Washington is reportedly looking to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf countries to help them rebuild following strikes from Tehran. A recent wave of attacks against Kuwait and Bahrain has damaged infrastructure including energy facilities, military sites, and airports. The initiative from the Trump administration comes as the $24 billion in ...
Chinese blue-collar wage growth outpaces white-collar jobs’Chinese blue-collar wage growth outpaces white-collar jobs’
Wage growth for blue-collar workers in China has outpaced that of their white-collar peers for six consecutive years, in a sign of the country’s booming gig economy. More than 300 million Chinese people are now in “flexible” employment setups, according to a new think tank report. Food delivery drivers were ...
Zelensky in Downing Street for Ukraine war talks with European leadersZelensky in Downing Street for Ukraine war talks with European leaders
Zelensky’s meeting with Ukraine’s staunchest European allies comes as US President Donald Trump’s focus has shifted to the war with Iran. ...
Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over ‘rigged election’ claimTrump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over ‘rigged election’ claim
During the interview, the president was repeatedly challenged on several points by the show’s presenter Kristen Welker. ...
The three things Democrats must do to regain rural America’s trust | Anthony FlaccaventoThe three things Democrats must do to regain rural America’s trust | Anthony Flaccavento
After decades of alienating working-class and rural voters from the Democratic party, it’s time the left bridges the divide It was a warm morning in rural Virginia. I was cutting into a pile of downed logs – wild cherry, oak and black locust – left behind when a piece of ...
Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truceIsrael strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered “in response to Hezbollah’s firing at Israeli territory”. ...
Middle East crisis live: at least two people killed and 11 injured in Israeli strikes on southern Beirut, reports sayMiddle East crisis live: at least two people killed and 11 injured in Israeli strikes on southern Beirut, reports say
Israel claimed strikes just days after ceasefire agreement were in response to attacks on northern Israel Israel escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbs Gaza’s health ministry said in its latest update that at least ten people were killed and 36 others injured in Israeli attacks across the ...
Israel escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbsIsrael escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbs
Attack on ‘terrorist headquarters’ comes as Trump says he will not demand Lebanon is included in ceasefire deal Israel has carried out airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation in its war with Hezbollah since a ceasefire was established in mid-April. The strike hit two apartments ...
Zelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talksZelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks
Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant. ...
Steve Rosenberg: Russia’s economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St PetersburgSteve Rosenberg: Russia’s economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg
The BBC’s Russia editor saw Putin’s flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks. ...