UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages
Leaders of the UK’s financial technology industry are urging the British government to increase tax relief and help them raise more investment, as some executives warn a shortage of ...
Erdogan meets Hamas leader in Turkey, discusses efforts for regional peace
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and reach a fair and lasting peace in the region during a meeting with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh ...
Israeli troops raid West Bank refugee camp, Gaza fighting continues
Israeli forces fought Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in the second day of a raid that has so far left at least two people dead, the ...
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses and Thailand’s government said, forcing nearly 1,700 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops ...
Turkey says ending Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is ‘first priority’
Tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, ...
Ukraine drone attack sets ablaze Russian fuel depot, hits susbtations, Kyiv source says
Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones early on Saturday, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations, an intelligence source in Kyiv told ...
Man dies after setting self on fire outside court where Trump trial underway
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan
A man has died after setting himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money ...
US Senate votes to reauthorise surveillance programme
By Jasper Ward
The US Senate voted late on Friday night to approve the reauthorisation of a controversial surveillance programme, narrowly missing the midnight expiration of the programme.
The reauthorisation ...
Tesla’s Elon Musk postpones India trip
By Aditi Shah, Aditya Kalra and Sarita Chaganti Singh
Elon Musk postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing obligations at his ...
Iran’s foreign minister downplays drone attack
By Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had ...
Industrial policy for economic security
By Maria Demertzis
For the next five years, economic security will undoubtedly be one of the top priorities for the leadership of the European Commission. To ensure its economic security, ...
ECB ‘crystal clear’ on June rate cut, de Guindos says
The European Central Bank has made it “crystal clear” that interest rates could be cut in June but has also been firm that policy decisions beyond that remain up in ...
Russian missiles destroy grain storage facilities in Odesa region, Ukraine says
Russian missiles hit the port of Pivdennyi in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region on Friday, destroying grain storage facilities and foodstuffs they contained, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials said.
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Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack (updated)
Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – ...
Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway (updated)
A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, but he did not appear to have ...
IMF committee acknowledges conflicts risk but opts against joint communique
The International Monetary Fund’s steering committee failed to issue a joint communique on Friday amid disagreements over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, opting instead for a statement ...
Foes Azerbaijan and Armenia agree ‘historic’ return of villages
Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both sides said on Friday was an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after fighting two ...
Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi (updated)
The first of India’s almost one billion voters cast ballots on Friday in the country’s multi-day election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on ...
Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills eight
Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 km (185 miles) from its border on Friday after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight people, including two ...
Israeli ‘aggression’ on Iran an escalation against the region, Hamas says
Israel’s “aggression” on Iran is an escalation against the region, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Friday.
“We call for expanding the scale of the engagement ...
Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat
Athletes at this year’s Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options.
French supermarket giant ...
Airlines scramble to change routes after Israeli attack on Iran
Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli ...
Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals
Police in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom ...
Dollar’s dominant reserve currency status to endure, says Morgan Stanley
The US dollar’s dominant reserve currency status is likely to endure partly because even the most talked about alternative the Chinese yuan falls short as a credible challenger, Morgan ...