Bank of England raises UK interest rates to highest level since 2008
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. The decision on Thursday by the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5% was widely anticipated in financial markets
2023-05-11 19:17
Shooting at German Mercedes plant leaves two dead; man arrested
By Christina Amann and Ilona Wissenbach BERLIN (Reuters) -A shooting at a Mercedes-Benz plant in southwestern Germany left two men
2023-05-11 18:58
Number of internally displaced people hits record due to war, climate change
GENEVA The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to
2023-05-11 18:52
Mercedes-Benz shooting: Two killed at factory in Germany
A suspect has been arrested after opening fire at the plant in south-western Germany.
2023-05-11 18:46
Evacuations ordered as rock teeters over Swiss village
Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of the small village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening.
2023-05-11 18:45
Explainer-Title 42 is ending at the US-Mexico border. What is it and what happens now?
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) -The United States is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night that have blocked hundreds
2023-05-11 18:29
Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy Says More Time Is Needed for Offensive
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the BBC that Ukraine needs more time to prepare for its anticipated counteroffensive against
2023-05-11 18:28
Zelenskiy says more time needed before counteroffensive
(Reuters) -Ukraine is holding fire until more Western armoured vehicles arrive before it starts its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied
2023-05-11 18:28
White House takes signature law off negotiating table in early spending, debt ceiling talks
The White House is drawing its battle lines.
2023-05-11 18:26
Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended
2023-05-11 18:24
Hong Kong newspaper to stop publishing drawings by prominent cartoonist after government complaints
A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints
2023-05-11 18:21
Liz Truss Taiwan trip sparks row with senior Tory MP
Alicia Kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs committee, accuses the former PM of "Instagram diplomacy".
2023-05-11 17:59