Top Vacation Spots Are Now Threatening Bad Tourists With Jail
These are just some of the latest examples of tourists behaving badly: A group of German guests toppled
2023-08-14 16:19
Dubai’s Housing Boom Starts to Spread to the City’s Outskirts
A rally in Dubai’s residential property market that lifted prices for luxury developments in prime districts to record
2023-08-14 14:45
Hollywood Strikes Threaten Britain’s US-Dependent Film Industry
The UK film industry is reckoning with its streaming-fueled reliance on US media giants after Hollywood strikes have
2023-08-14 12:28
Russia fires warning shots at ‘Ukraine-bound’ international cargo ship in Black Sea
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a dry cargo ship in the Black Sea on Sunday, after the Russian defence ministry said it intercepted the Palau-flagged “Sukru Okan” ship heading towards Ukraine. Issuing a statement, Russia said its Vasily Bykov patrol ship open fired with an automatic weapon at the vessel after its captain did not respond to their request to halt for an inspection. "To forcibly stop the vessel, warning fire was opened from automatic weapons," the Russian defence ministy said. A Ka-29 helicopter carrying Russian soldiers was then scrambled to inspect the ship. While Russia claims the ship was heading towards Ukraine’s port of Izmail, Refinitiv shipping data showed the ship was heading north towards the coast of Bulgaria, reported Reuters. "After the inspection group completed its work on board, the Sukru Okan continued on its way to the port of Izmail," the Russian defence ministry said. Shipping databases list the Sukru Okan as a Palau-flagged vessel with a tonnage of 2155 whose home port is Istanbul. The Black Sea handled about 95 per cent of Ukrainian grain exports before Russia’s invasion, according to Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. Earlier last month, Russia ended a UN-brokered grain deal that ensured Ukraine could get its agricultural produce to market via the Black Sea and Moscow cautioned that it would deem all ships heading to Ukrainian waters to be potentially carrying weapons. Ukraine, a major supplier of corn, wheat, barley and vegetable oil to the world, shipped 32.9 million metric tonnes of grain under the nearly year-long deal designed to ease a global food crisis. It has been able to export an additional two million to 2.5 million metric tonnes monthly via the Danube River, road and rail through Europe. Those are now the only routes to ship Ukrainian grain, Mr Glauber earlier told the Associated Press. Ukraine’s response including sea-drone attacks on a Russian oil tanker and a warship at its Novorossiysk naval base, next door to a major grain and oil port, has added to these new dangers for transport in the Black Sea. Additional reporting by agencies Read More Russia vows retaliation after Ukraine launches attack on key Crimea bridge Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers in latest missile strikes Moment sea drone ‘hits Russian tanker’ near Crimea captured in dramatic footage The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-08-13 20:29
Atlanta Braces for Chaos as Fourth Trump Indictment Nears
The streets around the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta where Donald Trump may soon face his fourth criminal
2023-08-13 20:16
Eiffel Tower Evacuated, Bomb Teams Sent In After Security Threat
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated early Saturday afternoon after a security alert was raised, Agence France-Presse reported. Bomb
2023-08-12 22:24
Mediterranean Diets Won’t Shield You From Food Inflation
Overall inflation rates may be slowing across Europe, but the price of ingredients to make traditional dishes in
2023-08-12 14:27
China Faces Early Attack From Crop Pests After Extreme Weather
China’s farmers are facing an earlier than expected assault on their crops this year as extreme weather accelerates
2023-08-12 08:24
Train Derails in Swiss Gotthard Tunnel, Halting Key Freight Route
A freight train derailed in the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland, blocking passage through a key route linking Northern
2023-08-11 21:59
US Halts Import of Rare Cargo of Polish Wheat in Houston
The US is holding back a rare cargo of Polish wheat being imported into Houston, a move that
2023-08-11 19:20
Coach Beat Michael Kors in the Handbag Wars. Now It Has to Fix It
Tapestry Inc., with Coach, and Capri Holdings Ltd., with Michael Kors, have been battling for nearly a decade
2023-08-11 17:59
Rare Turkish Surplus in Current Account Spells Relief But No Fix
Turkey’s current account moved into surplus for the first time in nearly two years, as a boom in
2023-08-11 17:54