Erdogan's push for Turkey's EU membership is being met with surprise and skepticism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shocked many on Monday by linking Sweden's bid to join NATO with his country's accession to the EU.
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Mortgage rates in Britain hit 15-year high — with many fearful there's more misery to come
A key mortgage rate in the U.K. has climbed to its highest level for 15 years, deepening fears of a looming catastrophe for struggling households.
Sweden's path to NATO membership cleared after Turkey greenlights bid
NATO said Sweden and Turkey have cooperated closely to address the latter's security concerns since last year's summit.
Lithuania says on eve of NATO summit that providing Ukraine with a pathway to membership is an 'achievable goal'
Lithuania's president said Monday that establishing a pathway for Ukraine's fully fledged NATO membership at this week's summit was an "achievable goal."
Britain to unleash $64 billion in pension funding for tech startups after missing out on Arm IPO
The U.K. announced an agreement with the country's largest defined contribution pension schemes to allocate 5% of assets to unlisted equities by 2030.
These U.S. states have the best and the worst tap water: Kentucky ranked No. 1 while Alabama came in dead last
In June, J.D. Power ranked the states with the best and worst tap water based quality, reliability, conservation and more.
Dutch PM Mark Rutte says he won't run for fifth term after government collapses
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced on Monday that he won't run for a fifth term in office.
El Niño has officially begun. UN says phenomenon likely to threaten lives, break temperature records
The warmest year ever recorded, 2016, started off with a powerful El Nino that helped to boost global temperatures.
World registers hottest day since records began — with fresh highs expected in the coming weeks
Scientists warned the temperature record was likely to be the first of many, citing the combination of the climate crisis and the El Niño phenomenon.
'We are in uncharted territory': World records hottest day ever for the third time in just four days
The extraordinary feat comes shortly after the European Union's climate change service confirmed the planet observed its hottest June on record.
Britain's house prices are slumping as mortgage rates soar — and there could be worse to come
U.K. house prices fell at their fastest annual pace in 12 years in June as still escalating mortgage costs piled further pressure on the property market.
'We would not stand idly by': Lagarde pledges ECB action if both profits and wages rise
There are concerns that some companies are increasing their prices more than is needed to compensate for higher costs, thereby boosting their profit margins.
Volkswagen will start testing self-driving cars in Austin as it moves on from Argo AI
Volkswagen will deploy about 10 of its ID Buzz electric vans equipped with autonomous-driving systems developed with Mobileye by the end of 2023.
Elon Musk praises China's 'very strong' A.I. credentials
There's a heightened interest in AI and its potentially transformative effects on society.
JPMorgan warns UK could see 'hard landing,' says interest rates could hit 7%
JPMorgan expects U.K. interest rates to peak at 5.75%, but cautions that they could go higher "under some scenarios," hitting as much as 7%.
Qatar Airways reports record revenues, bolstered by FIFA World Cup
Qatar Airways announced record annual revenue Thursday after the company's finances were bolstered by the FIFA World Cup.
‘Life is like it is’: TotalEnergies CEO defends strategy despite calls to cut fossil fuel production
The comments by TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne come after French riot police fired tear gas at climate activists trying to prevent the firm's AGM.
Turkey's inflation rate cools despite steep lira plunge
Last October saw Turkey's inflation rate soar to 85%. The Turkish lira was last trading at 26.09 against the dollar.
Iceland is the No. 1 most peaceful country in the world
The Institute for Economics and Peace 2023 Global Peace Index found that Iceland is the safest country in the world.
Britain is now the only major economy where inflation is still rising
Inflation ticked lower in the U.S. Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, the OECD said. Britain, however, was found to be an outlier.
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