BERLIN/DUESSELDORF – Tens of thousands of protesters in six German cities gathered on Saturday to demand a more just distribution of government funds to deal with rising energy prices and living costs and a faster transition away from fossil fuels. Pro…
UK finance minister Hunt mulling up to 20 billion pounds of tax rises – Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is considering up to 20 billion pounds of tax rises in a budget that is due to be set out on Oct. 31, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. The report, which did not cite sources, said Hunt could se…
BoE’s Mann: bond purchases for stability were targeted and temporary
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Saturday that bond purchases by the central bank in the days after the government’s “mini-budget” fiscal plan last month to calm financial markets were “very targeted and temporary.”…
UK minister Kemi Badenoch backs Rishi Sunak to be next PM
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s trade minister Kemi Badenoch on Saturday backed former finance minister Rishi Sunak to be the next prime minister, ruling herself out of a leadership race she had considered entering. “Rishi Sunak is the man for the job,” B…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in W.Bank, Palestinian officials say
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian health officials said, and a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli in Jerusalem, police said. The Israeli military said its troops were try…
Tens of thousands march in Berlin in support of Iran protests
By Leon Malherbe and Parisa Hafezi BERLIN/DUBAI (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday in a show of support for protesters in Iran where unrest ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody entered a sixth week despite …
Lebanon, Syria discuss sea border after Beirut’s Israel deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Lebanese and Syrian presidents discussed delineating their countries’ shared maritime border on Saturday before a visit to Damascus next week by a Lebanese delegation tasked with negotiating the issue, a Lebanese official said. A …
UK’s Channel 4 explores non-profit trust ownership – The Telegraph
(Reuters) – British publicly-owned broadcaster Channel 4 is exploring whether it could be acquired by a non-profit trust as an alternative to a commercial privatisation, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. The report said the broadcaster is considering…
Netflix opens ‘immersive’ store for fans of popular shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Streaming giant Netflix has opened a Los Angeles store that it hopes will combine retail therapy with an “immersive” experience for fans of its popular “Stranger Things,” “Bridgerton,” and “Squid Game” shows. The store – open un…
More flee Ukraine’s Kherson as Russian occupiers renew warnings
OLESHKY, Russia-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian occupation authorities in the Ukrainian city of Kherson told civilians on Saturday they should leave immediately because of what they called the tense military situation as Ukraine’s forces advance….