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Israel's West Bank camp displacements could be crime against humanity, UN says

The Israeli government's forced displacement of the entire populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January 2025 could amount to crimes against...

The right wing takes aim at the EU’s linchpin

Germany's far-right AfD party is closing in on a once-unthinkable prize: an absolute majority in a state government. As polls show the party in the le...

US adds 162,000 jobs in August, beating expectations

The stronger-than-expected numbers have fed funds futures traders betting on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.

Bardella signs pact with Farage to stop small boat crossings 'forever'

At the Reform UK Party conference on Friday, Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella signed an agreement, vowing to end irregular migrant crossings "forever"...

Palestinian rights group condemns Israeli minister’s Gaza forced displacement remarks

Palestinian rights group condemns Israeli minister’s Gaza forced displacement remarks The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights has condemned comments b...

October 7 attack shapes Israel’s elections and fuels political blame

Three years on, October 7 is central to Israeli politics as Netanyahu faces pressure and deflects blame for his failures

Think of Nvidia’s $13 billion deal for Hugging Face as a form of ‘health insurance’

As long as open-source AI models dominate, Nvidia’s custom chip competitors won’t be able to take over its share of the market, an analyst says

Investigation launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations

British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rulesWhat is ...

Investors buoy gold price as central banks slow

Central-bank gold buying halved in July, indicating rising investment demand is supporting the market near record highs.

‘Winds of change’: How Milei is stirring Falklands claim amid Trump-UK spat

Analysts say Argentina's president sees an opportunity to exploit Trump’s growing tensions with London.

52 Singaporeans detained in China over alleged pyramid scheme in largest crackdown on Singaporeans overseas

Baowu eyes stake in BHP’s massive Jimblebar iron ore mine

China’s largest steelmaker is weighing a minority interest in the Western Australian operation as it seeks iron ore supply.