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Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and RussiaShell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel produced owing to record prices caused by shortages around the world.In a market trading update on Wednesday, the energy supermajor forecast profit margins of $42 a barrel in the July to September period...
Standing alongside prominent technology executives, US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement under which major artificial intelligence (AI) companies will use internal controls and monitoring, outside audits and board oversight to manage risks. The White House calls the commitments “morally binding”, but the accord does not create a comparable system of legal enforcement. The admi...
Prominent billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett are choosing not to pass on their immense wealth to their children, believing in the value of independence. As the world anticipates a massive transfer of wealth over the coming two decades, these affluent individuals prioritize philanthropy and social good, seeking to make a lasting positive impact rather than simply leaving riches be...
Bedouin families uprooted by Israeli settlers describe a state-backed project of forced transfer in the West Bank.
Bill Browder, once Russia’s largest foreign investor, said sanctions are the “worst thing” that can happen to Russian oligarchs, adding that they are “scheming and trying to come up with ways of getting off the sanctions list”.
The forgotten story of the football team that played as Palestine in 1934 — without Arab Palestinian players.
An Israeli soldier was spotted smashing a memorial to Palestinians during raids in the occupied West Bank.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has urged heavily indebted governments to tighten their belts and central banks to take a hawkish stance, signalling a return to austerity as the energy shock from the Iran war, record public debt and a credit-fuelled AI investment boom weigh on the global economy.
It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: the city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased. Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has systematically razed the southern city and other towns and districts to the ground and in some places ploughed away the rubble. Demolition, using bulldoze...
In Afyonkarahisar, hot air balloons drift over 3,000-year-old Phrygian rock carvings, mineral-rich thermal springs have drawn visitors since 1200 BC, and poppy seeds define a UNESCO-recognised culinary tradition.
Residents of Kibbutz Kfar Aza held a memorial at 6:29 a.m. to make the exact time Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 Israels with another 251 taken hostage in Gaza. The attack triggered Israel’s war in Gaza, which has killed more than 75,000 Palestinians and resulted in widespread devastation in the enclave.
In the industrial heartland of Normandy, more than 100km (62 miles) away from Paris, lies the small town of Cleon. Home to fewer than 5,000 residents and a Renault factory, the town and its environs are a near-perfect reflection of the current state of France’s rust belt, where economic activity and jobs are dwindling – the factory’s workforce has shrunk from almost 5,000 to 3,124 in 10 years. Yet...
A group representing the bereaved families, organised tributes including a silence at 6:29am, the minute the attack began, and a ceremony will follow tonight in Tel Aviv.
Lawyers launch super-complaint over evidence that officers in England and Wales frequently dismiss image-based abusePolice forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.Lawyers have gathered evidence from 100...
Lawyers launch super-complaint after research shows officers frequently dismiss image-based abusePolice forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.Lawyers have gathered evidence from 100 people who reporte...
Lawyers launch super-complaint after gathering evidence suggesting officers frequently dismiss image-based abusePolice forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.Lawyers have gathered evidence from 100 peo...
Travellers heading to and from the revamped Huanggang Port must use authorised public transport services only, including pre-booked licensed taxi fleets, as other ride-hailing services would not be available inside the boundary control area, according to the Hong Kong government. At a press conference on Wednesday, transport officials also urged travellers not to rush to use the new port in the in...
Average cost of home in September was £298,441, says Lloyds – about the same as year earlier and in AugustBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices flatlined in September, according to a leading index, as rising mortgage costs started to weigh on the market.The average cost of home last month was £298,441, roughly the same as it was a year earlier and in the previous month, according to the tr...
Ukraine president confirms series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchik, Zaporizhzhia and KyivUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched “one fo the most vile strikes” on Ukraine last night, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure overnight.At least 11 people were killed, and more than 34 injured in a series of attacks on Pryluky, Dnipro, Kremenchik, Zaporizhzhia, and K...
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia on his first visit since the 2021 coup.
U.S. forces on Okinawa were barred from drinking alcohol for 48 hours and put under a 30-day curfew in the wake of the murder of a local woman allegedly committed by an American Marine.
Models walk runway at the Louvre with flying cars hovering above as designer envisions city life in a warming worldIn silk slip dresses, breezy vented tunics and gossamer layers of chiffon, the models on Louis Vuitton’s catwalk were perfectly dressed for an unseasonably warm October evening in Paris. As the show began at sunset it was still 24C.This summer’s record temperatures were on designer Ni...
The French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a teenager had his hand blown off up to the elbow by one fired by police. Eighteen internal probes have been launched in response to allegations of police brutality since the student movement broke out in mid-September. Follow our liveblog fo...
Opposition leaders allege that CEC Gyanesh Kumar manipulated voter rolls to favour PM Narendra Modi's party.
Opposition leaders allege that CEC Gyanesh Kumar manipulated voter rolls to favour PM Narendra Modi's party.
She starred opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, then alongside Cary Grant in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
The world is marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas — a day that shocked Israel to its core and reverberated across the region and beyond. Meanwhile, the war against Hamas in Gaza continues to produce a human catastrophe, with tens of thousands dead and no path to peace.
