US Senate border talks reach ‘critical moment,’ could imperil Ukraine aid
Bipartisan U.S. Senate talks on a border security deal that some have set as a condition of further aid for Ukraine and Israel have hit a critical point, lawmakers ...
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Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians killed in strike on food aid queue
An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were queuing for food aid on Thursday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said, in what Palestinian groups called a “...
Once bustling Jerusalem ‘like a desert’ says Palestinian shopkeeper
Over more than 100 days of the Gaza war, Rami Nabulsi’s antique shop in the Old City of Jerusalem has been virtually empty of customers. Still, he walks the cobble-stoned ...
ECB keeps rates unchanged with not even a hint of rate cuts
The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected at a record high on Thursday and reaffirmed its commitment to fighting inflation, giving not a hint that policymakers are ...
Russian woman jailed for 27 years for handing bomb to war blogger
A young Russian woman was jailed for 27 years on Thursday for delivering a bomb that exploded in the hands of a pro-war military blogger last year and killed him on ...
China’s Zheng books maiden Grand Slam final berth at Australian Open
China’s Zheng Qinwen ended the fairytale run of qualifier Dayana Yastremska at the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-4 6-4 victory to reach her first Grand Slam final, ...
Spanish judge wants Rubiales to stand trial in kiss case
A Spanish High Court judge proposed on Thursday that former football federation chief Luis Rubiales stand trial over the kiss he planted on player Jenni Hermoso’s lips after Spain’...
Sunak does not believe Rwanda plan breaches international law
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not believe his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda would breach international law, his spokesman said, after the president of a human rights ...
Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight, Kyiv denies this
A senior Russian lawmaker said Ukrainian military intelligence had been given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it ...
Israeli tanks pound hospital districts in south Gaza, displaced set to flee anew
Israeli tanks battered areas around two hospitals in Gaza’s main southern city Khan Younis on Thursday, forcing displaced people into a new desperate scramble for safety, residents said, in ...
Superb Sabalenka beats Gauff to reach Australian Open final
Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff 7-6(2) 6-4 in a thriller on Thursday to reach the final ...
ECB to keep pushing back on rate cut bets despite anaemic growth
The European Central Bank will keep interest rates unchanged at a record high on Thursday and is likely to keep pushing back on investor bets for aggressive policy easing this ...
UK food prices to keep rising through 2024, industry researcher cautions
British food and drink prices will continue to rise in 2024, contributing to an extended cost-of-living crisis, a prominent grocery industry researcher said on Thursday.
Food and drink inflation will be ...
Oil rises on US crude stock draw, stimulus hopes in Asia
Oil prices rose on Thursday after data showed US crude stockpiles fell more than expected last week, while the Chinese central bank’s cut in banks’ reserve ratio reinforced hopes ...
Diaz delivers as Liverpool reach League Cup final
Luis Diaz scored an early goal to put Liverpool back in familiar territory after booking their berth in the club’s 14th League Cup final with a 1-1 draw with ...
UN chief says ‘unacceptable’ for Israel to reject two-state solution
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the “clear and repeated rejection of the two-State solution at the highest levels of the Israeli government is unacceptable” as he appealed ...
Zelenskiy: Russia is ‘playing with the lives of Ukrainian POWs’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for full clarity on the circumstances of the crash of a Russian plane in a Russian border region and accused Moscow of “playing with the ...
Unilever’s US, European market share slips as private label booms
Unilever, the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, struggled to defend fourth-quarter grocery store market share across most of its categories in Europe and the ...
UK pay awards hold at 6 per cent in late 2023, dip in early 2024
Pay awards from British employers held at their highest sustained level in over 30 years in the last three months of 2023 but deals struck in early 2024 suggest pay growth has peaked, ...
German business activity deteriorates in January
Germany’s economic downturn worsened this month with both manufacturing and services activity contracting, a preliminary survey showed on Wednesday.
Underlying data showed a convergence in performance between the two ...
Raye leads Brit Awards nominations with record seven nods
Singer-songwriter Raye led nominations for the BRIT Awards on Wednesday, setting a new record with seven nominations, while the Rolling Stones and Blur were also recognised for Britain’s pop ...
Ukraine says Russia did not ask it to ensure air space security
Ukraine military intelligence said Kyiv was not asked to ensure air space security on Wednesday around the Belgorod area in southern Russia as had been the case during previous prisoner ...
British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to US insider trading charges
British billionaire Joe Lewis pleaded guilty to U.S. insider trading charges on Wednesday after being accused last year of a scheme that prosecutors said was designed to enrich friends ...
Houthis order US, British nationals to leave Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi authorities have ordered U.S. and British staff of the United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month, a document and a ...