US embassy in Baghdad attacked with rockets, no casualties
Rockets were fired at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Friday in an attack believed to have been carried out by Iran-aligned militias which have targeted U.S. interests ...
Israel sharply ramps up Gaza strikes, US alarmed (update)
Israel sharply ramped up strikes on the Gaza Strip, pounding the length of the Palestinian enclave and killing hundreds in a new, expanded phase of the war that Washington said ...
Airport worker sacked after man lands in Cyprus with ‘c–t’ written on suitcase
An airport worker in the United Kingdom has lost his job after a man arrived in Cyprus to find the words “c–t stop checking in late” written on his ...
Post-Brexit ‘Big Bang’ reform of UK financial sector a ‘damp squib’, say lawmakers
Britain’s “big promises” to boost the financial sector’s post-Brexit global competitiveness have been a “damp squib”, with many of the changes yet to be implemented and none so ...
Hunter Biden hit with federal charges for evading tax,
The Department of Justice on Thursday filed new criminal charges against U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, accusing him of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes while spending ...
UK’s hot labour market shows sign of cooling
Britain’s labour market remains tight, despite a fall in job postings by employers over the course of 2023 and broader weakness in the economy, figures from recruitment platform Indeed showed ...
Amnesty: Israeli attack that killed Reuters journalist, wounded others must be investigated as a war crime
Amnesty International said on Thursday that Israeli strikes that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and wounded six others in south Lebanon on Oct. 13 were likely to have been a direct ...
US expresses support for Guyana’s sovereignty amid border tensions with Venezuela
The White House on Thursday reiterated the United States’ “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty amid growing border tensions between Guyana and Venezuela.
The long-running spat over the oil-rich Esequibo ...
Ukraine to make shells with US firms as it seeks to develop defence sector
Kyiv has agreed with two American firms to jointly manufacture vital 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine, a Ukrainian minister said on Thursday, although production will not start for at least ...
Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza (Update)
Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities on Thursday, leaving hundreds more Palestinians dead as almost 2 million displaced Gazans struggled to find safe refuge amid critical ...
Gaza has gone ‘far beyond’ a humanitarian crisis
The head of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Thursday that Gaza faces a catastrophe extending far beyond a humanitarian crisis, describing the situation in the ...
Britain summons Russian ambassador over Russian cyber espionage
The British government has summoned the Russian ambassador and sanctioned two people for what it said was a sustained but failed attempt to interfere in politics by Russian cyber spies.
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Sunak warns Rwanda migration plan will collapse without party unity
A defiant British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed to his Conservative Party on Thursday to unite behind his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning colleagues that if he ...
Turning over a page, Greece and Turkey agree to mend ties (Updated)
Greece and Turkey on Thursday agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of closer ties between the two NATO allies but historical ...
Greek olive growers brace themselves as thieves seek pricey crop
Greek olive grower Panagiotis Tsafaras has been forced to patrol his groves twice a day recently to fend off thieves trying to steal the crop as prices rise during a ...
UK house prices rise again after months of falls
British house prices rose for a second month in a row in November, figures from major mortgage lender Halifax showed on Thursday, adding to signs that the past year’s ...
Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion, flooding
A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles’ main island Mahe, officials said, prompting the president to declare a ...
Girl, 14, shoots fellow pupil dead at Russian school before killing herself
A 14-year-old girl shot a fellow pupil dead and wounded five other children on Thursday before killing herself at a school in the Russian city of Bryansk, officials said.
“According ...
US to veto UN’s Guterres’ demand for ceasefire at Security Council
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a rare move to formally warn the Security Council of a global threat from the Gaza war as Arab states seek to use this ...
UK construction sector contracts sharply in November
Britain’s construction sector activity fell sharply for a third month in a row in November, led by an ongoing slump in house-building as it bears the brunt of higher ...
Las Vegas police say suspect dead after reports of university shooting
Las Vegas police on Wednesday said a suspect was dead after they responded to reports of a shooting on the local campus of the University of Nevada, adding that there ...
UK immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigns over new Rwanda asylum law (Update)
Britain’s immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned on Wednesday saying the government’s published draft emergency legislation aimed at getting its Rwandan migrant deportation scheme up and running did not ...
Israel battles Hamas in southern Gaza, humanitarian concerns grow
sraeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in southern Gaza on Wednesday after reaching the heart of the city of Khan Younis, forcing Palestinian civilians to seek refuge elsewhere as ...
World divided at COP28 over whether to end fossil fuel era
It’s the issue at the core of COP28: will this year’s U.N. climate talks, held in major oil producer the United Arab Emirates, produce the first global ...