Russia has named a secretive former FSB chief who played a key role in planning Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to lead next week’s peace talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. Moscow announced that Sergei Beseda, the former head of the spy agency’s fifth directorate – who oversaw intelligence operations in Ukraine and…
Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold Newsflash: The Bank of England has left UK interest rates on hold at 4.5%, despite concerns that trade conflict could hurt economic growth. Faced with the dilemma of a slowing economy on one hand, and rising inflation on the other, the Bank’s policymakers have sat on their…
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Australian government agencies could be customers of military-grade spyware from Israeli firm Paragon Solutions, a new report suggests. In January, Meta revealed more than 90 people, including journalists, had their WhatsApp compromised by the software, although it is unknown if any Australians were targeted. In a report published by the Citizen Lab on Wednesday, the…
A “For Sale” sign outside of a home in Atlanta, Georgia. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes in February rose 4.2% from January to 4.26 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Industry analysts had expected a drop of 3%. Sales…
Herbert Smith Freehills, the elite global law firm based in London, has been fined by the British government after its former Moscow office made millions of pounds in payments to sanctioned Russian banks. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), said it had imposed a penalty of £465,000 on HSF Moscow, which was a subsidiary…
The Body Shop’s suppliers, including small charities, local councils and cosmetics manufacturers, are to receive no more than about a quarter of the £219m owed to them when the ethical beauty retailer fell into administration, a report has said. The retailer, founded by Anita Roddick in 1976, now operates about 113 UK stores after it…
Nuclear whistleblowers who try to draw attention to cultural and safety issues face bullying, MPs have warned. Members of parliament’s public accounts committee have said they are concerned about the way people who raise concerns about culture and safety on nuclear sites are treated. “There is generally a problem with whistleblowing and a safety culture,”…
Gatwick is drawing up alternative proposals to tackle congestion on roads around the airport in an attempt to keep its second runway plan alive, against planning inspectors’ advice. The government said in February it was “minded to approve” expansion of London’s second biggest airport, but with noise and public transport usage conditions. The Planning Inspectorate…
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 13, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters After largely staying out of the Federal Reserve’s business during his first two months in office, President Donald Trump is pushing…
