UK shop price inflation at lowest since August 2022 -BRC
Prices in British store chains rose at the slowest pace in more than a year in October, according to industry data that adds to signs that the country’s high ...
Israel strikes crowded Gaza camp; says Hamas commander killed
Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties in the enclave ...
US says made progress on work to secure passage for Americans out of Gaza
The United States has made “real progress” in the last few hours in negotiations to secure a safe passage for Americans and other foreigners who wish to depart the Gaza ...
Israel positive about proposal for humanitarian corridor from Cyprus to Gaza (update 2)
By Iole Damaskinos, Nick Theodoulou, Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver
Cyprus’ proposal for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to the Gaza strip is being received positively, President Nikos Christodoulides ...
Three in 10 Britons to spend less in festive period
Almost three in 10 UK consumers plan to spend less in the festive period this year than last year, reflecting the impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, according to survey data ...
Israel says it attacked Hamas gunmen inside Gaza tunnels
Israel said its forces fought Hamas gunmen inside the militants’ vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as a hospital director said more than 50 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike ...
Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war
In Los Angeles, a man screaming “kill Jews” attempts to break into a family’s home. In London, girls in a playground are told they are “stinking Jews” and should ...
Israel’s UN delegates criticised for wearing yellow stars as ‘symbol of pride’
The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center on Tuesday criticised the country’s delegation to the United Nations for putting on yellow stars, a symbol of Nazi ...
Euro zone inflation drops to lowest in over two years
Euro zone inflation dropped to its lowest level in over two years in October, as energy prices fell and the high interest rates set by the European Central Bank dampened ...
Russians struggle to keep alive memory of Stalin’s victims
Russians came in dribs and drabs to lay flowers on Monday to the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s purges, on an official day of remembrance largely shunned by ...
WHO warns of ‘imminent public health catastrophe’ in Gaza
A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, amid overcrowding, mass displacement and damage to water and sanitation infrastructure.
WHO spokesperson Christian ...
Hijab-wearing woman shot by police in Paris metro, condition critical
Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab in a metro station on Tuesday morning, after commuters reported her shouting Jihadist slogansand behaving in a threatening manner, ...
High inflation and slowdown signs: the BoE’s tough trade-off
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at their 15-year high on Thursday as it battles an inflation rate that is more than three times as high ...
Suspected gunman holed up in Japan post office with hostages
A suspected gunman has taken people hostage inside a post office in Japan after injuring two at a hospital, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The government of the city of ...
King Charles visits Kenya with colonialism’s scars in focus
Britain’s tarnished colonial past took centre stage in Kenya on Tuesday as King Charles began a four-day state visit,poised to acknowledge “painful aspects” of the countries’ long shared ...
Two dead, dozens of homes destroyed as bushfires rage across eastern Australia
Two people have been killed and dozens of homes destroyed in bushfires raging across Australia’s northern Queensland state, as firefighters travel from across the country and from New Zealand ...
Britain to push ahead with rules for cryptoassets
Britain said on Monday it would legislate to implement its first set of rules to regulate the crypto sector, requiring market participants to be authorised before they can offer services ...
Trump should be disqualified from 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 riot, advocates say at trial
Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado’s ballot in next year’s election because he “incited a violent mob” in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, an advocacy group lawyer argued at ...
Israeli forces attack Gaza’s main city from two directions
Armoured Israeli forces attacked the Gaza Strip’s main city from two directions on Monday and targeted the main road linking it to the south of Gaza, witnesses said, drawing ...
Illinois man pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy
An Illinois man charged with murder and hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother pleaded not guilty before a judge on Monday at ...
Israel ‘let down’ by UN and its agencies, envoy says
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday her country had been “let down” by the global body, saying its agency chiefs had not done enough ...
Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been ...
Israeli soldier freed in Gaza during ground operation, Israeli army says
Israel said on Monday that its forces freed a soldier from Hamas captivity during the ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The soldier, identified as Ori Megidish, was kidnapped by ...
Hamas releases new hostage video, Netanyahu denounces ‘cruel propaganda’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned as “cruel psychological propaganda” a video released on Monday by Hamas that shows three of the hostages seized by the Islamist movement on Oct. 7.
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