UK: Contactless card payments could become unlimited
London: Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and...
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FM Fidan to visit Italy, discuss strategic partnership
Rome: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Italy on Sept. 11-12 to discuss bilateral ties encompassing all aspects, ministry...
Italy keep World Cup hopes ticking over but Gattuso worried by fragility
Paris: Own goals. Uncharacteristic defensive lapses. General disorder. But lots of attacking flair. If the idea in hiring Gennaro Gattuso...
Xi to attend BRICS leaders virtual meeting
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: At the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President Xi Jinping will participate in...
Canada delays EV sales mandate amid trade pressures
Ottawa: The federal government of Canada has paused the 2026 EV sales mandate, which requires 20 per cent of new...
Inside Prince Harry’s UK stay: Hotel or uncle’s Althorp estate?
London: Prince Harry landed at Heathrow Airport on Monday morning to attend The Wellchild Awards 2025 in London as a...
Pak High Commissioner-designate to Australia calls on President
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan’s High Commissioner-designate to Australia Irfan Shaukat on Monday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the...
China reports solid growth in online payments during summer months
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Chinese online payment clearinghouse NetsUnion and card payment giant China UnionPay reported robust growth in online payments...
China emerges as preferred destination for global commercial arbitration
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China has emerged as a preferred destination for international commercial arbitration, Minister of Justice He Rong said...
Canada qualifies for 2027 Rugby Men’s World Cup
Ottawa: Canada has had great success in women’s rugby in recent years, and are now in the quarterfinals of the...
Prince Harry returns to the UK, but it’s unclear if he’ll see King Charles
London: Prince Harry has paid tribute to his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on the third anniversary of her death...
Prince William presents new conditions for reunion amid Harry’s UK visit
London: Prince Harry may have made a grand public gesture for a reconciliation with the royal family, but his elder...
Silk Road-themed tourism promotion held in Shanghai
China Economic Net Shanghai: A tourism promotion event highlighting the Hexi Corridor, a key artery of the ancient Silk Road,...
What are the priorities for the new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood?
London: Shabana Mahmood’s promotion from lord chancellor to home secretary, making her the first Muslim woman in charge of a...
Soldier reported missing in Latvia found dead: Canadian Military
Istanbul: A Canadian soldier deployed to Latvia as part of a NATO mission was found dead three days after he...
Will UK turmoil sink Labour’s hopes at Holyrood?
London: Sir Keir Starmer's sweeping government reshuffle sent shockwaves through Westminster - and Scottish Labour. The changes were prompted by...
‘Five Eyes’ ministers meet to discuss smashing people smuggling gangs, UK says
London: Homeland ministers from Britain, the United States and the other “Five Eyes” alliance will announce new measures this week...
Made in Italy: The Giro d’Italia returns to Osaka with the “Giro District” project
Rome: One of the world’s leading symbols of Made in Italy excellence has returned to Expo Osaka 2025 inside the...
Chinese envoy urges responsible media role in strengthening CPEC narrative
Islamabad: Chinese Embassy Charge d’Affaires Shi Yuanqiang has emphasized the critical role of media in strengthening Pakistan-China relations and shaping...
Carney pushes for ‘Buy Canadian’ policy and pauses EV targets for 2026
Ottawa: Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused a key electric vehicle sales target while pushing for a "Buy Canadian" policy,...
UK: Nigel Farage hopes the Trump playbook can propel him to power
London: The political pitch sounded familiar: The country is in crisis. The government must slash immigration, crack down on crime,...
Academic research shows UK gender gap underestimated in official data for decades
London: The gender pay gap in the UK is more than twice that of France and Spain. New research suggests...
‘It’s crazy’ – Mbappe equals Henry’s France tally
Parius: France captain Kylian Mbappe said equalling Thierry Henry's number of France goals at the age of 26 is "crazy"....
Trump warns EU of tariffs over ‘unjust’ Google decision
Brussels: US President Donald Trump on Friday blasted the European Union for imposing what he called an “unfair” $3.47 billion...
DPM reaffirms unwavering solidarity with Palestinians
Celina Ali Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed Pakistan's unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just...
‘Rail-highway intermodal’ photovoltaic special train makes successful debut
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Dahe.cn reported that on August 29, a railway special train fully loaded with photovoltaic (PV) products departed...
Canada’s unemployment jumps to 7.1% in August, as tariffs curb business confidence
Ottawa: Canada had almost 1.6 million people unemployed in August as the economy lost thousands of jobs and its unemployment...
UK deputy prime minister resigns over tax error
London: UK deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she fell short of the...
UK safe ‘for now and next few years’, says outgoing military chief
London: The UK's national security is safe "for now and for the next few years", the outgoing head of the...
Reform’s Farage vows to start preparing for government to make UK ‘great again’
Birmingham: British populist leader Nigel Farage vowed on Friday to start preparing for government, saying the nation's two main parties...
