Stock market today: Asian markets are mixed after Wall Street edges back from its record
Asia equities slide with US stock futures on China's AI push; dollar firms
Carlyle appoints new global wealth division head for Asia Pacific
Once again, the Bills play the Chiefs down to the wire, only to come up short of the Super Bowl
Kelsey Plum headed to Los Angeles and Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas in blockbuster 3-way deal: AP source
The Chiefs get more Mahomes magic and advance to 3rd straight Super Bowl, beating the Bills 32-29
News|World
After a year of war, Gazans wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble
In the ruins of his two-storey home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of the fallen roof into a broken
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Health|World
UN inquiry accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza healthcare system
A United Nations inquiry said it found that Israel carried out a concerted policy of destroying Gaza's healthcare system in the Gaza war, actions amounting to both war
MidEast|Political|World
Lebanon envoy urges pressure on Israel to end military campaigns, allow humanitarian relief
Lebanon and other states called for more pressure on Israel to end its military campaigns in the Middle East at a meeting at the U.N. in Geneva on Thursday, saying
World
UN refugee chief urges states to cut reliance on border controls even as displacement worsens
The head of the U.N. refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measures could not be the only
World
US says it opposes scope of Israeli air strikes in Beirut
The United States, Israel's closest ally, on Tuesday said it opposed the scope of the country's air strikes in Beirut over the past few
Europe|World
Ukraine seeks global help with massive task of landmine clearance at Swiss meeting
Ukraine's prime minister appealed at a meeting in Switzerland on Thursday for more help clearing landmines and unexploded bombs covering up to a quarter
MidEast|Political|World
UN says Israeli settlers cut down olive trees in 'war-like' West Bank campaign
The United Nations humanitarian office accused Israel on Friday of using "war-like" tactics against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, citing killings by soldiers
Europe|Political|World
Swiss president backs lifting re-export ban on arms to Ukraine
Switzerland's president said on Monday she was in favour of revising a ban that currently prevents Swiss-made arms from being re-exported from another country to Ukraine
Africa|Crime|World
Sudan's RSF and allies sexually abused victims from 8-75 years, UN mission says
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allies have committed "staggering" levels of sexual abuse, raping civilians as troops advance and abducting some women as sex
MidEast|Political|World
UNRWA ban could kill more children in Gaza, UNICEF says
Israel's decision to ban the U.N. relief agency UNRWA could result in the deaths of more children and represent a form of collective punishment for Gazans if fully
World
Red Cross denounces lack of conflict mediation as aid needs explode
A lack of political leadership in brokering peace deals is prolonging conflicts and stretching aid groups tasked with addressing their worst impacts, a senior official
Health|World
Over 100 patients set to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says
More than 100 patients including children will be transferred out of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in a rare medical evacuation from the Palestinian enclave during the
Political|World
NGOs seek UN emergency rights meeting, investigation on Lebanon
A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into abuses committed
Environment|World
Multiple climate disasters trigger first ever Red Cross disaster insurance pay-out
The world was hit by so many floods and landslides in 2024 that it triggered the aid sector's first multi-disaster insurance pay-out, the Red Cross told Reuters,
Opinion|World
Western states encourage belligerents by arming Israel, HRW chief says
The head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that states supplying weapons to Israel as it pursues conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon despite evidence of violations
Business|Economy|World
WTO head unopposed in bid for second term, but could face opposition from Trump
No other candidate has come forward to challenge World Trade Organization head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's bid for a second term at the Geneva-based trade body, two sources
Business|Economy|World
WTO may seek to reappoint chief ahead of Trump presidency
The World Trade Organization is planning a special meeting of its top decision-making body later this month where a call could be made on the reappointment of its
Election|Europe|Political|US|World
Russia open to any Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them, envoy says
Russia is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by U.S.
Europe|World
Further mass displacement possible in Ukraine if energy sector hit, UN warns
Any additional Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system could trigger a further wave of mass displacement as winter approaches, a senior U.N. official said on Friday
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Gaza aid access 'at a low point', UN official says
Aid access in Gaza is at a low point with deliveries to parts of the besieged north of the enclave all but impossible, a U.N. humanitarian official said on Friday.
Economy|World
No alternative to UNRWA in Gaza besides Israel, agency chief says
The only alternative to the U.N.
Europe|Political|US|World
Ukraine envoy warns against 'appeasement' of Putin as war drags on
A top Ukrainian diplomat warned against any appeasement of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the latest deadly attacks on Ukraine showed he had no desire
Europe|World
Journalist seized in Turkmenistan ahead of Swiss award ceremony, say rights groups
A journalist was seized by security forces in Turkmenistan as she was due to travel to Switzerland for an international human rights award ceremony, a group of NGOs
Economy|Finance
SNB board member says inflation is within target range
Swiss National Bank governing board member Petra Tschudin said on Thursday that inflation was comfortably within the range it hoped to see.
