‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from London Israel marks three years since 7 October attack – live The UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs that it was at the centre of a geopolitical controversy this ...

DR Congo uncovers $20B in payments to ineligible mining suppliersDR Congo uncovers $20B in payments to ineligible mining suppliers

The News Fourteen major mining companies in DR Congo paid at least $20 billion to ineligible subcontractors between 2020 and 2025, the country’s subcontracting regulator told Semafor, citing recently completed checks. These findings at mining businesses, among them subsidiaries of Swiss commodities giant Glencore, Ivanhoe Mines and Chinese-Congolese joint-venture Sicomines, ...