Cynics might wonder whether this generosity is entirely unrelated to the fact that the Heath elected Salisbury’s first Reform councillor in May. But we all know what they say about gift horses, and the funds are certainly very much needed. I do, however, have questions aplenty, to be answered by officialdom in due course. At…
An official from Hamas says the Palestinian group will respond “soon” to United States President Donald Trump’s proposal to end Israel’s nearly two-year war on Gaza. Hamas political bureau member Mohammed Nazzal told Al Jazeera Arabic on Thursday that the group was discussing Trump’s plan with the goal of stopping Israel’s war on Gaza and…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were little changed after the market recorded new highs on Thursday, driven by strength in the artificial intelligence trade that appeared to overpower concerns about the 2-day-old U.S. government shutdown. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11…
A couple of hours before Shein opened a pop‑up shop in Dijon this summer, the words “Shein kills” and “exploitation, forced labour, slavery, pollution” were found graffitied in French on the outside wall. Yet the fierce backlash to its series of temporary outlets in France in recent years, including in Toulouse, Montpellier and Marseille, has…
For over a decade, commentators have warned of China’s looming economic decline. Today, the challenges are real: US-China trade frictions, weak household consumption, an overstretched property sector and a shrinking workforce. Making money in China may feel harder than before. Yet to see China solely through the lens of stagnation is to miss the profound…
new video loaded: U.K. Police Identify Attacker in Deadly Synagogue Stabbing A man attacked a synagogue in Manchester, England, ramming his car into people and stabbing others with a knife. The police fatally shot the assailant who was identified as a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. By Jorge Mitssunaga October 2, 2025 Source link
It is a decision that every parent now faces: Whether or not to let your child have a mobile phone. And now Prince William has shared his view on the matter when it comes to George, 12, Charlotte, 10, and Louis, 7. “So, we sit and chat, it’s really important,” Prince William told Eugene Levy…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man after discovering more than HK$140 million (US$17.9 million) worth of suspected cocaine in a truck. Police said on Thursday that officers from the narcotics bureau intercepted a suspicious light goods vehicle at a metered car park near Kau Sai San Tsuen in Sai Kung the morning before….
Vinicius Junior’s frustrations as he was substituted during Real Madrid’s Champions League match against Kairat Almaty were aimed at his teammates rather than Xabi Alonso, a report has claimed. Vini Jr. was withdrawn from the eventual 5–0 win in Kazakhstan with around 20 minutes still left to play, and was then seen making arm gestures…
The White House is asking nine U.S. universities to sign an agreement pledging to uphold the Trump administration’s higher education priorities, or risk losing out on preferred access to federal funding. The demands are outlined in a nine-page document, title the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” that asks schools to freeze their tuition…