How a wider Middle East war could bring a world recession
Volatile oil prices, shaky investor confidence and prospects of interest rate increases threaten a global slowdown if Israel’s war expands.
Explicit video from French mass rape case shown to public at trial
Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged by her husband so he and many others could assault her, backed the decision to screen the footage.
Frustrated with Washington, Argentina’s Milei seeks rapprochement with China
Argentine president, who had criticised China, now praises it as a ‘very interesting commercial partner’ and announces January Beijing trip.
Beatle George Harrison’s teenage electric guitar goes to auction and could sell for US$1m
Futurama guitar, which Harrison’s mum paid for in instalments and which he played at hundreds of Beatles gigs, could fetch over US$1 million.
Joe Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount
The leader says he doesn’t know if Netanyahu is avoiding a Middle East peace deal in a bid to influence the US presidential election.
Scientists develop dog neutering jab: no surgery needed, and it’s reversible
The procedure, a simple injection, means canine patients don’t have to be sedated or go under the knife.
UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack
Gangs have taken over the capital, and the country’s security and health systems collapsing.
Hongkongers might be able to see comet making rare pass by Earth
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has very long orbital period, nearing Earth just once every 60,000 to 80,000 years.
Elon Musk to join Trump in rally at site of first assassination attempt
It will be the first time that the billionaire businessman appears publicly at a campaign event for the former president since endorsing him.
12 more Hong Kong patients found to have infection linked to contact with freshwater fish
Five men and seven women, aged between 49 and 97, test positive for ST 283 strain of potentially deadly Group B Streptococcus infection.