Quarter of English Town Halls Likely to Need Bailout, Poll Finds
(Bloomberg) — A quarter of town halls in England are likely to need emergency bailouts from the UK’s central government to avoid
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Italy adopts a new decree to overcome hurdles jeopardizing its migration deal with Albania
ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right government on Monday approved a new decree aimed at overcoming judicial hurdles that risked derailing a controversial
Cameroon’s president finally seen in public
Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing
Trans socialite did serve her jail term, Nigerian panel finds
A Nigerian investigative panel has dismissed allegations that transgender socialite Bobrisky, sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the national currency,
Moldova pro-EU camp wins close vote amid manipulation accusations
The former Soviet republic of Moldova has voted by a wafer-thin majority to enshrine a pro-European Union course into the constitution, with
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost
Israeli foreign minister says ‘Beirut in flames’ after latest attacks
Israeli attacks have left “Beirut in flames,” the country’s foreign minister said on Monday morning, after a major offensive targeting Hezbollah’s financial
Vietnam Premier Pushes for Higher 2025 Growth Targets
(Bloomberg) — Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh projects the economy will grow up to 7% next year and says the government
Moldova’s EU vote hangs in balance as president blames voter ‘fraud’
Moldova’s referendum on whether to change its constitution and commit to joining the EU hangs in the balance, with the No and
Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali Islamists
Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his trip transporting contraband from the Ethiopian border. The 29-year-old slumps
Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah’s financial sites
The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon – including 14 in the capital Beirut – that it plans
One dead as flooding hits Italy’s northeast flatlands
An “avalanche of water” in northeast Italy claimed one life and left swathes of the Emilia-Romagna region under water Sunday, local officials
Over 30,000 at demo in Brussels for ceasefire in Middle East
In Brussels, 32,000 people took to the streets to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East, police reports said on Sunday.
Israeli strike in north Gaza kills 87, Hamas-run ministry says
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 87 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Saturday’s Israeli air strike
Palestinian journalist Plestia escaped Gaza to Lebanon. The war followed her there
Plestia Alaqad had found a new beginning. The young Palestinian journalist, who risked her life to document the horrors of the war
Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said,
Razor-Close British Columbia Vote Indicates No Strong Majority
(Bloomberg) — A election in Canada’s British Columbia province was too close to call on polling day, leaving the left-leaning New Democratic
Ex-General Prabowo Sworn in as Indonesia’s Next President
(Bloomberg) — Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, capping a 26-year rise that followed his
UN biodiversity conference: what’s at stake?
The world’s pledges to halt humankind’s destruction of nature will be put to the test when the 16th UN conference on biodiversity
At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the
French protesters urge calmer roads after cyclist killed
Hundreds of people gathered across France on Saturday, urging an end to “motorised violence” and calling for measures to ease tensions on
Flood situation in France gradually easing
Major floods that struck parts of France due to heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday began slowly easing on Saturday. In many
Germany’s ailing hard-left party picks new leaders in hope of revival
Members of Germany’s ailing hard-left Die Linke (The Left) chose new leaders on Saturday as the party hopes for a revival after
Germany’s hard-left Die Linke party has elected new leaders
Members of Germany’s hard-left Die Linke (The Left) have elected the journalist Ines Schwerdtner and former member of the German lower house
Funeral home in Poland apologizes after a corpse falls out of a hearse in traffic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting
Fight against Israel continues after Hamas leader’s death
The killing of Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar by Israeli forces on Wednesday will not stop the struggle against Israel, according to Iran’s
Meloni sticks to Albania migrant camps scheme despite court ruling
The Italian right-wing government has said it intends to continue to pursue plans to examine asylum applications outside the EU, despite a
Church bell rings after 150 years of silence
After sitting silent for more than 150 years, a Somerset church bell is ringing again – in an Australian wedding chapel. The
Macron Finds Out What Power Sharing Means and He Doesn’t Like It
(Bloomberg) — Emmanuel Macron’s diminished authority in France’s power-sharing government appears to be taking a toll. Most Read from Bloomberg Macron’s tirade
‘Merchants of death’ trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers
Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass
Ukraine and Russia Swap 95 Prisoners on Each Side, Moscow Says
(Bloomberg) — Russia said it exchanged 95 Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of its force in the first major prisoner of
Israeli army says it also killed al-Sinwar’s bodyguard
The Israeli military said on Friday that it has killed the bodyguard of the late Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar. They reported that
Israelis and Palestinians react to Hamas leader Sinwar’s death
Many Israelis cheered and danced on the streets at the news that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – chief architect of the 7
Murder, rape and torture allegations hit Ivory Coast student union
All student unions in Ivory Coast are being shut down, the government has announced, after the killing of two students which is
‘My nephews died in tanker blast trying to stop petrol scoopers’
Nigerian farmer Mustapha Majiya is still reeling from losing almost 50 members of his extended family this week after an overturned fuel
Mega-mileage campervan fails to meet his maker
A VW campervan’s journey towards a million miles has been cut short when it blew a gasket on the way from Cornwall
Fighting continues in Middle East after Israel kills Hamas leader
Fighting continued in the Gaza Strip and in Lebanon on Friday, one day after Israel announced it had killed the leader of
Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after
Dad’s WW2 fork found 84 years after last meal
David Balfour was stunned after a fork belonging to his soldier father Robert, who was reported missing in action in 1940, was
Tokyo inflation likely to miss BOJ target for first time in five months: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo for October likely undershot the central bank’s price target for the first