Germany to welcome first floating gas terminal, Germany is set to receive its first floating gas terminal, officials said Friday, as the country looks to replace Russian supplies it previously received via pipeline. The “Hoegh Esperanza” will dock at the northern port of Wilhelmshaven in the coming days, loaded with an initial shipment of liquefied […]

UK defends new post-Brexit finance reforms, Britain on Friday launched a post-Brexit plan to relax curbs on its powerhouse City sector introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, denying the reforms will bring about new instability. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted the government was not being reckless in scrapping “ringfencing” of assets held by the biggest […]

Baltics to up defence spending to three percent of GDP, The Baltic states vowed on Friday to raise their defence spending to three percent of gross domestic product (GDP), amid security worries stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. All three nations have been NATO members since 2004 and form a part of the Western defence […]

France face England at World Cup after Brazil crash out, Reigning champions France take on England in a World Cup knock-out match for the first time on Saturday, after favourites Brazil were dumped out in the quarter-finals to blow the tournament wide open. Morocco will bid to become the first African or Arab nation to […]

Van Gaal says World Cup exit on penalties ‘incredibly painful’, Netherlands coach Louis van-Gaal said his team’s loss to Argentina on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday was “incredibly painful”. The Dutch rallied with two late goals from Wout Weghorst to force extra time after Argentina led 2-0 through efforts from […]