Today: November 16, 2024
Today: November 16, 2024

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MidEast|News|World

Two killed by Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon's Hanin

At least two people were killed including an 11-year-old girl, and six others injured after an Israeli airstrike hit a residential area in the southern Lebanese town of Hanin,

Business|Economy|Finance|US

Big banks face probe over NDAs in swaps, clearing businesses, Bloomberg reports

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has reached out to a number of banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup to see if they have been preventing would-be

Americas|Economy|News|US|World

US sanctions militant leaders over hostages in West Africa

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on leaders of militant groups over the taking of hostages, including Americans, in West Africa, the Treasury and State departments said.

Europe|News|World

Russian-installed officials say four dead in Ukraine drone attack in Zaporizhzhia region

Emergency services in Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said a Ukrainian drone strike on Tuesday killed four people in a car north of the town of Melitopol.

Business|Economy|Finance

Visa results beat estimates on resilient consumer spending

Visa's second-quarter results sailed past Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as consumers shrugged off worries of a slowing economy to swipe cards on

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Baker Hughes beats profit estimates on international demand, raises dividend

Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit on higher international drilling demand and increased its dividend.

Baker Hughes beats profit estimates on international demand, raises dividend
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Lynas Rare Earths' revenue slumps, misses expectations

Australian miner Lynas posted a slump in third-quarter sales revenue on Wednesday, missing analyst expectations on the back of a plunge in prices for rare earths, while it flagged

Business|Technology|US

Musk's X Corp appeals dismissal of lawsuit against anti-hate group

Elon Musk's X appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which faulted him for letting hate speech spread on the social media platform

Musk's X Corp appeals dismissal of lawsuit against anti-hate group
Asia|News|World

North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip

A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a rare public report of an exchange

North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Japan's corporate service inflation perks up in March

Japan's annual business-to-business service inflation accelerated for the second month to hit 2.3% in March, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting firms continued to pass on rising

Japan's corporate service inflation perks up in March
Asia|Business|Economy|News

Thai central bank minutes show economy expanding, uncertainty remains

Thailand's economy is projected to grow at a faster pace in 2024 than 2023 supported by private consumption and tourism, but uncertainties remain, minutes of the Bank of Thailand's

Thai central bank minutes show economy expanding, uncertainty remains
Crime|Europe|News|Technology|World

Fire, evacuation after Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Smolensk, Lipetsk

Fire broke out at energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region after a Ukraine-launched drone attack and people were evacuated from parts of Lipetsk in Russia's southwest after a drone

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Japan launches anti-dumping probe into Chinese graphite electrodes for steelmaking

Japan's trade and finance ministries said on Wednesday they will initiate an anti-dumping investigation into graphite electrodes from China.

Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Kering shares slump after luxury company warns of H1 operating profit drop

Kering's shares slumped on Wednesday, after the French luxury goods company warned it expected a 40% to 45% plunge in first-half operating profit.

Kering shares slump after luxury company warns of H1 operating profit drop
News|World

US Army says coalition vessel engaged anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen

A coalition vessel successfully engaged one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched from the Iranian-backed Houthi "terrorist-controlled areas" in Yemen over the Gulf of

News|Technology|World

Russia to push Ukraine further back if Kyiv gets long range U.S. missiles, says Kremlin

Russia will need to push Ukrainian forces further back and expand what it regards as a "buffer zone" if Kyiv takes delivery of advanced longer-range ATACM guided missile systems from

Russia to push Ukraine further back if Kyiv gets long range U.S. missiles, says Kremlin
Election|MidEast|News|World

Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election, state TV says

Jordan's independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier he hoped the polls

Jordan sets Sept 10 date for parliamentary election, state TV says
News|Political|World

Turkish minister warns pro-Kurdish party it could face moves to ban it

Turkey's justice minister warned the country's main pro-Kurdish DEM party on Wednesday that it would face the risk of legal action, and even a closure case like its predecessor,

Crime|Europe|News|World

Germany charges seven suspected ISIS-K members over attack plots

Germany has charged seven foreign nationals for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks on behalf of the Islamic State Province of Khorasan (ISIS-K), the federal prosecutor's office

Europe|News

France's DGAC warns of flight disruptions at French airports due to April 25 strike

France's DGAC civil aviation authority on Wednesday warned of massive flight disruptions at French airports on April 25 tied to the threat of an air traffic controllers strike.

Americas|News|World

Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday he is committed to carrying out a transition that will allow exiled people to return to the

Venezuelan candidate Gonzalez touts return of exiles, releasing political prisoners
News|US

U.S. to name former UN official as new Gaza aid envoy, say sources

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U.S. to name former UN official as new Gaza aid envoy, say sources
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Tunisian coast guard retrieves bodies of 14 migrants off Djerba coast

Tunisian coast guard recovered 14 bodies of migrants off the coast of Djerba, a judicial official told Reuters on Wednesday, raising the number of migrants died off Tunisia coasts in

Africa|News|World

US urges all armed forces in Sudan to halt North Darfur attacks

The United States on Wednesday called on all armed forces in Sudan to immediately cease attacks in al-Fashir, North Darfur, as Sudan's army battles the paramilitary Rapid

Arts|Science

Pre-roman necropolis unearthed in Italy during excavations

A pre-Roman necropolis characterised by rich grave artefacts was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of an electricity power station, local

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