Reuters Almost all Gaza’s population has been displaced by the war Israel and Hamas are thought to be close to agreeing a deal which could halt the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. It would be the most dramatic breakthrough in 15 months of war, which began when…
At least 100,000 scores by the pioneering 20th century Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg have been destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. The sheet music was kept at his family’s music production company – which burnt down in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood last week. While no original manuscripts were lost, the music owned by Belmont Music…
At least 120 people are reported to have been killed in random shelling on Monday in the Dar-Salam area of the Sudanese city of Omdurman, across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, according to a local volunteer network. The Ombada Emergency Response Room said the death toll was provisional, suggesting that the number of victims…
Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate has been released from house arrest by a Romanian court, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation, his spokesman has said. He has instead been put under judicial control, meaning he can travel through Romania “while adhering to the required legal conditions”, the spokesman added. Tate, 38, is facing allegations…
Ukraine struck several targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday in what it says is its “most massive” attack of the war so far. Ammunition deports and chemical plants were hit across several regions, some of which were hundreds of kilometres from the border, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Sources in Ukraine’s…
Daniel Pinto, president and chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase, speaks during the Semafor 2024 World Economy Summit in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2024. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that Chief Operating Officer and President Daniel Pinto will step down from those roles in the coming months, setting…
Nato has launched a new mission to increase the surveillance of ships in the Baltic Sea after critical undersea cables were damaged or severed last year. Nato chief Mark Rutte said the mission, dubbed “Baltic Sentry”, would involve more patrol aircraft, warships and drones. His announcement was made at a summit in Helsinki attended by…
“Buy-now, pay-later” firm Klarna aims to return to profit by summer 2023. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Klarna has agreed a major new distribution partnership with fellow fintech unicorn Stripe, in a bid to expand reach and add more merchants in the lead-up to its upcoming listing in the U.S. Klarna’s buy now,…
BBC Chester (left) and his son (centre) celebrate defending their homes with their neighbour (right) A Los Angeles brain surgeon who fought for almost a week to save the houses on his street from wildfires told the BBC he spent 15 years preparing for such an event. Malibu resident Dr Chester Griffiths, 62, ignored evacuation…
Getty Images Trump is accused of inspiring violence on 6 January 2021 – but prosecutors stopped short of charging him with incitement Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat are laid out in a final report by the special counsel who spent two years investigating him. Much of what is in its…
