Japan’s central bank has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 31-year high as it continues to move away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs and as the country faces increasing economic pressures. In a widely expected move on Friday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) increased the rate from 1% to 1.25% – a
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in the first squad selected by new Portugal coach Jorge Jesus, ending speculation the 41-year-old could retire from international football. Ronaldo refused to confirm whether he would continue to play for his country after Portugal’s World Cup round-of-16 defeat by eventual winners Spain in July. But the Al-Nassr forward is
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified. In a news conference at the Elysee Palace, Macron said he had ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites in the face of this threat. He said France had been targeted
Thirty-seven people accused of illegal mining in north-central Nigeria have died in custody, local officials said. Police have set up an investigation into the deaths, which the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) blamed on an apparent disease outbreak. However, an intelligence report shared with the AFP news agency suggested the group died because
Police have begun moving hundreds of migrants in Ceuta to a new tented site in the port area of the Spanish territory in north Africa. Officers struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure a place at the site after weeks of living on the beaches. Shots could be heard, with reports that police
At least 16 people, including five police officers, have been killed after a vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque in north-western Pakistan, according to a senior police official in Peshawar. A gun battle is still ongoing between attackers and security forces at the site in the Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. One of
