UK services sector sentiment hits 2-1/2-year low
Business confidence in Britain’s services sector hit a two-and-a-half-year low in the quarter to May and cost pressures are ramping up partly as a result of employment tax rises, ...
Hamas seeks changes in US Gaza proposal, Witkoff calls response ‘unacceptable’
Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but President Donald Trump’s envoy rejected the ...
EU Commission ‘strongly’ regrets announced increase in US steel tariffs
The European Commission said on Saturday that it “strongly” regrets an announced increase of U.S. tariffs on steel imports and that the EU is prepared to impose countermeasures.
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Britain to spend an extra $2 billion on armed forces’ housing
Britain said on Saturday it would spend an extra 1.5 billion pounds to tackle the poor state of housing for the country’s armed forces, helping to support recruitment, retention and ...
Damning report spells out past secret nuclear activities in Iran
Iran carried out secret nuclear activities with material not declared to the U.N. nuclear watchdog at three locations that have long been under investigation, the watchdog said in a ...
Israel blocks Ramallah meeting with Arab ministers
Israel will not allow a planned meeting in the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to go ahead, an Israeli official said on Saturday, after Arab ...
Syrian Kurdish commander in touch with Turkey, open to meeting Erdogan
The commander of Kurdish forces that control northeast Syria said on Friday that his group is in direct contact with Turkey and that he would be open to improving ties, ...
Trump says he plans to double steel, aluminium tariffs to 50%
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he planned to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminium to 50% from 25%, ratcheting up pressure on global steel producers and deepening his ...
UK’s car output drops in April, sees worst start to year since 2009
Britain’s vehicle output dropped sharply in April, marking the worst start to the year since 2009, due to weak export demand and the timing of Easter, industry data showed this ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Ceasefire needed for peace, new round of talks must not be ’empty’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that a ceasefire was needed to move forward towards a settlement of the war with ...
Trump lauds Musk in Oval Office as billionaire’s turbulent tenure ends
US President Donald Trump praised billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal spending during a joint press conference in the Oval Office on Friday, as the Tesla CEO departs ...
US axes 24 clean energy projects, including at Exxon’s Baytown
The US has axed awards to 24 green energy projects issued during President Joe Biden’s administration that totalled more than $3.7 billion, including one at an Exxon refinery complex in Texas, ...
Trump: No requests to pardon Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, but will look at the facts
President Donald Trump said on Friday that no one has asked him to pardon pop singer Sean “Diddy” Combs but we would look at the facts of the case.
Combs, 55, ...
France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children
France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations from July to protect children, the government said.
The ban, which follows similar measures across ...
Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over participation in June 2 peace talks
Ukraine on Friday resisted pressure from Moscow and Washington to commit itself to attending peace talks with Russia on June 2, saying it first needed to see the proposals Russian negotiators ...
Punch-ups and tobacco pouches: Polish presidential race gets personal
The centrist frontrunner in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election on Sunday says Poles know everything about him, contrasting that with the slew of media reports about his nationalist opponent’s ...
Starmer warns Farage’s ‘fantasy’ fiscal plans would crash the economy
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Thursday that Nigel Farage would crash the economy if his Reform UK party ever won power, describing the tax and spending plans of ...
Argentine court declares mistrial in Diego Maradona’s death
A controversial decision by an Argentine judge paved the way for the court to declare a mistrial on Thursday in the case concerning the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona.
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US TARIFFS
Trump’s tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay
A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, a day after a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his ...
UK police charge man over Liverpool car collision that hurt dozens
British police charged a 53-year-old man on Thursday after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a victory parade earlier this week, injuring dozens.
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US says that Israel accepts Gaza ceasefire plan; Hamas most likely to reject it
Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not ...
Italian activists face trial for migrant sea rescue in legal first
A Sicilian judge has ordered six members of an Italian charity ship to stand trial on accusations of aiding illegal immigration, the first time crew members of a rescue vessel ...
Kyrgyzstan detains eight media workers in widening crackdown
National security authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained eight current and former employees of independent media outlet Kloop, their lawyers said, accusing them of inciting unrest amid a growing crackdown on ...
US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible
The United States’ newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the Islamist-led government ...