German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Israel on Wednesday on her fifth trip since the Gaza war began and called on Israel to hold off on its ground offensive in the city of Rafah. She also urged the government to agree to a ceasefire in view of the worsening humanitarian situation of the Palestinians […]
George North says his drive and desire is undiminished as he prepares to take up membership of an exclusive club. The Wales centre, who wins his 119th cap against England at Twickenham on Saturday, also clocks up 50 appearances in the Six Nations Championship. It is a feat achieved by only four other Welshmen – […]
Getting added to the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is a big deal for any equity. Fund managers who track the S&P 500 will have to buy the stock to stay on target. All of those buy orders can raise the stock price higher and bring more attention to the equity. Buying a stock before it joins […]
Senegal’s reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the National Assembly. Inside, lawmakers have passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall‘s tenure and delay elections after he called off a planned election with just three weeks to go. Khalifa Sall, […]
By Ellen Zhang and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – When Kris Lin, who owns a lighting factory in China, received this year’s first order from a close overseas client, he faced a distressing choice: take it at a loss, or tell workers not to come back after the Lunar New Year. “It was impossible […]
By Ellen Zhang and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – When Kris Lin, who owns a lighting factory in China, received this year’s first order from a close overseas client, he faced a distressing choice: take it at a loss, or tell workers not to come back after the Lunar New Year. “It was impossible […]
Lewis Hamilton is on the brink of a blockbuster move to Ferrari in 2025, the PA news agency understands. Hamilton, 39, is entering the first of a new two-year deal with Mercedes worth £100million. Hamilton has won six of his world titles driving for Mercedes. Photo: Tim Goode/PA. But it is understood the seven-time Formula […]
In December of last year, the icy showers that rain down on Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast in winter caused the usual damages: falling branches severed power lines, causing electricity, water, and heating outages. Except there were fewer people to do the needed repairs. Russia’s forced mobilization campaign in the Ukrainian territories it occupies has severely […]
NEW YORK — A red Mazda sped past a police officer’s unmarked car stationed at a tree-lined Staten Island intersection. The officer inside, Mathew Bianchi, clocked the Mazda at well over the limit and prepared to make a stop at a nearby streetlight. But the car blew through a red light. Bianchi turned on his […]
The invasion by masked gunmen of the TC Television studio in Ecuador, with its mid-afternoon newscast under way, has brought home the scale of lawlessness in the South American nation to its people. The gunmen burst in, unleashing at least 15 minutes of threats and fear, all broadcast live. First, a man with a pistol […]
For decades, the US has been the world’s main military superpower. But the US faces formidable new threats, and rising global conflict. In the wake of the Ukraine war, Russia and China have been growing closer. For decades, the military might of the US was unchallenged. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, […]