EU climate divisions give foretaste of fight looming at COP28
A hard-won deal on the European Union’s negotiating stance for this year’s U.N. climate talks has revealed regional rifts that anticipate global tensions at the COP28 summit.
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Singapore to inspect Credit Suisse, others in money-laundering scandal
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to conduct an on-site inspection of a local unit of Credit Suisse to determine whether it properly handled the monitoring of wealthy clients ...
Israeli anger at Netanyahu erupts at hospital bedsides as judgment day nears for PM
One Israeli cabinet minister was barred from a hospital visitors’ entrance. Another’s bodyguards were drenched with coffee thrown by a bereaved man. A third had “traitor” and “imbecile” shouted ...
Rolls-Royce to cut up to 2,500 jobs in latest efficiency drive
Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said on Tuesday it would cut up to 2,500 jobs as its new chief executive seeks to build a more efficient business, the latest boss to attempt to ...
Israel military says no evidence of direct hit on Gaza hospital
Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had seen no evidence of a direct hit by aerial munitions on a hospital in the Gaza Strip the day before, where hundreds ...
Oil jumps 2 per cent as Middle East tensions increase
Oil prices surged on Wednesday as tension escalated in the Middle East after hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital, sparking concerns about potential oil supply disruptions ...
EU countries break deadlock on power market subsidies
European Union countries’ energy ministers struck a deal to reform power market subsidies, Spain’s energy minister said defusing a stand-off between France and Germany over the future competitiveness of ...
Guinea-Bissau capital in darkness after Turkish firm cuts power supply
Guinea-Bissau’s capital was plunged into darkness on Tuesday after Turkish company Karpowership cut off electricity supplies to the West African nation due to an unpaid debt of $17 million, the ...
Regulators propose crypto disclosures by banks from January 2025
Global banking regulators on Tuesday proposed a standardised format for major banks to disclose their holdings of cryptoassets from January 2025 to support “market discipline” by giving a complete picture to ...
UK regular pay growth slows for the first time since January
Growth in British workers’ regular pay – which is being watched closely by the Bank of England – slowed from a previous record high and job vacancies also dropped, official figures showed ...
Tesla to recall nearly 55,000 Model X vehicles, auto regulator says
The US auto regulator on Tuesday said Tesla (TSLA.O) will recall 54,676 Model X vehicles manufactured between 2021-2023, as the vehicle controller is likely to fail to detect low brake ...
Cryptoverse: Winter is coming as ether funds flounder in fall
The weak crypto market is wobbling through autumn. And winter’s on its way.
The long-anticipated US launch of a group of exchange-traded funds tracking ether offered fresh evidence of ...
England clinch Euro 2024 spot with win over Italy but Hungary must wait
Classy England beat Italy 3-1 at Wembley to became the latest country to book a berth at next year’s European Championship after Tuesday’s round of qualifiers but Hungary’...
How the Hollywood strike is scrambling film, TV schedules into next summer
Santa Claus will not be coming to Hollywood this year.
“Dear Santa,” a comedy by the Farrelly brothers about a young boy who accidentally sends a letter to Satan instead ...
US releases asylum seekers on the streets. Some suburbs bear the burden
Overwhelmed by record numbers of asylum seekers from around the world, U.S. border officials have released thousands of migrants on streets in the San Diego area the past month, ...
Uganda police say suspected rebels kill three in national park
A Ugandan national and two foreign tourists have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in a national park, the police said ...
Hundreds said killed in Gaza hospital blast, protests erupt (video)
A Gaza health ministry spokesman said hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other and that ...
Turkey to allocate 150% more to defense budget in 2024 -minister
Turkey will allocate more than $40 billion to its defense budget in 2024, a presentation by a vice president showed, marking a 150% increase from this year’s budget, in another move to ...
Poland’s Tusk calls for quick decision on appointing government
Poland’s president should move swiftly to allow the formation of a new government, Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition (KO), said on Tuesday, after official election results showed ...
Gaza families ordered south return home, say nowhere is safe from Israeli bombs
The Abu Marasa family are returning to Gaza City, having fled on Friday after Israel ordered all civilians to go south or face bombardment, saying they would rather die at ...
Biden to visit Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens
US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to show support for its war on Hamas after Washington said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to let humanitarian aid ...
Trump pledges to expel immigrants who support Hamas, ban Muslims from the US
Donald Trump promised that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the U.S. and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport ...
VAR officials involved in Liverpool error to make PL return
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in last month’s 2-1 Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur will return for this weekend’...
Israel’s Gaza evacuation order could breach international law – UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel’s siege of Gaza and its evacuation order for the north of the enclave could amount to a forcible ...