NEWS

A series of surprise actions by some of the world's largest central banks fretting about runaway inflation has left bond investors battered.

The cryptocurrency industry was on edge on Monday as bitcoin struggled to stay above a key level, with investors fearing that problems at major crypto players could unleash a wider market shakeout.

Markets were rocked last week by a fierce selloff after the US Federal Reserve's sharp interest rate hike -- the biggest in nearly 30 years -- and a warning of more to come as inflation soars.

Britain plans to make "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) companies carry out affordability checks, gain approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and ensure adverts are fair and clear, the government said on Monday, in measures to regulate the sector.

Manus-detainee-turned-author Behrouz Boochani has urged the British public to resist plans "to copy the deeply dehumanising asylum policies of Australia".

The government and the RMT were engaged in a war of words over the weekend, after the union's general-secretary Mick Lynch said strikes would go ahead as "no viable settlements" had been found to the disputes.

Sanctioned Russia becomes China's main source of oil

Global airlines battered by COVID-19 seem confident of narrowing their losses and went on the offensive at an industry summit in Qatar, criticising governments and airports over their handling of the recovery from the pandemic.

Belgium returns Lumumba tooth to family

Authorities in India cancelled more than 500 trains services on Monday because of calls for protests by young men angry with a military recruitment plan that they say will rob them of the opportunity of a career in the armed forces.

Emergency planes dumped water over part of rural western Spain on Monday to prevent flames reigniting from a huge wildfire that had ravaged about 30,000 hectares of land during a heatwave, the region's environmental service said.

Strike forces cancellation of all Brussels flights

Her elderly neighbor is hard of hearing so Maria Luisa Robles, a convenience store worker in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey

Low-cost airline easyJet said on Monday it was cutting thousands more flights this summer after London Gatwick and Amsterdam airports reduced capacity and it battled staff shortages on the ground and in the air.

Airports capping flight numbers this summer could face legal challenges from service providers to recoup costs after recruiting workers based on original schedules, the chief executive of aviation services company Swissport said on Monday.

Britain faces its biggest rail strike in 30 years this week when tens of thousands of staff walk out in a pay dispute that unions warn could lead to coordinated action across other industries due to the mounting cost of living crisis.

Israel is building a U.S.-sponsored regional air defence alliance, the Israeli defence minister said on Monday, adding that the apparatus has already foiled attempted Iranian attacks and could be boosted by President Joe Biden's visit next month.

The European Union is divided on how to help poorer nations fight a growing food crisis and address shortages of fertilisers caused by the war in Ukraine, with some fearing a plan to invest in plants in Africa would clash with EU green goals.

The Duke of Cambridge spoke against allowing the Duke of York from joining the Garter Day ceremonial procession.

The Duke of Sussex admitted in an interview in 2019 that he and his brother have gone on different paths.

An elderly British man has been arrested by police in Santorini, Greece for clicking pictures of young children at a beach on the island.

The Duchess of Cornwall says she and the Prince of Wales "always try to have a point in the day" when they meet and "discuss the day."

A 75-year-old man who hails from Ashington, England, allegedly smothered his terminally wife to death while he was high on drugs and cocktails.

A former UK soldier, Collin Reeves, has been found guilty of stabbing his neighbours to death following a dispute over parking on their estate in Somerset.

Darren Stanton said that the Prince of Wales still loves the Duke of Sussex very much, even though he "may have caused him some embarrassment."

The Prince of Wales reportedly buries himself in paperwork to avoid having to engage in conflict.

The impacts of global warming may force Nepal to move the Mount Everest base camp from its original position and to a lower altitude.

Leandro Paredes opens up about his relationship with his PSG and Argentina teammate.

A distressing video from the Indian state of Nagaland shows three men brutally torturing a Great Indian Hornbill.