Israel and Iran are engaged in attacks for a fifth straight day, with Israel targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, military sites, oil and gas facilities, and state TV headquarters. The escalation has raised fears of a widening conflict and turmoil in global energy markets. Iran is one of the top global producers of oil and gas […]
Getty Images A law change aimed at decriminalising abortion will be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Two Labour MPs, Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy, have tabled rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle could pick one or both amendments to be debated by MPs, but is likely […]
A Polish airline has ordered 40 Airbus A220 planes, the wings of which are made in Belfast. The firm, Lot, has placed an order with Airbus for 20 A220-100s and 20 of the larger A220-300s. The company could ultimately buy up to to 84 A220s, it announced at the Paris Air Show. As well as […]
Getty Images Environment Agency warns England will have a shortage of 6 billion litres a day by 2050 England faces huge future water shortages and needs a “continued and sustained effort” to reduce demand, including more hosepipe bans and ‘smart’ water meters, warns the Environment Agency. The watchdog says that without dramatic action, England, which […]
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a cabinet and inner circle that is markedly less hawkish on Iran than during his first term. But analysts told Al Jazeera that it remains unclear whether the composition of Trump’s new cabinet will make a difference when it comes to how the administration […]
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to following an attempted rape at a cinema in north-west London, on Wednesday afternoon. A woman in her 30s reported that a man seriously sexually assaulted her at a cinema on Finchley Road in South Hampstead on 11 June at about 15:45 BST, […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. China’s May retail sales jumped 6.4% YoY in May and far exceeded the 5% growth that analysts were expecting as the massive subsidies provided by the Chinese government and the “618 shopping festival” […]
Washington, DC – A prominent Democratic senator has introduced a bill to require United States President Donald Trump to first seek authorisation from Congress before ordering military strikes against Iran. The measure, put forward by Virginia Senator Tim Kaine on Monday, came amid growing calls by pro-Israel groups for the US to join the Israeli […]
A state lawmaker’s wife who was shot eight times during an apparent assassination attempt in Minnesota, shielded her daughter from being hit, a relative has said. After surviving the hail of bullets that wounded her parents, Hope Hoffman then called local authorities who rushed to the scene and saved her parents’ lives. Her father, Democratic […]
This month, the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group announced its total withdrawal from Mali, claiming it had completed its mission after three and a half years of operations in the West African country. For years, Wagner had been battling rebels and armed groups on behalf of the Malian government, as well as asserting Russia’s interests […]