The UK’s King Charles to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate | Politics News

The UK’s King Charles to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate | Politics News

Buckingham Palace says the condition is benign and the ‘corrective procedure’ will take place next week. The United Kingdom’s King Charles III will undergo a “corrective procedure” next week for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced. “In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment…

EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending | Russia-Ukraine war News

EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending | Russia-Ukraine war News

As roughly $137bn in military and financial aid to Ukraine remained stalled in Washington and Brussels, individual European allies began to make bilateral pledges worth billions to ensure that Ukraine will remain capable of resisting Russia this year. That resistance remained in place during the past week, with ground troops…

Tennis: Jabeur knocked out of Australian Open by teen sensation Andreeva | Tennis News

Tennis: Jabeur knocked out of Australian Open by teen sensation Andreeva | Tennis News

Tunisia’s Jabeur lost 6-0 6-2 to Russia’s 16-year-old Andreeva in the second round of the Australian Open. Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur suffered a stunning 6-0 6-2 loss to Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the second round of the Australian Open as the sixth seed’s bid to become the first Arab and…

At least 17 injured after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

At least 17 injured after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Rescuers search rubble after two S-300 missiles hit the centre of Ukraine’s second-biggest city. At least 17 people have been injured, two of them seriously, after Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the city of Kharkiv. Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said that two S-300 missiles hit buildings in the centre…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 693 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 693 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These are the main developments as the war enters if 693rd day. Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Fighting At least 17 people were injured, two of them seriously, after two Russian missiles struck a residential area in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city. Rescue teams…

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas deal for medicine and aid to enter Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas deal for medicine and aid to enter Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Shipment of aid for Palestinians and medicines for captives held by Hamas to leave Doha on Wednesday for Egypt and transport to Gaza. Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to allow medicines to be delivered to Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip and for aid to be transported…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Western allies to step up pressure on Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Western allies to step up pressure on Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Ukrainian leader says Western hesitation in backing Kyiv is costing time and lives and could prolong the fighting for years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the West to tighten sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and step up its support for Kyiv to ensure that Moscow does not…

Malta-flagged cargo ship hit by missile in Red Sea | Israel War on Gaza News

Malta-flagged cargo ship hit by missile in Red Sea | Israel War on Gaza News

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they fired missiles at the Zografia bulk carrier as it headed to Israel. A Malta-flagged cargo ship has been hit by a missile on the Red Sea, a maritime risk management company says as tensions in the key waterway ramp up. “A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier…

It is time to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

It is time to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

An estimated $350bn in Russian government assets have been frozen in Western accounts since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. These are not idle funds. In 2023, Belgium-based financial services company Euroclear, whose settling and clearance role mean that it holds 197…