Business
Rothschild & Co bolsters its Middle East development
Operating under a DFSA Category 4 license, Rothschild & Co. has founded a wealth management office in Dubai which provides independent investment advice to ultra-high net worth families, businesses,...
Pakistani police arrest a man accused of insulting the Quran and save him from being lynched by mob
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of insulting Islam's holy book, the Quran, in deeply conservative northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after being alerted that a mob...
German authorities report rise in crimes against women in 2023
Cases of domestic violence against women rose in Germany in 2023, according to a new analysis by the country's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) released on Tuesday.A total of...
Germany’s defense minister says damage to 2 Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister said Tuesday officials have to assume damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused...
UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they...
24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows the reality of life as war hits 1,000 days
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The clock on her wall stopped almost as soon as the day began, its hands frozen by the Russian bomb that hit the dormitory serving...
Abkhazia: Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns
The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia is resigning after days of mass protests over a controversial pro-Russia bill.Aslan Bzhania's press office said he was quitting "to maintain...
Law scholars refute S.Korea leader’s claim about legality of parliament move to probe wife
Legal scholars specialising in South Korea's constitution have refuted President Yoon Suk Yeol's claim that it was unconstitutional for parliament to appoint a special prosecutor to probe his wife...
Hindu procession clip filmed in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, not Maharashtra ahead of vote
As India's western Maharashtra state geared up for its November 20 legislative elections, footage of people chanting a Hindu slogan was repeatedly shared in posts with a false claim it shows...
From political outsider to Ghana’s ‘Mr Digital’
Mahamudu Bawumia soared from being a political outsider to become Ghana's second-in-command - and in December he could make history as the country's first Muslim president.Bawumia, currently Ghana's vice-president,...
