“The Kyiv City Council approved the decision to confer the title of Honorary Citizen of Kyiv on Boris Johnson, a great friend of Ukraine,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on his Telegram account.”Boris repeatedly visited the Ukrainian capital – both i…
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Embolo’s 2nd-half goal leads Switzerland to victory over Cameroon
Neither national team was able to break the deadlock in the first half at Qatar’s Al Janoub Stadium.But Cameroonian-born forward Embolo scored the winning goal with a close-range finish, assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri in the 48th minute.In another Group G…
Turkish president congratulates new Malaysian premier
Anwar, 75, was sworn in as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister earlier in the day, ending days of political deadlock after a tightly contested general election led to a hung parliament.In a phone call, Erdogan said he is hopeful that the close cooperation b…
UK energy watchdog raises energy price cap by 20%
“Ofgem continues to protect consumers through its ongoing robust regulation of the market, taking enforcement action where necessary and providing support to those who need it the most,” the regulator said in a statement.It added that the price cap for…
At least 2 killed in southern Russia shooting
At least two people were killed in a shooting in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Thursday, according to local police.An unidentified gunman opened fire near a shopping mall in the town of Krymsk, the civil force said, without indicating how many …
Borsa Istanbul nears 4,900 level at open
The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 18.6315 as of 10.50 a.m. local time (0750GMT), the euro/Turkish lira exchange rate was at 19.4216 and a British pound traded for 22.5135 Turkish liras.Brent crude oil was selling for around $85.03 per bar…
Turkish defense chief receives US envoy for talks
Flake has served as ambassador to Türkiye since this January after he was appointed by President Joe Biden.Defense-related issues between the two countries include Türkiye’s wish to buy modern F-16 fighter jets and F-16 modernization kits, as well as U…