US homebuilder confidence at 7-month high in November
US homebuilder sentiment rose to a seven-month high in November and expectations for sales in the next six months surged to the highest in about two-and-a-half years after a Republican ...
House prices dip in UK, stronger 2025 expected
Asking prices for British homes fell over the last month by more than is usual for the time of year, online property portal Rightmove said in a report, although it ...
NATO boss Rutte held talks with Trump in Florida
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, a spokesperson for the transatlantic military alliance said on Saturday.
“They discussed the ...
Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer as developing nations fume
The European Union, the U.S. and other wealthy countries raised their offer of climate funding for developing nations to $300 billion a year at COP29 on Saturday, in a bid ...
‘ICC warrants are binding, EU cannot pick and choose’
European Union governments cannot pick and choose whether to execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against two Israeli leaders and a Hamas commander, the EU’s foreign ...
Storm Bert causes power outages, disrupts travel in UK and Ireland
Tens of thousands of homes, farms and businesses in Ireland suffered power outages due to Storm Bert on Saturday, while some rail lines and roads were closed in Britain due ...
Ukraine has lost over 40% of the land it held in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it rapidly seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, ...
COP29 – We have a deal
Climate summits are notorious for running into overtime and into the weekend and COP29 is no exception. We have a deal of sorts, but more iterations are expected during the ...
Putin says Russia will keep testing new missile in combat
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would keep testing its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat and had a stock ready for use, while Ukraine said it was ...
Powerful Israeli airstrike shakes central Beirut, 11 dead
A powerful airstrike killed 11 people in central Beirut on Saturday, the Lebanese civil defence said, shaking the capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
The attack ...
The EU and Turkey: A relationship adrift
By Luigi Scazzieri
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has revived EU enlargement. European leaders often talk about enlargement as a ‘geopolitical necessity’. However, the rhetoric on enlargement never extends ...
A 50-year battle for truth: the Birmingham pub bombings and the price of injustice
By Sam Poyser
When bombs tore through two crowded pubs in central Birmingham on the evening of November 21 1974, they claimed the lives of 21 people and injured 220 more. They also led ...
Turkey opposition MP: Federal Cyprus cannot be thrown in the bin
Turkish opposition party CHP MP and former ambassador to the United States Namik Tan on Friday said a federal solution to the Cyprus problem cannot be “thrown in the bin”.
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London’s Gatwick Airport reopens terminal following security alert
London’s Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport in Britain, reopened a terminal on Friday after a security alert earlier in the day forced its evacuation and caused travel disruption ...
Automakers urge Trump to preserve EV tax credits, boost self-driving cars
A group representing major automakers including General Motors (GM.N), Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) urged President-elect Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric ...
Energy bills to rise for most Britons after 1.2 per cent price cap rise
Millions of British households will see energy bills tick up in January after regulator Ofgem said it would increase its domestic price cap by 1.2 per cent from January as volatile ...
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London police carry out controlled explosion near U.S. embassy
British police carried out a controlled explosion near the U.S. embassy in south London after discovering a suspect package, authorities said on Friday.
“We can confirm that the ‘loud ...
ICC arrest warrants
Orban ignores ICC arrest warrant and invites Israeli PM Netanyahu to Hungary guaranteeing his freedom
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Hungary, saying he would guarantee that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against ...
nuclear war
North Korea’s Kim accuses US of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced a greater risk of nuclear war, ...
Ukraine war
Russia fired new ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in response to the U.S. and UK’s allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced ...
Higher UK borrowing shows scale of task facing Reeves
Britain borrowed more than expected in October, according to official data that showed the challenge facing finance minister Rachel Reeves who says she will fix the public finances as well ...
Turkish job seekers struggle amid economic shift
Berkay Ucar has almost given up hope of finding work after his eight-month search only generated a few unsuccessful interviews.
Living with his parents in the capital Ankara, 24-year-old software ...
Dutch foreign minister’s trip to Israel postponed
The Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp’s trip to Israel has been postponed, the ministry said on Thursday, confirming an earlier report by Dutch News Agency ANP.
“Under the current ...
Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan’s capital Juba
Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head of the intelligence service, according to Reuters reporters and ...