A French bank said hackers stole €100 million ($112 million), a rare heist of a mainstream lender that has sent shudders across Europe’s financial system. The continent has in recent weeks been the target of numerous cyber attacks, including one on France’s blood banks and a hack on supermarket fridges ...
Day: November 6, 2026
Republicans eye 2028 presidential bids after midterm rebukeRepublicans eye 2028 presidential bids after midterm rebuke
Republican leaders took early steps signaling potential 2028 presidential bids, using disastrous midterm elections to distance themselves from the Trump administration. Florida’s governor, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination in 2024, has been among the loudest critics of Republican leadership in recent days and did not rule out running in ...
Midterms spark calls for White House shakeupsMidterms spark calls for White House shakeups
The White House faced calls for policy and personnel shakeups after brutal midterm elections, with the defense secretary under most pressure. Senior Republican lawmakers and strategists have reportedly pressed the Trump administration to fire the Pentagon chief and swiftly end the Iran war, blamed for fuel-price inflation that topped voters’ ...
Renewed US-Iran war fears drive oil prices higherRenewed US-Iran war fears drive oil prices higher
Oil prices briefly neared $100 a barrel following a days-long selloff on revived concerns of a resumption of the US-Iran war. US President Donald Trump spoke with the emir of Qatar, which has sought to mediate a truce, but Washington and Tehran have also traded heated rhetoric and Iran said ...
Stock selloff goes global in worst rout in yearsStock selloff goes global in worst rout in years
Asian and European stocks followed US shares lower following the worst market rout since 2020 as investors fretted about the durability of the AI buildout under a Democrat-controlled Congress. Chipmaking hubs Taiwan and South Korea saw steep declines, the former suffering record losses and the latter halting trading after an ...
‘We’ve been preparing for the worst all year’: uncertainty grips Iran after Trump midterms defeat‘We’ve been preparing for the worst all year’: uncertainty grips Iran after Trump midterms defeat
While some fear another full-scale war, others are less sure – but both agree repression at home will continue Just hours after the US midterm election results delivered a crushing defeat for the Republican party, pro-regime crowds gathered in Tehran’s Enghelab Square to set fire to a giant banner depicting ...
There is a showdown looming in the Democratic party over support for Israel | Moustafa BayoumiThere is a showdown looming in the Democratic party over support for Israel | Moustafa Bayoumi
Even Donald Trump has acknowledged that support for Israel is increasingly a political liability in US politics. Will the Democratic leadership listen? Abdul El-Sayed’s victorious path to the US Senate must become a wake-up call to the Democratic party. It shows us, yet again, that Democratic voters care about Gaza, ...
Met chief says he wouldn’t be surprised if more allegations made about Brand after rape convictionMet chief says he wouldn’t be surprised if more allegations made about Brand after rape conviction
Sir Mark Rowley tells the BBC that what he heard reported from Brand’s trial came close to “victim blaming”. ...
‘It’s a new world. It’s a little fascistic. And it needs a different response’: U2 on 50 years together – and their undimmed faith in humanity‘It’s a new world. It’s a little fascistic. And it needs a different response’: U2 on 50 years together – and their undimmed faith in humanity
After some so-so albums, can U2’s new one, Carnaval de Luz, restore them to glory? They discuss male egos, working with Dolly Parton, and explain why, despite Trump, they still believe in democracy – at least in their band La Petite Maison, in Nice, has a certain reputation as a ...
Did a data centre revolt affect the US mid-term election results?Did a data centre revolt affect the US mid-term election results?
BBC Verify examines whether US voters were influenced by the data centre boom – and the impact anti-AI sentiment could have on the industry. ...