Binance mega-fine fits go-big-or-go-home vibe
Cryptocurrency is a precocious industry, in its lows as well as its highs. So it makes sense that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has agreed to pay a $4.3 ...
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The secret negotiations that led to the Gaza hostages deal
Shortly after Hamas militants took hostages during their deadly assault on southern Israel on Oct. 7, the government of Qatar contacted the White House with a request: Form a small team ...
EU October car sales up 14.6 per cent, EV sales jump more than 36 per cent
New car sales in the European Union rose 14.6 per cent in October, boosted in part by a big jump in sales of fully electric cars, while hybrid electric vehicles accounted ...
Public sector drives UK pay awards higher in October
Pay awards from British employers rose in the three months to October thanks to rising public sector salaries but private sector pay deals – which are closely watched by the Bank ...
US forces attacked at Iraq airbase, respond in self-defence -US officials
U.S. forces were attacked at an airbase west of Baghdad early on Tuesday and a U.S. military aircraft responded in self-defence, U.S. officials said, in the first ...
North Korea claims success in launching first spy satellite
North Korea successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday, its space agency said, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.
Officials in South Korea ...
‘We’re releasing life’: Heat wave speeds turtle hatching in Peru
In the Peruvian Amazon, an extended heat wave and drought have shortened the incubation period for thousands of turtle hatchlings released into the river by biologists as part of a ...
US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28
By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner
The US will lay out the first international strategy to commercialise nuclear fusion power at the upcoming UN climate summit in Dubai.
Fusion could ...
Climate on track to warm by nearly 3C without aggressive actions, UN report finds
By Gloria Dickie
Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United ...
Stampede at Republic of Congo stadium kills 37
At least 37 people were killed and numerous others injured at a stadium in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville overnight, the government said on Tuesday, with local media reporting ...
BBC scraps UK Top Gear show for ‘foreseeable future’ following crash
The British version of the globally popular BBC car show ‘Top Gear’ will not return for the foreseeable future, the broadcaster said, after a crash in December which left presenter ...
Netanyahu, Hamas indicate deal on Gaza truce and hostages close
The leader of Hamas said on Tuesday that a truce agreement with Israel was close, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped for good news soon about hostages, the ...
Shirts worn by Messi at World Cup expected to fetch record price
Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s triumphant run at the 2022 World Cup are expected to become the “most valuable collection of sports memorabilia” when bidding opens later ...
Djokovic eyes second Davis Cup title for Serbia
World number one Novak Djokovic will seek to complete one of the best season’s of his incredible career by leading Serbia to the Davis Cup title for a second ...
Ukraine marks decade since pro-West revolution
European Council President Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in a gesture of support as Ukraine marks 10 years since the start of mass protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president ...
EU faces growing Muslim animosity over Gaza war stance – Borrell
The European Union faces growing animosity across the Muslim world and beyond due to accusations of pro-Israel bias and double standards over the war in Gaza, the bloc’s foreign ...
ECB says property slump could last years in threat to lenders
The euro zone’s sinking commercial property sector could struggle for years, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday, posing a threat to the banks and investors which financed it.
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Deliveroo riders not entitled to collective bargaining, top UK court rules
Food delivery firm Deliveroo’s riders cannot be represented by a trade union for the purposes of collective bargaining, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
The Independent ...
WHO: planning underway to evacuate three Gaza hospitals
A World Health Organisation spokesperson said on Tuesday that three hospitals in Israeli-besieged Gaza had requested help with evacuating patients and that planning had started.
Hospitals have come under bombardment ...
Russia says co-existence not possible with Ukraine’s current ‘regime’
Russia cannot co-exist with the current “regime” in Kyiv but Moscow can resist the might of NATO for as long as it needs to fully demilitarise Ukraine, a senior Russian ...
Waste from Adidas, Walmart, other brands fuelling Cambodia brick kilns
Waste from at least 19 international brands including Adidas and Walmart is being used to fuel kilns in brick factories in Cambodia, and some workers were falling ill, according to a ...
Mendy sues Man City over unpaid wages after rape charges
Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has sued the Premier League club over nearly two years of unpaid wages after he was charged with sexual offences in 2021, the player’s ...
US SEC sues Kraken crypto exchange over failure to register
Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was sued on Monday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused it of illegally operating as a securities exchange ...
‘Just let people die’ PM Sunak reportedly said during pandemic, Covid inquiry hears
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should “just let people die” during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how ...