Regulator will have power to block English clubs joining Super League 

London, Feb. 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - A new independent football regulator will have “targeted powers” to step in and resolve how money flows from the Premier League down…

Defence giant BAE Systems unveils record orders amid Ukraine war 

London, Feb. 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - Defence giant BAE Systems notched up record orders in 2022 amid an “elevated threat environment” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  Britain’s…

Profits jump at Germany’s Munich Re over last quarter 

Munich, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) - Profits in the fourth quarter rose at German reinsurance provider Munich Re Group, according to results released on Thursday.  Consolidated profit climbed…

Austria inflation rises to 11.2% 

Brussels, Feb. 23, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Austria’s consumer price inflation rose slightly more than estimated in January, final data from Statistics Austria showed on Thursday.  Consumer prices advanced…

Deutsche Telekom sees Q4 profits climb 

Bonn, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) - German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom on Thursday reported that its fourth-quarter net profit climbed to €1.01 billion ($1.07 billion), up from from…

Eurozone inflation slowed to 8.6% in January 

Brussels, Feb. 23, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Eurozone inflation slowed less than estimated in January and remained at an elevated level, final data from Eurostat showed on Thursday.  The…

Pakistan demands Kabul’s help with resurgent militants after attacks 

Islamabad, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The Afghan Taliban must take “vigorous and decisive” action against militants behind recent attacks in Pakistan, Islamabad demanded on Wednesday, saying they…

Berlin files protest in Tehran over death verdict for German-Iranian 

Berlin, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - The German ambassador in Tehran has again filed a formal protest with the Iranian government over its death sentence for German-Iranian Jamshid…

Germany expels two Iranian diplomats after activist’s death sentence 

Berlin, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - Two Iranian diplomats have been expelled by Germany after a dual national was sentenced to death.  German-Iranian activist Jamshid Sharmahd was condemned…

Almost 1 million people sought asylum in the EU in 2022 

Rome, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - A total of 966,000 applications for asylum in the European Union were filed last year, an increase of more than 50% compared…

US President Biden to meet Eastern European leaders in Warsaw 

Warsaw, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet representatives of several Eastern European NATO states in Warsaw on Wednesday, the second day…

Italian inflation slows more than expected to 10% 

Rome, Feb. 22, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Italy’s consumer price inflation eased more than expected in January, on lower energy and fresh food prices, but core price growth accelerated…

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto posts 41% profit drop for 2022 

London, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has seen profit after tax attributable to owners drop 41% to $12.42 billion for the fiscal 2022,…

Full-year underlying profit falls slightly at Britain’s Lloyds bank 

London, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - Full-year underlying profit has fallen slightly at Britain’s Banking Group plc, the lender reported on Wednesday.  Lloyds reported statutory profit before tax…

Revenue up at carmaker Stellantis for full year 2022 

Amsterdam, Feb. 22, (dpa/GNA) - Dutch-based multinational carmaker Stellantis NV said on Wednesday that revenue had improved for the full year 2022 compared to the previous year…

Sofia Airport Processed 500,000-Plus Passengers in January

Sofia, Feb 22 (BTA/GNA) – A total of 516,865 passengers passed through Sofia Airport in the first month of 2023, the Airport said. This…

Freighter catches fire in Baltic Sea off Latvia

Riga, Feb 22, (dpa/GNA) – A freighter with a dangerous cargo onboard, caught fire in the Baltic Sea, and is now drifting towards the…

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

London, Feb 22, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Shamima Begum has lost a legal challenge, over the decision to deprive her of her British citizenship. Begum…

Scholz accuses Iranian leadership of fighting against its own people

Berlin, Feb 22, (dpa/GNA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has described the death sentence passed by a court in Tehran against German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd…

Russia puts suspension of ‘New START’ disarmament treaty into law

Moscow, Feb 22, (dpa/GNA) – Russia officially suspended the “New START” nuclear disarmament treaty with the United States on Wednesday. A day after Russian…