Day: October 23, 2026

The News South Africa has proposed a new fiscal law in an attempt to shield its public finances from future populist governments as the treasury’s current projections show debt is set to decline for the first time in nearly two decades. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana framed it as protecting “hard-won ...

Israeli authorities locked down the city of Hebron after a gun attack just days ahead of a tight vote in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is battling for reelection. The leading parties in next week’s election were in a dead heat, a new poll showed, though both are short of ...

French authorities readied a heavy security presence ahead of planned weekend protests, aiming to head off instability that has called into question the country’s long-term economic prospects. Demonstrations last week erupted into violence, including mass looting and cars being set alight, resulting in more than 2,000 arrests. The unrest has ...

Israel and Iran ramped up their rhetoric against one another, raising the prospect of a return to open conflict in the Middle East. The US-Israel war with Iran has been dormant for months, beyond sporadic flareups, with Washington and Tehran concentrating on controlling shipping traffic. Israel’s prime minister, who faces ...

Brent crude rises to $114.72 a barrel after Tehran threatens retaliatory attacks on Gulf oil and tech facilities Business live – latest updates Oil has hit its highest level in more than five months as fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict grip the energy markets. Brent crude, ...

The president shows a unique disregard for the opinions, norms and ideals of the nation – and, for that matter, humanity The Democrats’ focus on affordability seems to be a winning strategy (we’ll know for sure in a little over two weeks). But we mustn’t lose sight of the moral ...

Issues remain with the network used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, after repeated denials of a deliberate slowdown. ...

The attack comes at a time of heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank and four days before Israel’s general election. ...

One person has died after being swept away by waves in Taiwan’s Liuqiu island, authorities say. ...

Anti-terrorism police have taken up the investigation into the incident in Trappes, to the west of Paris. ...