found in a wall

Forty-four pure gold coins dating to the 7th Century have been found hidden in a wall at a nature reserve in northern Israel, archaeologists say. Weighing about 170g, the hoard…

UK: King Charles not going to Egypt for climate summit

King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt next month, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It was responding to a story…

USA: Cheating culture rocks chess, poker and fishing competitions

First it was chess – now top-level US poker and match fishing have been dogged by their own claims of cheating. A casino is investigating after one player stunned poker…

Ireland: Conservative Party MP Steve Baker’s apology over behaviour during Brexit

Conservative MP Steve Baker has apologised for some of his behaviour towards Ireland and the EU during the Brexit process. The Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO)…

Bulgaria: Ex-PM Borissov goes after another term in office

Despite Borisov and members of his Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party having been detained during a special operation concerning 120 cases of misuse of European Union funds…

Brazil: President and ex-President to face run-off after non-conclusive election

Brazil’s election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the votes counted, Lula had…

Burkina Faso: Military leader to step down after coup

Burkina Faso’s military leader, who was ousted in a coup on Friday, has formally agreed to step down, religious and community leaders said. They said the country’s new self-declared leader,…

Canada: British renewable energy company cuts down primary forests

A company that has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers is cutting down environmentally-important forests Drax runs Britain’s biggest power station, which burns millions of…

Iran: Students in Tehran clash with police amid protests

Iranian police clashed with students at one of the country’s most prestigious universities on Sunday, according to social and state media reports. Reports say a large number of students at…