Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, raised its growth forecast, a rare bright spot as regional economic worries abound. Berlin anticipates GDP will expand by 1.3% this year and a similar rate in 2027 — lackluster by global standards, but nonetheless significantly up from previous estimates, with the Iran war taking less ...
Month: October 2026
Three Saudis killed in Riyadh airport attack claimed by HouthisThree Saudis killed in Riyadh airport attack claimed by Houthis
Attack is deadliest in kingdom since it launched major military offensive with allies against Houthis in Yemen Three Saudi citizens have been killed and several other people were wounded in attacks targeting Riyadh airport for which Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility, Saudi officials have said. The attack late on Thursday was ...
A national verdict on Trump 2.0 is coming. Nine midterm voters share where they standA national verdict on Trump 2.0 is coming. Nine midterm voters share where they stand
From cost of living to the Iran war, these are the issues that matter most to US voters across the political spectrum US voters are about to deliver their first national verdict on the second presidency of Donald Trump. On 3 November, millions of Americans will vote in midterm elections ...
Polanski vows to stay on as Green leader as criticism mountsPolanski vows to stay on as Green leader as criticism mounts
Jewish Greens’ leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat. ...
France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protestsFrance promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students. ...
Firing squad execution of man who killed 13 soldiers to be livestreamed, Pentagon saysFiring squad execution of man who killed 13 soldiers to be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the “unprecedented” decision is on “uncertain legal terrain”. ...
Survivor of US Army shooting supports gunman’s execution but questions livestreamSurvivor of US Army shooting supports gunman’s execution but questions livestream
Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it. ...
Alison Hammond: ‘I thought I was having heart attack on air’Alison Hammond: ‘I thought I was having heart attack on air’
The host says a health scare on live TV was one of the “scariest things I’ve ever been through”. ...
How do human beings rationalize genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer BartovHow do human beings rationalize genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer Bartov
It’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocides are fueled by people who are uncomfortably recognizable Werner Best, a senior SS official and jurist who helped organize the Nazi death squads that murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews, is ...
‘Self-imposed irrelevance’: why the EU is failing to act on growing public criticism of Israel‘Self-imposed irrelevance’: why the EU is failing to act on growing public criticism of Israel
While Israel’s actions against Palestinians intensify public anger, the bloc remains paralysed along familiar fault lines When the British government announced sweeping sanctions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements and condemned “ethnic cleansing” in the West Bank by state-backed “settler terrorists”, some EU diplomats hoped this dramatic shift in UK ...