The labour market weakens, fuelling speculation of a December rate cut. The UK’s unemployment rate has climbed to 5% in the three months to September — the highest since early 2021 — according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The increase, higher than analysts’ forecast of 4.9%, has sparked expectations that the…
Between ruins and uncertainty, the dream of peace in Gaza hangs by a thread. Efforts to extend Gaza’s fragile ceasefire have hit another wall as dozens of Hamas fighters remain trapped in tunnels beneath Rafah, refusing to surrender. Israel has denied their request for safe passage, while U.S. envoy Jared Kushner returned to Israel seeking…
President Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to review a $5 million civil verdict in favor of writer E Jean Carroll, who accused him of defamation and sexual assault. Trump claims that Judge Lewis Kaplan improperly allowed evidence that affected the jury’s view of him. A federal appeals court rejected this challenge last…
Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a lab technician at the Saudi Hospital in el-Fasher, has lost his colleagues and much of his family after paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the city in late October. Speaking from a displaced persons camp in Tawila, Ahmed described fleeing under drone strikes and heavy artillery, while civilians and soldiers…
Catherine Connolly has been officially inaugurated as the 10th President of the Republic of Ireland at Dublin Castle, marking the beginning of a new era for the nation. In her inaugural address, Connolly pledged to “nurture and hear all voices”, describing Ireland as a country undergoing “seismic changes” since the end of the Cold War.…
A Chinese woman, Qian Zhimin, has been sentenced in the UK to 11 years and 8 months in prison for laundering billions of pounds stolen from over 100,000 Chinese investors. After fleeing China on a fake passport in 2017, Qian settled into a luxury Hampstead mansion in London, paying more than £17,000 a month in…
With over 30 years of experience studying sharks, Hoyos was diving off the coast of Costa Rica when the 3-meter female attacked as he tried to tag her for research.The bite tore his mask and air hose, leaving him bleeding and nearly out of oxygen, but he managed to reach the surface and survive.Within weeks,…
The Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla joined commemorations across the UK marking Armistice Day, as remembrance events took place around the world. Catherine attended the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, where the sound of the Last Post marked the start of the national two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT, remembering the end of the First…
A suicide attack outside a district court in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Naqvi said the bomber had intended to target the courthouse but was unable to enter the building. The attacker reportedly waited around 15 minutes before detonating the device…
A day after the US Senate passed a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in American history, the budget battle now moves to the House of Representatives. The lower chamber is expected to vote this week on the spending measure.Although Republicans hold a majority and could pass the bill without Democrats, their margin…