The United Arab Emirates has agreed an "energy security" agreement with Germany to supply liquefied natural gas and diesel as Berlin searches for new power sources to replace Russian supplies.
A super typhoon slammed into the Philippines, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that are expected to cause flooding and destroy crops, authorities said.
Russia has sought to defend its seven-month-old war at the United Nations, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that regions of Ukraine where widely derided referendums are being held would be under Russia's "full protection" if annexed by Moscow.
Irish household amassed a significant nest egg over the course of the pandemic, but options for how best to take advantage of that are limited, writes Adam Maguire.
Italians are voting today in an election expected to usher in the country's first government led by the far-right since World War II, bringing eurosceptic populists to the heart of Europe.
North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, South Korea's military said, just days after a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived ahead of joint drills.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov bitterly criticized Western nations over the Ukraine war, telling the United Nations that the US and its allies sought to "destroy" his country.
Moscow has replaced its top logistics general after a series of setbacks as Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine voted for a second day on becoming part of Russia in referendums described as a "sham".
