BoE: UK’s top banks can be wound down without taxpayer bailouts
Britain’s top eight banks including HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest could be wound down in a crisis without the immediate need for taxpayer cash, the Bank of England said ...
Aramco profit dips 3 per cent, keeps $31.1 bln dividend unchanged
Oil giant Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) on Tuesday reported a 3.4 per cent fall in second-quarter profit on lower crude volumes and softer refining margins, yet kept its generous dividend policy unchanged, ...
US charges man with alleged ties to Iran in foiled assassination plot
A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a US politician or government officials, the ...
Hamas names Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move ...
No end to UK protests as government expands jail capacity
The British government has increased its prison capacity to help tackle violent, week-long anti-immigrant riots that have prompted a growing number of countries to warn their citizens about the dangers ...
Russia warns Ukraine: peace terms will only get worse
A top Russian official told Ukraine on Tuesday that the longer it waited to enter peace talks, the tougher the terms would be for its people.
Moscow has said talks ...
US ELECTION
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz for vice president – sources
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America’s heartland ...
Russian military chief Gerasimov inspects forces in Ukraine
The chief of Russia’s general staff, Valery Gerasimov, has inspected Russian forces in the combat zone in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry said Gerasimov heard ...
Hezbollah launches drone attacks on Israel, says more to come
Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for Israel’s killing of a ...
Greek banks boost capital reserves, report €2.3bn profit in first half of 2024
The capital reserves of Greek banks have been further strengthened, though the quality of these funds remains weak, according to a report by the international credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS.
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Israeli forces kill at least eight Palestinians in West Bank clashes
Israeli forces killed at least four people in the volatile city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, medics said on Tuesday, following a night of violence in which four ...
Bangladesh awaits interim government, may include Nobel laureate Yunus
Bangladesh’s army chief will meet student protest leaders on Tuesday as the country awaits the formation of a new government a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and ...
US passes message to Iran not to escalate at ‘critical moment’ for Middle East
The United States has been urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department spokesperson said, ...
Britain to tap $1 bln of ‘dormant’ cash for social and green projects
Britain’s financial watchdog has announced that it has widened the range of “dormant” assets, or money in financial firms’ accounts to tap a potentially extra 880 million pounds ($1.12 billion) to ...
Saudi non-oil activity growth eases in July
Growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector eased in July from the previous month, with new orders increasing at the slowest pace in two and a half years, a survey ...
Israeli rights group says Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse
Israel has conducted a systematic policy of prisoner abuse and torture since the start of the war in Gaza, subjecting Palestinian detainees to acts ranging from arbitrary violence to sexual ...
Filmmaker David Lynch eyes retirement after emphysema diagnosis
“Twin Peaks” creator David Lynch has said he will most likely retire due to an emphysema diagnosis, a lung disease with no known cure.
The 78-year-old American filmmaker said in ...
US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on felony charges ...
UK examines foreign states’ role in sowing discord leading to riots
The British government said on Monday officials were examining the role foreign states had played in amplifying disinformation online which had helped fuel violent protests, while warning social media firms ...
Brazil, Venezuela reach deal after diplomatic ruptures following contested election
Brazil announced a diplomatic agreement on Monday that will allow it to represent the interests of Argentina and Peru in Caracas, after Venezuela severed ties with the two nations following ...
Anti-war Russian pianist dies in prison after hunger strike
A Russian pianist and anti-war activist has died in prison after going on hunger strike, his mother said, in what the European Union called a shocking case of political repression.
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Nine UNRWA staff may be involved in Oct. 7 attack on Israel, says UN
Nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees may have been involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, and their employment will be ...
UK’s Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent protests
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the “full force of the law” as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration ...
Kamala Harris to announce vice president pick before battleground states tour
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday after conducting interviews with top contenders at her Washington, D.C., residence over the weekend, two sources ...