Vice President Harris speaks during a moderated conversation with former Rep. Liz Cheney in Brookfield, Wisc., on Monday. They spoke in front of a banner reading “Country Over Party.” Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images GREENVILLE, N.C. — With just over two weeks to go until voting […]
Seven new civil lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in a federal court in New York. Four men and three women accuse the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting them at various parties in Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas. The youngest plaintiff was 13 at the time of the alleged incident. Mr […]
Oct 21, 2024, 04:05 AM ET FIFA signed the four-year deal with Saudi Aramco in April. Harold Cunningham/Getty Images A group of over 100 professional women’s footballers on Monday sent an open letter to FIFA urging the world governing body to end its partnership with oil and gas conglomerate Saudi Aramco. In April, FIFA signed a […]
A Sinn Féin assembly employee in Northern Ireland has resigned after admitting involvement in an incident where a portrait of a former DUP mayor was taken off the wall at Belfast City Hall and damaged. The party, which has been rocked by a number of recent controversies north and south of the border in Ireland, […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Hong Kong-listed shares closed lower today while their counterparts in the mainland were flat even as China lowered the 1 and 3-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 25 basis points to 3.1% and […]
Full medical records, tests results and letters from doctors will all be available in the NHS App under plans for a digital revolution in the health service in England. Ministers hope the changes – part of new 10-year strategy for the NHS in England – will overhaul the way patients interact with the health service […]
Two Hamas officials told the BBC discussions to choose a successor for the group’s leader Yahya Sinwar, whose killing was confirmed on Thursday, will begin very soon. The officials said that Khalil al-Hayya, Sinwar’s deputy and the group’s most senior official outside Gaza, is considered a strong candidate. Al-Hayya, who is based in Qatar, currently […]
Getty Images Labour’s first Budget for 14 years will be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday 30 October. She has warned that it will involve “difficult decisions”. Government sources have told the BBC the Budget will include tax rises and spending cuts to the value of £40bn. What is the Budget? Each year, the […]
Israel has killed at least 640 Palestinians in north Gaza since it laid siege to the area 17 days ago – 33 of them since dawn on Monday. “Genocide is unfolding on the ground,” said Al Jazeera’s Tarez Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. “Civilians are trapped in their houses and there’s […]
There are 23 more specific targets for 2030, including mechanisms to finance conservation projects in biodiversity hotspots. Governments and private organisations are pledging to give at least $200bn (£161bn) per year by 2030. As part of this richer countries have promised to increase the amount of money they give to poorer countries for biodiversity projects […]