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Eurozone inflation jumps to new record 9.1%
Eurozone inflation jumps to new record 9.1%

The eurozone inflation rate hit a new record in August, official data showed on Wednesday, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to hike rates to tame Ukraine war-fuelled prices. Economist Jack Allen-Reynolds of Capital Economics warned that the eurozone inflation rate could hit 10 percent by the end of the year, even if the bank hikes rates.

Taliban mark anniversary of foreign troop exit with chants, military parade
Taliban mark anniversary of foreign troop exit with chants, military parade

The Taliban celebrated Wednesday the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan with victory chants and a military parade showcasing equipment left behind by foreign forces. - Victory chants - Banners celebrating victories against three empires -- the former Soviet Union and Britain also lost wars in Afghanistan -- flew in Kabul.