Watch: Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at foreign diplomats visiting West Bank

Israeli forces fired warning shots at Italian diplomats near Jenin after they allegedly strayed from an approved route in what the IDF termed an active combat zone. The incident, prompting condemnation and demands for clarification from Italy and the EU, involved diplomats from over 30 countries assessing the humanitarian situation. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) […]

France pledges 10 mn euros for Chernobyl repair: Europe bank

Christine Lagard, President European Central Bank (AP) LONDON: France will contribute 10 million euros to help fix a radiation cover at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine allegedly hit by a Russian drone, Europe’s development bank announced Wednesday.The amount, equivalent to $11.2 million, was unveiled at the annual conference of the European Bank for Reconstruction […]

37-year-old Indian-origin man fatally stabbed inside Lloyds Bank in Derby, England

Gurvinder Johal, a 37-year-old Indian-origin man, was fatally stabbed inside a Lloyds bank branch in Derby, eastern England, on Tuesday, reported BBC.The incident took place in broad daylight on St. Peter’s Street. Emergency services were called to the scene around 2:30 pm, but Johal was pronounced dead shortly after.A 47-year-old Somalian man named Haybe Cabdiraxmaan […]

The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates in the face of US tariffs threat

Bank of England (File Photo AP) LONDON: The Bank of England is widely expected to look past near-term inflationary pressures in the British economy and opt to cut interest rates on Thursday as a result of the potential shock to growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump administration. Most economists believe it’s a […]

Scott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called for major overhauls to the missions of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank but said that the United States remained committed to maintaining its leadership role at the global economic institutions. The comments, made at a speech on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the […]

Palestinian-American Boy Killed: 14-year-old Palestinian holding American citizenship killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an incident in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, with Israeli authorities claiming he was among a group of “terrorists” hurling rocks at cars on a nearby highway.According to the town’s mayor, […]