Hamas militants launched an unprecedented incursion into Israel, firing over 3,000 missiles, infiltrating Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip and taking scores of hostages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is “at war.” This is the latest on the conflict.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he is optimistic the country will vote in favor of changing the nation’s constitution to recognize Indigenous people, but will not move to push the issue through legislation if the government’s proposal is rejected.
Saturday’s surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas may represent one of the biggest failures by Israeli intelligence since the Yom Kippur war of 1973.
Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer has a mountain to climb to guide the UK opposition to victory in the next general election, facing double the challenge that confronted Tony Blair ahead of the 1997 landslide.
(Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank’s policy will help tame inflation, according to President Christine Lagarde.
President Joe Biden condemned the deadly surprise attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas as an assault by a “terrorist organization” and pledged “rock solid” US support for Israel.
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso fired the head of the prison service and ordered the transfer of six surviving suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio after seven others were slain.
Bond investors are coalescing around a segment of the Treasuries market that offers a measure of protection from this year’s brutal rout and also positions them for the recession that some still anticipate.
Metro Bank Holdings Plc is in discussions over a financing package with its bondholders and shareholders with the aim to reach any agreement before Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Friday’s sizzling jobs report is bolstering the probability of another Federal Reserve rate increase this year, adding to pain in credit markets that are already getting hurt by a year-long jump in yields.
