INTERNATIONAL

EU plan to boost gig economy workers is latest blow to apps

LONDON - The European Union unveiled plans to improve conditions for the growing number of gig economy workers that could reclassify some as employees…

Russia warns Kyiv against use of force in rebel regions

MOSCOW - Russia's military warned the Ukrainian government Thursday against trying to settle a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine with…

British PM apologises orders probe into aides alleged lockdown party

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised and announced an internal probe on Wednesday after a video emerged of senior aides joking about a Christmas…

U.S. House passes $768 billion annual defence authorisation

China and the Indo-Pacific are a focus

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act (FY2022),…

Seven U.N. peacekeepers killed 3 critically hurt in central Mali

U.N. peacekeeping department said the seven deaths were the highest number from a malicious act against peacekeepers in Mali this year

Seven…

Suspect in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggis killing arrested in France

33-year-old former Saudi royal guard Khaled Aedh Alotaibi is one of 26 Saudis wanted by Turkey over the Khashoggi’s killing

A 33-year-old…

U.S. will pay the price for Olympics diplomatic boycott

The move is born out of ideological prejudice, says China

China warned on Tuesday the United States would “pay the price” for a…

U.S. to boost troops presence in Europe if Russia attacks Ukraine

Moscow will face ‘genuine, meaningful and enduring costs’, says U.S. official

The United States will impose “severe economic…