Donald Trump Jr. testifies at father’s civil fraud trial
Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. took the witness stand on Wednesday in a New York civil fraud trial accusing the former U.S. president and his family businesses ...
Israel says it kills second Hamas commander in refugee camp, first evacuees leave Gaza
Israeli forces killed another Hamas commander on Wednesday in their second strike on Gaza’s largest refugee camp in two days, the military said, as the first group of civilian ...
Over 260 civilians killed after stepping on mines, explosives – Ukraine
More than 260 civilians have been killed in Ukraine after stepping on landmines or other explosives during the 20-month-old war with Russia, Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday.
Kyiv estimates that 174,000 ...
Medvedev mocks Carlsberg after brewer says its business was stolen
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sneered at the Danish brewer Carlsberg CARLb.CO on Wednesday for having thought it could quit Russia without penalty after the West sanctioned Moscow for ...
EU’s Borrell ‘appalled’ by casualties in refugee camp bombing
The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Wednesday said he was “appalled” by the high number of casualties from the bombing by Israel of a refugee camp in ...
King Charles’ regrets for colonial abuses in Kenya not enough for some victims
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla began the second day of a state visit to Kenya on Wednesday as survivors of colonial-era abuses criticised his failure to issue a ...
Don’t expect instant success, Zelenskiy warns as he rallies his troops
Ukraine’s attacks on the Russian Navy in the Black Sea have crippled Moscow’s war efforts, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, seeking to rally his troops even as ...
BBC World Service to launch emergency radio service for Gaza
The BBC will start an emergency radio service for the people of Gaza in response to the ongoing conflict in the region, the British broadcaster’s World Service arm said ...
Oil rises ahead of Fed meet as Middle East conflict rages
Oil prices edged up in Asian trade on Wednesday ahead of key meetings of global central banks this week, including the US Federal Reserve, while the market closely watched the ...
UK rips up state guarantees on nearly £1 billion of Covid loans
The UK government has scrapped guarantees on nearly 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of bank loans handed out to ailing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving lenders on the hook for some ...
Wildfires erupt in southern Lebanon, civil defence blames Israeli shells
Firefighters in Lebanon were battling wildfires late on Tuesday that Lebanese civil defence said had been sparked by Israeli shelling, with the flames visible for miles as darkness fell.
The ...
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 ...