AFP Australia’s federal police have said they are investigating whether “overseas actors or individuals” are paying criminals to carry out antisemitic crimes in the country. There has been a spate of such incidents in recent months, the latest of which saw a childcare centre in Sydney set alight and sprayed with anti-Jewish graffiti. No-one was…
A fire at a hotel at a ski resort in north-western Turkey on Tuesday killed at least at least 10 people and left 32 others in hospital, officials have said. The fire broke out at around 3.30am in the restaurant of the 12-storey Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, officials…
Anna Corbett Ryan Corbett pictured with his wife Anna in an undated photo Two Americans held by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. The news emerged after Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty were freed. The Afghan, Khan Mohmmad, had…
EPA Yoon Suk Yeol made his first appearance at the trial after missing the first few hearings South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol has made his first appearance at his impeachment trial, where he denied ordering the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law. Parliament voted to impeach Yoon last month,…
The mother of a Thai man held in Gaza has pleaded for her son to be freed, saying the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that will allow for the gradual release of hostages had given her greater hope. Wiwwaeo Sriaoun’s son Watchara was one of dozens of Thai workers kidnapped from the farms on…
Inflation driven by tariffs is among the biggest market risks in 2025, Nicolai Tangen, head of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, said Tuesday. “I don’t think I should give any advice to the U.S., but if you look at the risk to financial markets, I think inflation is for sure one, all driven by…
A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sank on Tuesday, as bullish investor sentiment surrounding…
Getty Images The fire is thought to have started in the hotel’s restaurant area A fire at a hotel in the Turkish ski resort of Bolu has left 10 people dead and 32 others injured, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. At least two of the victims died after jumping from the hotel’s windows, Turkish…
John Sykes, a guitarist with the rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65. A statement said his death followed “a hard-fought battle with cancer”. It added: “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind…
LONDON — European stocks opened in mixed territory on Tuesday, as traders reviewed the first executive orders that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Monday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened flat, while Germany’s DAX fell slightly after hitting a record high. While the FTSE 100 opened 0.05% higher, the Italy’s FTSE MIB and…
