Death toll from Iran approaches 2,600, rights group reports
The death toll from unrest in Iran climbed to almost 2,600, a rights group said on Wednesday, as Tehran stepped up diplomatic contacts with U.S.-allies in the region over ...
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Spain to tighten rental rules with room rent caps, seasonal lease curbs
Spain’s leftist government will further tighten rental rules and restrict medium-term leases to contain soaring rents and prevent price abuse under a decree to be approved in the coming ...
Sterling rallies vs dollar, flat against euro as risk premium unwinds
Sterling rallied against the U.S. dollar on Monday, alongside the euro and the Swiss franc, after the Trump administration threatened Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with a criminal indictment.
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Heineken CEO, facing slow sales and unsatisfied investors, steps down
Heineken’s CEO Dolf van den Brink resigned unexpectedly on Monday after six years of leading the Dutch brewer and only a few months after setting its new strategy, as ...
Financial stocks fall as Trump’s credit card rate cap plan rattles investors
U.S. financial stocks and UK-listed lenders fell on Monday as President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates threatened a key revenue stream ...
UK drops plans for mandatory digital ID for workers in latest U-turn
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Britain is set to drop plans to make it mandatory for workers to hold a digital identity document, The Times newspaper, the BBC and other media reported ...
US files for warrants to seize dozens more Venezuela-linked oil tankers
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade, four sources familiar with the matter said, ...
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says ‘help is on its way’
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep protesting and said help was on the way, without giving details, as Iran’s clerical establishment pressed its crackdown ...
US Supreme Court weighs the legality of transgender sports bans
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over the legality of laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams amid escalating efforts by dozens of states ...
Britain sets ambitious medal target for Winter Olympics
Britain will target between four to eight medals at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, with team chiefs quietly confident that they can beat the record of five achieved at Sochi and PyeongChang.
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Hamas to elect first leader since Sinwar killed by Israel
Hamas is expected to elect a new leader this month, two sources in the group told Reuters, filling the role left vacant since Israel killed Yahya Sinwar in 2024 despite concerns ...
Russian strikes on Ukraine knock out heat and power
Russia struck cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight in one of its biggest attacks of the New Year so far, killing at least four people and knocking out ...
Iranians tap Musk’s Starlink to skirt internet blackout, sources say
Some Iranians are still using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service despite a nationwide communications blackout, three people inside the country said, the latest example of Starlink being used ...
Man Utd reach agreement to appoint Carrick as interim manager
Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle with Michael Carrick for the former Middlesbrough manager to take charge of the Premier League team on an interim basis until the ...
Ice closes Vienna airport, disrupts flights in Prague
Icy conditions have forced staff to close Vienna International Airport until at least 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) on Tuesday and limit fights at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport, both hubs said.
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Man City’s Guardiola wary of Newcastle’s late goal threat
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola would have preferred the League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United to be a single-leg tie due to the holders’ habit of scoring late goals.
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Swindon captain was banned for ‘highly violating’ fouls, FA reveals
Swindon Town captain Ollie Clarke was banned for seven matches in December for committing fouls on the “private body parts” of two opponents, the Football Association revealed on Monday.
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Macclesfield draw Brentford after FA Cup heroics
New Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior was handed a trip back to his old club Hull City in the FA Cup fourth round draw on Monday while non-league giant-slayers Macclesfield will ...
French farmers stage new Paris protest in bid to halt Mercosur deal
French farmers drove tractors into Paris on Tuesday for the second time in a week to protest against an EU-Mercosur trade deal they say threatens local agriculture by creating unfair ...
Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025, says Counterpoint
Global smartphone shipments rose 2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, lifted by stronger demand and economic momentum in emerging markets, Counterpoint Research said on Monday.
Apple led the market with a 20 per ...
Qatar and UAE to join U.S.-led effort to bolster technology supply chain
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will soon join a U.S.-led initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg told ...
Trump piles on the pressure with 25% tariff threat on countries trading with Iran
President Donald Trump said on Monday any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on any trade with the U.S., as Washington weighs a ...
Musk’s X to open source new algorithm in seven days
Elon Musk said that social media platform X will open to the public its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days.
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UK employers report weaker hiring but stronger pay growth in December
Britain’s jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace, according to a survey of recruiters that will be studied by the ...