European leaders ‘outraged’ over Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon The leaders of France, Italy and Spain have released a joint statement condemning the recent targeting of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon by the Israeli military. These attacks were “unjustifiable” and constitute a “serious violation of the obligations of Israel” under humanitarian international law, the…
The longtime Donald Trump ally and friend Roger Stone said Republicans should send “armed guards” to the polls in November to ensure a Trump victory, according to video footage by an undercover journalist. The video, first published by Rolling Stone, shows an embittered Stone, still angry about the 2020 election and ready to fight in…
A federal watchdog on Friday criticized the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing airplane production, saying it did not have an effective system to oversee the US plane maker’s individual manufacturing facilities. The transportation department’s office of inspector general said in a report the FAA’s current audit processes “are not comprehensive enough to adequately identify…
Denis Healey is often misquoted as saying he wanted to “squeeze the rich until the pips squeak” in the 1970s. He never actually used that phrase. What Labour’s finance spokesman did predict, however, was that his proposed top tax rate would spark “howls of anguish from the 80,000 people” wealthy enough to pay. With Labour…
Tesla shares have fallen by 8%, wiping about $60bn (£45bn) from the company’s value, after the long-awaited unveiling of its so-called robotaxi failed to excite investors. Shares in the electric carmaker fell to $219.40 in early trading on Friday after an event in Hollywood, where the chief executive, Elon Musk, revealed a much-hyped driverless vehicle.…
A measure of wholesale prices showed no change in September, pointing to a continued easing in inflation, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price index, which measures what producers get for their goods and services, was flat for the month and up 1.8% from a year ago. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been…
The Metropolitan police have said they are investigating 40 new allegations, including of rape and sexual assault, relating to Mohamed Al Fayed and others, after the broadcast of a BBC documentary about his behaviour. Scotland Yard said 40 people had come forward to make allegations since the airing of the BBC programme, in which five…
At least two workers at a Houston-area oil refinery were killed on Thursday after hydrogen sulfide leaked at the plant, setting off urgent warnings for nearby residents to stay indoors before authorities later determined that the public was not in danger. Nearly three dozen other people were either transported to hospitals or treated at the…
Nobody at the BBC should “ever feel fear or worry while working” for the corporation, its chair said, as it launched an independent review of its workplace culture. The review, which will be led by a management consultancy firm, comes after a series of damaging scandals at the broadcaster, which led to questions being raised…
Authorities in the German city of Cologne have evacuated three hospitals and thousands of homes after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb during construction work on a new medical campus. The 1,000kg US aerial bomb, equipped with a front and rear impact detonator, is due to be defused on Friday. A complex…
