Oil rises ahead of Fed meet as Middle East conflict rages
Oil prices edged up in Asian trade on Wednesday ahead of key meetings of global central banks this week, including the US Federal Reserve, while the market closely watched the ...
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UK rips up state guarantees on nearly £1 billion of Covid loans
The UK government has scrapped guarantees on nearly 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of bank loans handed out to ailing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving lenders on the hook for some ...
Wildfires erupt in southern Lebanon, civil defence blames Israeli shells
Firefighters in Lebanon were battling wildfires late on Tuesday that Lebanese civil defence said had been sparked by Israeli shelling, with the flames visible for miles as darkness fell.
The ...
UK shop price inflation at lowest since August 2022 -BRC
Prices in British store chains rose at the slowest pace in more than a year in October, according to industry data that adds to signs that the country’s high ...
Berkshire Hathaway sells $25.8 mln worth of shares in BYD
Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company owned by Warren Buffett, has sold 820,500 Hong Kong-listed shares of electric vehicle maker BYD Co (002594.SZ) for HK$201.73 million ($25.78 million), a stock exchange filing showed.
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Cryptoverse: As good as gold? Spot bitcoin ETFs aim to whip up US demand
Bitcoin, the original crypto rebel, is racing into the heart of the financial establishment with an exchange-traded fund that tracks its price. But will it strike gold?
The world’s ...
Israel strikes crowded Gaza camp; says Hamas commander killed
Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties in the enclave ...
US says made progress on work to secure passage for Americans out of Gaza
The United States has made “real progress” in the last few hours in negotiations to secure a safe passage for Americans and other foreigners who wish to depart the Gaza ...
Three in 10 Britons to spend less in festive period
Almost three in 10 UK consumers plan to spend less in the festive period this year than last year, reflecting the impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, according to survey data ...
Israel says it attacked Hamas gunmen inside Gaza tunnels
Israel said its forces fought Hamas gunmen inside the militants’ vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as a hospital director said more than 50 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike ...
Trafficked wildlife find safe haven in US zoos
By Mary Milliken and Jorge Garcia
A crocodilian tomistoma clambers around his watery enclosure, a radiated tortoise munches on plants and a Bali myna songbird perches on a branch – all ...
Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war
In Los Angeles, a man screaming “kill Jews” attempts to break into a family’s home. In London, girls in a playground are told they are “stinking Jews” and should ...
Israel’s UN delegates criticised for wearing yellow stars as ‘symbol of pride’
The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center on Tuesday criticised the country’s delegation to the United Nations for putting on yellow stars, a symbol of Nazi ...
Euro zone inflation drops to lowest in over two years
Euro zone inflation dropped to its lowest level in over two years in October, as energy prices fell and the high interest rates set by the European Central Bank dampened ...
‘Spoilt’ Olympiakos must accept sanctions for crowd trouble, says Panathinaikos president
Greece’s record champions Olympiakos should accept the sanctions, including a docked point, for crowd trouble in their abandoned Athens derby against Panathinaikos for the good of the sport, Panathinaikos ...
Russians struggle to keep alive memory of Stalin’s victims
Russians came in dribs and drabs to lay flowers on Monday to the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s purges, on an official day of remembrance largely shunned by ...
WHO warns of ‘imminent public health catastrophe’ in Gaza
A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, amid overcrowding, mass displacement and damage to water and sanitation infrastructure.
WHO spokesperson Christian ...
UK watchdog intervenes again in ‘buy-now-pay-later’ as users rise
Britons are turning to unregulated “buy-now-pay-later” credit in ever increasing numbers to pay their bills, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of how the country’...
Hijab-wearing woman shot by police in Paris metro, condition critical
Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab in a metro station on Tuesday morning, after commuters reported her shouting Jihadist slogansand behaving in a threatening manner, ...
High inflation and slowdown signs: the BoE’s tough trade-off
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at their 15-year high on Thursday as it battles an inflation rate that is more than three times as high ...
BP shares slump as Q3 profit misses forecast on weak gas
BP (BP.L) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $3.3 billion, missing analysts’ forecasts as strong oil trading and refining margins were offset by weak gas results while the firm wrote ...
Apple revamps Mac lineup and pricing with new family of chips
Apple (AAPL.O) on Monday introduced new MacBook Pro and iMac computers and three new chips to power them, with the company saying it had redesigned its graphics processing units (...
Suspected gunman holed up in Japan post office with hostages
A suspected gunman has taken people hostage inside a post office in Japan after injuring two at a hospital, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The government of the city of ...
King Charles visits Kenya with colonialism’s scars in focus
Britain’s tarnished colonial past took centre stage in Kenya on Tuesday as King Charles began a four-day state visit,poised to acknowledge “painful aspects” of the countries’ long shared ...