Month: February 2024

Read MoreA Ponzi scheme that promised cheap iPhones in Iran’s volatile market was able to raise some $35m in months.A Ponzi scheme that promised cheap iPhones in Iran’s volatile market was able to raise some $35m in months.

Read MoreFormer workers at X’s Africa base say they have got their severance pay after a year-long campaign.Former workers at X’s Africa base say they have got their severance pay after a year-long campaign.

Read MoreIsraeli forces say intelligence suggested hostages were being held at the Nasser site by Hamas.Israeli forces say intelligence suggested hostages were being held at the Nasser site by Hamas.

Read More NATO states, most notably the US under Donald Trump, have repeatedly criticized Berlin for failing to pull its weight Germany’s multi-billion military budget increase could bring the country’s spending  on its army to as high as 3.5% of GDP, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. However, he did voice certain doubts about Berlin’s ability to maintain expenditure at…

Read More Chilean social media users target institution, forcing it at one point to close comments on all its posts The British Museum is tackling an influx of social media trolls from Chile, who have flooded the museum’s Instagram posts calling for the return of a moai statue, one of the stone monuments from Easter…

Read More First, Formula 1 got hot in the United States and beyond, thanks in large part to a Netflix series, Drive to Survive, that showcased the circuit’s personalities, rivalries, and some really fast cars. Then there’s the pickleball craze, which started during the pandemic and hasn’t lost much momentum. What niche sport will get…

Read More Concerns also raised about Allwyn’s commitments to safer gambling and its ownership structure MPs have demanded assurances from the gambling regulator about the new national lottery operator, Allwyn, raising concerns about its commitments to safer gambling and donations to good causes, as well as its ownership structure. The Gambling Commission said in March…

Read MoreMoody’s has lowered Israel’s credit rating for the first time and forecast a negative outlook for the economy.Moody’s has lowered Israel’s credit rating for the first time and forecast a negative outlook for the economy.

Read More The electrical goods retailer says Elliott ‘significantly undervalued’ the business Currys has rejected a takeover bid from US investment group Elliott saying it significantly undervalued the electrical goods retailer. Elliott tabled a £700m bid for Currys – at 62p a share a 32% premium to its latest share price – with the investment…

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Read MoreThe strip’s second-largest hospital in southern Khan Younis city has many patients and other Palestinians sheltering.The strip’s second-largest hospital in southern Khan Younis city has many patients and other Palestinians sheltering.

Read More Shadow foreign secretary says Labour will look at SNP motion but adds that Commons vote won’t bring peace to Gaza Middle East crisis: live updates David Lammy has described the death toll in Gaza as “abominable” as he sought to play down a Scottish National party vote next week on a ceasefire, arguing…

Read More Leader of centrist Renew group in EU parliament says defence must be main priority over next five years The former UK prime minister Theresa May’s proposal for an EU-wide defence treaty needs to be revisited urgently, the leader of Emmanuel Macron’s political group in Brussels has said, as the shadow foreign secretary, David…

Read More Former president is enjoying some success in courting sceptical funders but some, such as Peter Thiel, have spurned his advances Donald Trump’s efforts to court and cajole rightwing billionaires into financing his presidential campaign are bearing fruit as even sceptical conservative mega-donors face up to the prospect he will again be the Republican…

Read MoreGaza parents putting white PPE coveralls left over from the COVID pandemic on their kids, hoping they’ll keep them warm.Gaza parents putting white PPE coveralls left over from the COVID pandemic on their kids, hoping they’ll keep them warm.

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Read MorePolice in Russia have detained more than 400 people at memorials honouring Alexey Navalny.Police in Russia have detained more than 400 people at memorials honouring Alexey Navalny.

Read More Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported. (Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko) Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic…

Read MoreA prominent rights group says over 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colonyA prominent rights group says over 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote…

Read MoreUkraine’s army was forced to withdraw from a key battle due to supply shortages, the US says.Ukraine’s army was forced to withdraw from a key battle due to supply shortages, the US says.

Read MoreA look inside the acclaimed photographer’s black and white journey from human resilience to natural conservation.A look inside the acclaimed photographer’s black and white journey from human resilience to natural conservation.

Read MoreIsrael stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.

Read More Henry Staunton claims request was made so government could ‘limp into’ the next general election A former Post Office chair said he was told by a senior civil servant to stall compensation payouts to post office operators so the government could “limp into” the general election. Henry Staunton, who was sacked by the…

Read More Israel’s Ynet media outlet quoted an unnamed senior member of the prime minister’s Likud party as making the assessment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be able to retain power after the country’s military has concluded its operation against Hamas in Gaza, Ynet media outlet has claimed, citing anonymous sources within his…

Read MoreTalks involving officials from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and US have so far not yielded deal for a pause in Israeli attacks.Talks involving officials from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and US have so far not yielded deal for a pause in Israeli attacks.

Read More Council likely to vote on Tuesday on resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel-Gaza war, diplomats say The Israeli military said on Sunday that it killed dozens of Palestinian militants and seized a large amount of weapons in fighting throughout the Gaza Strip over the past day. Israel has been focusing its…

Read More The Russian economy expanded beyond expectations last year, and is on course for further growth in 2024 Western sanctions on Moscow have failed to destabilize the Russian economy, according to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Nauseda pointed to macroeconomic indicators which plainly signal that the country’s…

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Read MoreLebanon lives two realities, the glitz of the buzzing social scene and the fear and poverty of everyone else.Lebanon lives two realities, the glitz of the buzzing social scene and the fear and poverty of everyone else.

Read More Russian leader congratulated soldiers ‘on this success’, Kremlin says as US counterpart says he will push Congress to provide Kyiv aid My colleague, the Observer’s Jon Ungoed-Thomas has written about a new scheme which means Ukrainians can extend their UK visas by 18 months. You can read the piece here: Ukrainians who sought…

Read MoreSeven people died when a construction site suddenly collapsed, swallowing pedestrians and vehicles.Seven people died when a construction site suddenly collapsed, swallowing pedestrians and vehicles.

Read MoreIsraeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 18 people as the United States says it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolutionIsraeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 18 people as the United States says it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution

Read More Mayor Sadiq Khan thinks his new line names for the capital’s ever-expanding rail network bring clarity, but not everyone agrees The ancient Egyptians saw names as magical. It was said that Isis tricked Ra, the sun god, into telling her his true name, to give her power over him and put her son…

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