By Anadolu Agency A deadly earthquake has killed 280 people in eastern Afghanistan, official media said Wednesday. The tremors shook the eastern border provinces of Khost and Paktika, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, adding that 595 people were also wounded. Afghan officials said the death toll could rise as dozens of people are in critical

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Credit to Photo AP By Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a “hostage” in the war with Russia, which had contributed to rising food prices on the continent. African countries are acutely affected by the growing crisis, which has sent prices of grains, cooking oils, fuel

In this image from a video made available by the U.S. Navy, a boat of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operates in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, Monday, June 20, 2022. A U.S. Navy

A general view of Waterloo Station, on the first day of national rail strike in London, Britain, June 21, 2022. Reuters/Henry Nicholls By Anadolu Agency Britain has come to a complete standstill from early hours of Tuesday as thousands of rail workers have started an industrial action, leaving the rail network running with a skeleton

By Reuters For Jeremy Fong, U.S. crypto lender Celsius was an ideal place to stash his digital currency holdings – and earn some spending money from its double-digit interest rates along the way. “I was probably earning $100 a week,” at sites like Celsius, said Fong, a 29-year civil aerospace worker who lives in the

By Reuters The Russian rouble surged on Monday to a near seven-year high against the dollar on Moscow Exchange, supported by capital controls and the promise of upcoming month-end tax payments, as the government presented its new budget. By 1219 GMT, the rouble soared 1.2% to 55.75 against the dollar , earlier touching 55.44, its

File – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. Gantz said Monday June 21, 2022, that Israel is helping build a U.S.-led regional air-defense alliance against Iran, and that the partnership has already thwarted attempted Iranian attacks. Gantz said he

By Reuters 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. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, was trading just under the symbolic level of $20,000 in early London trading hours – roughly

Securities trader Mbuthia Irungu at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading floor at the Exchange building in Nairobi By Business Daily Africa Aggressive interest rate rises by major central banks in the developed world are causing pain to Kenya’s businesses, households and investors through costly loans, losses at the Nairobi bourse and weakened shilling. The market

By Anadolu Agency This is a defensive test, not aimed at any country, says Defense Ministry China on Sunday successfully conducted a land-based, mid-course anti-ballistic missile test on Sun within the country’s borders. This is a defensive test and is not aimed at any country, Chinese daily Global Times quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.