Hamas hands over two Israeli-Russian hostages held in Gaza
A convoy of vehicles with two Israeli-Russian hostages released by Hamas arrived in Israel on Wednesday on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the war ...
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Slovak truckers to block Ukraine crossing, joining Polish protests
Slovak truckers will block the main border crossing with Ukraine from Friday, the country’s truckers association UNAS said, joining Polish protests to win restrictions against Ukrainian drivers.
Polish truckers ...
Report of Israeli hostage family’s deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to extend the Gaza truce were overshadowed at the last minute on Wednesday by an unconfirmed claim by Hamas that a family of Israeli hostages ...
British PM fuels diplomatic dispute with Greece over Parthenon sculptures
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fuelled a diplomatic row with Athens on Wednesday by accusing his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis of “grandstanding” during a recent trip to London over ownership ...
UN chief says Gaza in midst of ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned that the Gaza Strip was in the midst of an “epic humanitarian catastrophe,” as calls grew for a ceasefire to replace the temporary ...
VAR official from PSG’s draw with Newcastle stood down
VAR official Tomasz Kwiatkowski, who recommended a controversial penalty check during Paris St Germain’s Champions League draw against Newcastle United, will not be part of the officiating team for ...
Freed Israeli hostages tell families of beatings and death threats
Israeli women and children on their return from Hamas captivity in Gaza speak of being beaten and threatened with death, moved from place to place and forced to whisper during ...
Uber tries to win over London black cabs
Uber will open up its platform to London’s black cabs next year, the ride-hailing firm said on Wednesday, trying to win over the British capital’s taxis after a ...
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause, refers to Netanyahu as the ‘butcher of Gaza’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and militant group Hamas as a temporary “stop ...
BoE’s Bailey vows to do ‘what it takes’ to cut inflation to 2 per cent
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the central bank “will do what it takes” to get inflation down to its 2 per cent target, adding that he ...
Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating India’s Cricket World Cup defeat
Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for allegedly celebrating Australia’s victory over India in the men’s Cricket ...
Arsenal belong at this level in Champions League, says Arteta
Arsenal require just one point to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League, and that is where the club should be, manager Mikel Arteta said on Tuesday.
Arteta’...
Turkey expects to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession ‘within weeks’
Turkey has told Sweden it expects to ratify its long-delayed accession to the NATO military alliance within weeks, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Sweden and Finland asked to ...
Charlie Munger, who was Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire, dies at 99
Warren Buffett’s trusted confidante Charlie Munger died on Tuesday at age 99, leaving a void at Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) that investors said would be impossible to fill despite the ...
North Korean special economic zone poised for revival in new Russia trade
Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicentre of the isolated country’s growing cooperation with Russia, experts say, including ...
Oil slightly higher as OPEC+ awaited, Black Sea storm disrupts supply
Oil edged higher on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a crucial OPEC+ meeting to decide output policy in the coming months, while a supply disruption caused by a ...
Man United boosted ahead of crunch clash with Galatasaray
Manchester United have Rasmus Hojlund, the joint top-scorer in the Champions League this season, and Antony fit for their pivotal game at Galatasaray on Wednesday in a big boost for ...
US military aircraft crashes in sea off Japan killing at least one (Update 2)
A U.S. military aircraft with eight people onboard crashed into the sea in western Japan on Wednesday, with several media outlets reporting one crew member had died and the ...
Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce
Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of a prolonged six-day truce in the Gaza Strip conflict, as attention focused on ...
AI threatens wages, not jobs – so far, ECB paper finds
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could reduce wages, but so far is creating, not destroying jobs, especially for the young and highly-skilled, research published by the European Central Bank ...
UK shop price inflation at lowest since June 2022
Shoppers at British store chains have seen the slowest increase in prices in almost a year and a half but retailers might struggle to keep inflation on its downward path, ...
Volkswagen to reduce headcount at ‘no longer competitive’ VW brand
Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) 10 billion euro ($10.9 billion) savings programme will include staff reductions, managers told staff this week, as brand chief Thomas Schaefer warned that high costs and low ...
‘Group of death’ delivers as PSG, Newcastle and Milan all stay in hunt, Man City beat Leipzig 3-2
When the Champions League draw was made Group F always looked like being too close to call and it will duly go right down to the wire with French aristocrats ...
Putin won’t make peace in Ukraine before 2024 US election -US official
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not make peace in Ukraine before he knows the results of the November 2024 U.S. election, a senior U.S. State Department official said on ...