Video from a beach in Tyre, southern Lebanon – just 19km (12 miles) north of the Israeli border – shows several clouds of smoke rising after Israeli air strikes in the region. At least 274 people were killed and more than 700 injured in the strikes on Monday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel’s army … Read more
An advertisement for Hugo Boss AG in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European luxury stocks tumbled Monday as analysts warned of a deteriorating demand outlook, particularly among high-spending Chinese consumers. Germany’s Hugo Boss was among the worst performers on the Stoxx 600 index by midday, … Read more
Seamus Coleman of Everton gives the team instructions during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Burnley FC at Goodison Park on April 06, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Matt Mcnulty | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images LONDON — The investment group run by U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin on Monday agreed to buy Everton … Read more
A suspected gunman arrested near Donald Trump’s golf-course wrote a note months earlier saying he intended to kill the former president, a court filing shows. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump,” the note says. In court documents filed on Monday, prosecutors said the letter was dropped off at the home of a witness … Read more
Supporters of Evo Morales have clashed with followers of his rival ahead of 2025 election Pro-government supporters and security forces in Bolivia have clashed with protesters loyal to the former President Evo Morales on Sunday. Rival groups hurled firecrackers, homemade explosives and stones at each other while police fired tear gas in the city of … Read more
Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering from a deadly earthquake that devastated the area on 1 January, are among the hardest hit by the deluge, which began on … Read more
Cathay Pacific has banned a Hong Kong couple from its flights after their row with a mainland Chinese traveller over her reclining seat. The Chinese woman had complained on social media that she was harassed by the couple seated behind her on a Cathay flight after reclining her seat. The Hong Kong flag carrier said … Read more
A transcript from a key meeting at the firm behind the ill-fated Titan submersible has revealed the CEO said in 2018: “No-one is dying under my watch – period.” It captures a heated exchange between OceanGate chief Stockton Rush and his former director of marine operations, David Lochridge, plus three other staff. The log shows … Read more
Employees of the State Archaeological Office have hung pictures of finds from a construction trailer during a main archaeological investigation on the Northvolt site. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Battery maker Northvolt on Monday announced plans to cut a total of 1,600 jobs in Sweden as part of a major cost-cutting drive. … Read more
Israel’s military says an “extensive” wave of airstrikes has hit more than 300 Hezbollah targets Monday as residents of southern Lebanon reportedly are receiving text messages warning them to stay away from buildings where the terrorist group is storing weapons. The strikes are in response to Hezbollah launching around 150 rockets, missiles and drones into northern … Read more