South Korea president to lift martial law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol said today he would lift martial law, just hours after imposing it in a bid to quell what he...
Month : December 2024
Self-check-in banned for Italian holiday rentals
Italian authorities said hosts must check the identities of guests in person...
Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world’s biggest bank fraud
She is now in a race for her life – if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared....
Survival ‘possible’ in no confidence vote, says French PM
Barnier says he is not “at fault” ahead of a vote which he is widely predicted to lose....
Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe
Tom Hayhoe’s first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of pandemic PPE that had to be written off....
Ex-Labour candidate cleared over election bet
Kevin Craig was investigated by the gambling watchdog after betting against himself during the election campaign....
‘I worry every second’: Mother of only British hostage in Gaza fears for her life
Mandy Damari tells the BBC she is increasingly concerned for her daughter Emily, who has been held for more than 400 days....
Stellantis boss abruptly quits in boardroom clash
Carlos Tavares will leave immediately, days after announcing plans to close a Vauxhall plant in Luton...
Israeli and Hezbollah strikes test limits of ceasefire
Strikes and counter-strikes put the ceasefire at risk, just days after it was reached....
Afghan women ‘banned from midwife courses’ in latest blow to rights
Women at training colleges across the country were told they are not allowed to return to class....