Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday denied there was racist motivation behind his weekend remark on a “mixed race world” during a working visit to Vienna where he met Chancellor Karl Nehammer. “It sometimes happens that I formulate my rem…
Moscow calls US reports on Russian deaths in Ukraine ‘fake’
Figures cited by the US on Russian dead and injured amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are “fake,” says the Kremlin. “After all, these are not data from the US administration, but publications in newspapers,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on T…
Mastercard, powered by ‘robust’ consumer spending, beats Q2 estimates
Mastercard Incorporated announced earnings for its second quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat Wall Street estimates, thanks to “robust” consumer demand. The US financial services and credit card behemoth saw its bottom line c…
HBO’s ‘Irma Vep’ is just the show to restore your faith in movies
For a show as deliriously playful as “Irma Vep,” the HBO limited series created, written and directed by the French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, its deepest truths are often the most bluntly spoken. One speaker is Mira Harberg (Alicia Vikander), a Hollyw…
German foreign minister recalls Greek victims of the Nazis
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited a former prison in Athens on Thursday operated by the occupying forces of the Nazi regime during World War II where resistance fighters and civilians were held and tortured between 1941 and 1944. She th…
Chemical firm Linde sees drop in earnings for second quarter
Earnings at British-based multinational chemical company Linde plc dropped in the second quarter compared to the same quarter of last year, the company reported on Thursday. The company’s bottom line totalled $372 million, or $0.74 per share. This comp…
North Korean ruler threatens use of nuclear weapons if attacked
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has threatened the use of nuclear weapons in the event of military conflict with the United States and South Korea, according to remarks reported by state media on Thursday. “Our armed forces are thoroughly prepared to re…
Blinken to speak to Lavrov about deal to free detained US citizens
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he plans to soon speak to Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for the first time since the war in Ukraine began to discuss the release of detained US citizens. “I plan to raise an issue that’s a top priority for …
Iraqi protesters breach Green Zone in Baghdad amid political deadlock
Followers of Iraq’s influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday broke into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone and parliament building to demand political reforms amid a months-long deadlock in the country, witnesses said. Security officers in the Green…
Iraqi followers of Shiite cleric al-Sadr breach Baghdad’s parliament
Iraqi demonstrators stormed the parliament building in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Wednesday to protest an Iran-backed alliance’s candidate for prime minister amid months of political deadlock, witnesses said. Security officers in the Green Zone …