Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear assault could begin
Israel bombed at least three homes in Rafah overnight, raising new fear among the more than a million people sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the ...
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Officials board ship that hit Baltimore bridge, divers search for bodies
– U.S. federal safety investigators recovered the black box from the freight ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge, the agency chief said on Wednesday as rescuers searched for the ...
Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow concert attack
As many as 95 people are still missing after last week’s attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian news ...
Several dead in coach crash on German motorway
Several people were killed and more injured in a coach crash on a motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, police said.
“Several people were fatally injured ...
British satisfaction with healthcare drops to new low
British satisfaction with the state-owned National Health Service (NHS) dropped to a record low for 2023, showing the challenge for the government over a key concern for voters ahead of an ...
Russian investigators to study request to probe Western involvement in ‘terrorism’
Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they would study a request from parliamentarians to investigate what they called the “organisation, financing, and conduct of terrorist acts” against Russia by the ...
Protecting Palestinians a moral imperative, Pentagon chief tells Israeli counterpart
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday it was a moral and strategic imperative to protect Palestinian civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas and that the humanitarian ...
Players want place at the table as tennis ponders landscape shift
Changes to the landscape of professional tennis look certain over the next couple of years and, as blueprints are laid out and new tournaments proposed, the players are determined that ...
Djokovic ends successful partnership with coach Ivanisevic
World number one Novak Djokovic has ended his highly successful partnership with Croatian coach Goran Ivanisevic shortly before the clay season gets into full swing, the Serb announced on Wednesday.
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Mainoo gives England something different, Southgate says after Belgium draw
Kobbie Mainoo gives England a different profile of midfield player, manager Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday as he weighs up his options for Euro 2024 after his side salvaged a late 2...
Russian oil payments stall as UAE, Turkey tighten bank scrutiny
Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become more ...
Mass brawl forces authorities to impose curfew in Australian tourist town
Australia’s Northern Territory on Wednesday imposed a two-week youth curfew in the tourist town of Alice Springs, a day after a mass brawl involving 150 people, many of them armed ...
Fed posts record loss of $114.3 billion in 2023
The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that it officially saw a net negative income of $114.3 billion in 2023, a record loss tied to expenses related to managing the US central bank’...
Mastercard, Visa reach $30 billion settlement over credit card fees
Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) reached an estimated $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings likely to be passed on to ...
Boeing may turn to outsider CEO to tackle spiraling crisis
Boeing’s board has begun the search for a big-hitter to take the helm of the troubled planemaker following the turbulent tenure of CEO Dave Calhoun, with many industry executives ...
Companies react to Baltimore bridge collapse
A major bridge collapsed in the US port of Baltimore after being struck by a container ship, plunging cars into the river below.
Here is what carmakers and other companies, ...
Georgia, Ukraine and Poland clinch last Euro 2024 slots
Georgia and Poland overcame Greece and Wales respectively on penalties, while the third team to book it’s place for Euro 2024, war torn Ukraine, had to come from behind to ...
Over 63,000 people dead or missing while migrating over last decade
At least 63,285 people have perished or disappeared on migration routes around the world between 2014 and 2023, with most deaths caused by drowning, the U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday.
A ...
Oil little changed as markets weigh Russian supply woes
Oil was little changed on Tuesday after rising in the previous session as investors took a more mixed view toward the loss of Russian refinery capacity after recent Ukrainian attacks ...
Netanyahu coalition under strain after standoff with US over Gaza vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced growing strains on his divided coalition on Tuesday after an angry standoff with Washington worsened disagreements over proposals to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the ...
Putin’s hawks say Ukraine was involved in Moscow concert attack
Two powerful allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that they believed Ukraine was involved in the attack on a concert hall just outside Moscow that killed at ...
Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London’s High Court said the U.S. must provide assurances ...
Israel won’t yield to ‘delusional’ Hamas demands in truce talks
Israel accused Hamas on Tuesday of posing “delusional” demands in indirect negotiations on a Gaza truce, saying in a statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office that these showed ...
‘Mass casualty event’ as Baltimore Key Bridge collapses
Baltimore‘s 1.6-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and vehicles plunged into the river early on Tuesday after a ship collided into a support pylon, officials said, and rescuers were ...