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UK student interrupts live BBC interview with call to ‘Free Palestine’

Anadolu Agency | 2025-08-14, 23:32

A British A-Level student used a live BBC broadcast on results day to call for a “Free Palestine” and accuse the broadcaster of complicity in “genocide” in Gaza before being cut off by the presenter. The interview in

Belgian Politician Sparks Outrage by Refusing Rosh Hashanah Greeting Amid Rising Antisemitism

The Algemeiner | 2025-08-14, 23:30

Matthias Diependaele, Minister‑President of Flanders, has faced backlash after declining to send a Rosh Hashanah message to Belgium’s Jewish community. Photo: Screenshot A senior Belgian politician has sparked outrage by refusing to send a Jewish New

Treasury secretary urges Europe to back tariffs on Russian trade partners

The Signal | 2025-08-14, 23:26

By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Europe must be ready to join the United States in imposing higher tariffs on China and other countries that buy Russian energy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. In an interview with Bloomberg, Bessent

Germany objects to Israeli settlement plans that would effectively divide West Bank

Anadolu Agency | 2025-08-14, 23:14

Germany on Thursday firmly opposed Israel's plans to construct thousands of new settler units that would effectively split the West Bank into two disconnected parts. The German Foreign Ministry stated that the settlements violate international law, complicate

Heat, drought, negligence: drivers of Europe's 2025 wildfire crisis

Xinhua | 2025-08-14, 23:11

A firefighter battles the flames in Keratea, Greece, on Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) Scientists and disaster specialists attribute the surge in extreme fires to a combination of climatic and human factors. ROME, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A prolonged summer of

Indonesia targets 10 bln USD footwear exports to Europe with IEU-CEPA

Xinhua | 2025-08-14, 23:11

JAKARTA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's footwear exports to Europe could surpass 10 billion U.S. dollars within the next three to four years if the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin

New York Times | 2025-08-14, 23:11

The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president. ...

Mounjaro weight-loss drug price to almost triple in UK after Trump complaint

AOL | 2025-08-14, 23:02

The price of popular weight-loss jab Mounjaro will nearly triple after the US-owned company equalised costs in markets

Roundup: Heat, drought, negligence: drivers of Europe's 2025 wildfire crisis

Xinhua | 2025-08-14, 22:53

ROME, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A prolonged summer of extreme heat and drought has pushed vast parts of Europe into a severe wildfire crisis, triggering mass evacuations, claiming lives and inflicting heavy damage on forests, farmland and infrastructure. European

Britain's Princess Anne celebrates her 75th birthday

Hindustan Times | 2025-08-14, 22:47

LONDON, - Britain's Princess Anne celebrates her 75th birthday Princess Anne, the late Queen Elizabeth's only daughter and a former Olympic equestrian, turns 75 on Friday, with little fanfare planned in keeping with the royal's disdain for making a fuss. To

In Pictures: How Europe is sweltering under a relentless heat wave

India Today | 2025-08-14, 22:44

In Pictures: How Europe is sweltering under a relentless heat wave ...

UK economy slows less than expected giving some help to Reeves

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide | 2025-08-14, 22:43

Britain’s economy slowed less than expected between

Plans for new football stadium approved

BBC News | 2025-08-14, 22:26

Oxford United's plans include a 16,000-seater ground, hotel, restaurant and community plaza. ...

New England grocery chain Market Basket used a court order to bar 2 ousted executives ...

Business Insider | 2025-08-14, 22:26

Market Basket has 90 stores throughout the New England area. Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty ImagesA judge has granted Market Basket a restraining order against two former executives.The order bars the ex-executives from the New England

Opinion | How Trump Can Win at the Alaska Summit

Wall Street Journal | 2025-08-14, 22:25

If he can tell Putin how the West will capitalize on Russia’s weakness, the meeting won’t be wasted. ...

Statistics Canada Says Elements of June’s Factory Data Inadvertently Published

Wall Street Journal | 2025-08-14, 22:25

The data tables briefly appeared on the agency’s web site earlier than expected due to a “process error,” it said. ...

France's July CPI stable at 1 pct: INSEE

The Star | 2025-08-14, 22:19

PARIS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- France's consumer price index (CPI) rose 1 percent year-on-year in July, unchanged from June, the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said Thursday. Read full story ...

Protesters in Serbia's north demolish ruling party offices

Straits Times | 2025-08-14, 22:18

BELGRADE - Anti-government protesters

Ukraine orders more evacuations as Russia steps up pressure

Straits Times | 2025-08-14, 22:18

It comes ahead of a US-Russia summit in Alaska on Aug 15. ...

Why the World Is Deadlocked Over a Treaty to Stop Plastics Pollution

New York Times | 2025-08-14, 22:17

After three years of talks, and despite growing warnings about the dangers of plastics pollution, nations are at an impasse again over what to do about it. ...