UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher urged Israel to open more Gaza crossings and allow a surge of aid, while pressing both sides to honor a US-brokered ceasefire. Israel has threatened to restrict supplies over Hamas' delay in returning the bodies of 28 deceased hostages; seven have been returned and two...
Nestle will cut 16,000 jobs over two years as new CEO Philipp Navratil shifts the Swiss company toward products with “highest potential returns.” Announced alongside stronger nine‑month 2025 sales, the plan targets 12,000 white‑collar roles and aims to save about 1bn SFr annually. Shares rose 7.5% after the update. Navratil...
As U.S. health care premiums climb—up more than 24% since 2019 and poised to rise again—some employers are absorbing costs to shield workers as paycheck deductions are expected to jump 6%–7% next year. NPR reports the average family premium topped $25,500 last year, with employers paying about $19,200 and workers...
France heads into a crunch vote Thursday as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces twin no‑confidence motions from France Unbowed and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally. Failure could push President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly, with elections of uncertain outcome. With 289 votes needed, the opposition tallies remain short...
Israeli minister Amichai Chikli warned Hamas must disarm "or we will have to return to fighting," after confirmation the group returned a body that was not an Israeli hostage. COGAT said Israel and Egypt are preparing to reopen the Rafah crossing for people while limiting aid, citing Hamas’s delay in...
Russia has stepped up strikes on Ukraine’s railways, with officials reporting twice as many attacks in September as August and half of all wartime hits occurring in the past two months. A “double tap” drone strike in Shostka injured 30; one man was found dead. Locomotives and junctions from Kyiv...
In a candid SiriusXM chat with Howard Stern, Jennifer Lopez admitted she turned down Adrian Lyne’s 2002 thriller Unfaithful, saying the script “wasn’t good,” though she now concedes he “made it great.” Diane Lane’s subsequent best actress Oscar nomination still “haunts” her, Lopez said, calling it the one that makes...
Senate Democrats were set to reject a stopgap funding bill for the 10th time Thursday, holding out for a guarantee to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies as a shutdown drags past two weeks. House Republicans have left Washington, leaving Congress paralyzed and hundreds of thousands furloughed. Senate Majority Leader John...
India’s goods exports to the US, its largest foreign market, plunged 20% in September and 37.5% over four months as Washington’s 50% tariffs took hold, including a 25% penalty tied to Delhi’s Russian oil purchases. GTRI said labour-intensive sectors—textiles, gems and jewellery, engineering goods and chemicals—were hardest hit. Shipments fell...
From the Andes to the Himalayas, youth-led, largely leaderless protests are rattling governments, with Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina forced from power after a military mutiny capped weeks of "Gen Z Madagascar" demonstrations. Unrest in Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru and Morocco channels anger over inequality, corruption, economic strain and perceived...
