UK’s next government will find tax rises hard to avoid
Britain’s next government will almost certainly need to raise taxes and make unwelcome spending choices even if this week’s budget update from finance minister Jeremy Hunt presents a ...
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Turkey’s crypto rules seen addressing licensing, taxation after boom
Turkey’s new rules to regulate the crypto market are likely to focus on licensing and taxation, sector officials say, as the world’s fourth-biggest crypto-trading country seeks to get ...
Dutch far-right candidate Baudet assaulted two days before election
Thierry Baudet, the leader of a far-right political party in the Netherlands, was assaulted during a campaign event two days before a national election, his party said.
In a statement, ...
Israel shares video of Hamas gunman executing woman on Oct. 7
Israel on Monday released security camera footage from Oct. 7, which shows Hamas gunmen who crossed into Israel chase people from an outdoor music festival, with one seen executing a woman ...
Germany considers suspending debt brake as coalition cracks show
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday criticised sticking to what he called the country’s “inflexible” debt brake and took a swipe at Finance Minister Christian Lindner on prospective ...
US defence chief Austin visits Kyiv, announces more military aid
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin announced $100 million in new military aid to Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, pledging long-term American support amid growing concerns ...
North Korea flags plan to launch satellite rocket between Nov 22 and Dec 1, Japan says
North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between Nov. 22 and Dec. 1 in the direction of the Yellow Sea and East China ...
Former Springbok World Cup winner Strydom dies in car accident
Former Springbok lock Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident, South African Rugby confirmed on Monday, the fifth player from their victorious 1995 World Cup team to pass away.
Strydom, 58, ...
Jailed Russian nationalist Girkin warns of ‘sham’ presidential election
Pro-war Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who is in custody awaiting trial for inciting extremism, said on Sunday he wanted to run for president even though he understood the March election ...
Hungary’s Orban erects billboards vilifying EU’s von der Leyen
Hungary’s ruling party unveiled billboards vilifying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on Monday, the first time it has made her a personal target in a campaign similar ...
Shakira reaches deal to avoid $15 million tax fraud trial in Spain
Colombian pop star Shakira on Monday reached a settlement to avoid a trial in Barcelona over charges she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) in Spanish income tax between 2012 and 2014, ...
Kremlin regrets Finland’s decision to shut border crossings with Russia
The Kremlin said on Monday it deeply regretted Finland’s decision to shut crossings on its border with Russia, a move it said reflected Helsinki’s adoption of an anti-Russian ...
Nine dead amid storm in Turkey; 11 missing from sunken ship
Turkish rescue teams searched on Monday for 11 missing crew members of a cargo ship which sunk off the Black Sea coast amid storms that claimed the lives of at least ...
Sunak promises tax cuts after meeting his inflation pledge
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government would turn to cutting tax after a fall in inflation, speaking ahead of this week’s budget update when finance minister Jeremy ...
Premature Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt; deaths reported at Indonesian hospital
Israeli tanks surrounded a hospital in north Gaza and at least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by firing into the complex, health officials said on Monday, as fighting raged ...
Wegovy craze was all the rage on Q3 earnings calls
Weight loss was the talk of this earnings season, making names such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro the water-cooler discussion that companies across the globe could not ignore.
Analysts attended ...
Hungary’s Orban shows his distatse for EU’s von der Leyen
Hungary’s ruling party unveiled billboards vilifying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on Monday, the first time it has made her a personal target in a campaign similar ...
Dollar beaten to over two-month low as Fed cut bets take charge
The dollar slid to a two-month low on Monday, extending a downtrend from last week as traders reaffirmed their belief that US rates have peaked and turned their attention to ...
Oil extends gains on expectations of further OPEC+ supply cuts
Oil futures edged higher on Monday, extending gains on expectations of OPEC+ deepening supply cuts to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concern of Middle ...
OpenAI appoints ex-Twitch boss as interim CEO; Altman joins Microsoft
OpenAI has appointed ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear to lead the startup, replacing Sam Altman who will join the company’s top backer Microsoft MSFT.O to lead a new advanced ...
Southgate will not gamble on player fitness at Euro 2024
England players hoping to compete at next year’s European Championship in Germany will have to ensure their fitness is up to the mark, manager Gareth Southgate warned, with UEFA ...
Spanish supermarkets lock up olive oil as price soars and shoplifting surges
In Spain, the world’s biggest olive oil producer, supermarkets are locking up bottles of the staple cooking oil as prices surge and theft increases.
One-litre bottles of extra-virgin olive ...
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96
Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called “an extension of myself” owing to his wife’s prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly ...
Argentine libertarian Milei pledges new political era after election win
Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a ...