Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel Prize in Economics
The 2026 Nobel economics prize has been awarded to US economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.
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France: Founder of small centre-left party wins presidential primary
In France, a primary organised by the opposition Socialists and their centre-left allies held this Sunday has resulted in a clear winner. He is Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament and founder of the “Place Publique” party. He…
French police arrest 14-year-old after two teaching staff wounded by hunting rifle fire
Two teaching staff were shot and wounded at a school in Aubagne near Marseille Monday morning, French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said. A police source said that a 14-year-old boy had been arrested in connection to the incident, adding that…
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh airport struck again by Yemen’s Houthis
A new attack hit Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, a day after another attack on the airport killed at least 12 people and injured over 300. This was the deadliest on Saudi soil in over a decade. Fighting between the…
Trump touts surprise ‘energy ceasefire’ – Zelensky says he hasn’t seen details, Moscow silent
The US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday, announcing an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv expressed astonishment, there was silence from Moscow. Ukrainian strikes have wreaked havoc on the Russian oil industry. Were there to be an…
Live: Saudi Arabia extends suspension of operations at Riyadh airport after deadly Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation body extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh’s international airport Monday following a series of deadly attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels over the weekend. The statement announcing the decision did not specify when operations would…
Marseille end five-game losing streak to climb out of Ligue 1 relegation zone
It was a must-win match for Marseille on Sunday in Troyes. In the relegation zone at kick-off, the French giants desperately needed a victory in the final match of Matchday 6 in Ligue 1. They got the job done with…
Fire burns down Paris’s oldest covered food market
A fire “completely destroyed” Paris’s historic Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges overnight Monday, authorities said. The cause of the fire that swept through the capital’s oldest covered food market remains unknown.
Live: Moscow refuses to say if Trump’s touted ‘energy ceasefire’ between Ukraine, Russia is in place
Russia declined to say on Monday whether an agreement had been reached with Ukraine to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, a day after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced an “energy ceasefire” that seemed to catch both Kyiv and Moscow…
Opposition leaders and journalists allege police abuses as fresh protests break out in India
Indian opposition politicians and journalists alleged that police had been heavy-handed in cracking down in protests that swept New Delhi over the weekend in response to a nationwide voter roll revision that critics say disproportionately affects Muslim and other minority…