Asia

Israel

Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages

Hamas is still believed to be holding around 110 hostages captured in the 7 October attack. Israeli authorities estimate that around a third of them are dead.

20/08/2024

Economy

China retains key loan rates as economic recovery shows progress

After unexpected cuts in July, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) left the one-year and five-year Loan Prime Rates (LPR) unchanged. Amid recent mixed activity data, China's economy shows signs of a modest recovery.

20/08/2024

Israel

Israel has agreed to a 'bridging proposal', Blinken says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Israel has agreed to a "bridging proposal" in a peace deal he's proposed.

19/08/2024

Business

Possible drug shortages in Germany as China tightens espionage laws

Several German states have suspended trips by their quality-control inspectors to Chinese pharmaceutical companies over tightened espionage laws.

19/08/2024

Health news

UN calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations

International groups have expressed their concerned after a first case of polio confirmed and others suspected in Gaza.

19/08/2024

Israel

Now could be 'last chance' for Gaza ceasefire deal, says Blinken

Mediators are to meet again this week in Egypt to try to cement a ceasefire.

19/08/2024

Israel

Blinken arrives in Israel in bid to seal Gaza ceasefire deal

The US Secretary of States arrival comes after US and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar said they were closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with American and Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism.

19/08/2024

Gaza

At least 19 killed overnight as Israeli strikes hit Gaza

At least 19 people were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes across Gaza as mediators hope to seal a cease-fire deal after months of contentious negotiations.

18/08/2024

Israel

Protesters demand deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza

International efforts continue to try to secure a ceasefire agreement to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha optimistic that a deal could be reached.

18/08/2024

Indonesia

Indonesia's Independence day held in unfinished future capital

The capital was designed to relieve pressure on sinking Jakarta.

17/08/2024

Lebanon

At least 10 Syrian nationals killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon

More than 500 people have been killed in exchanges between Israel and Lebanon since Oct. 8, most of them fighters with Hezbollah and other armed groups.

17/08/2024

Gaza

Health officials in Gaza report first case of polio in 25 years

Antonio Guterres says Gaza is in "humanitarian freefall" and calls for pause in fighting so aid agencies can deliver 1.6 million doses of the nOPV2 polio vaccine to the strip.

17/08/2024

Gaza

Mediators preparing to implement Gaza ceasefire, reports claim

A US official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the proposal basically bridges every gap between Israel and Hamas.

16/08/2024

Business

BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles that may have Takata airbag inflators

BMW was recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles in China that might have Takata airbag inflators following a similar recall in the United States last month, officials said on Friday.

16/08/2024

West Bank

Borrell threatens EU sanctions after Israeli settler West Bank attack

Israel’s military said it apprehended one person who took part in the violence on Thursday, resulting in the death of one Palestinian.

16/08/2024

Football Now

2024/25 European Preview: European football is back after a busy summer of sport

In partnership with Media City

The European football season will be the busiest ever, and it's shaping up to be a spectacular domestic campaign.

15/08/2024

Gaza

Palestinian death toll in Gaza hits 40,000, authorities say

The announcement by Gaza's Health Ministry came amid another push by international mediators to broker a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

15/08/2024

The Exchange

200 million people claim to be ‘content creators’

In partnership with Media City

Ronan Harris, EMEA President of Snapchat, the Co-Founder of Influencer.com, Casper Lee and content creator Tue Nguyen explain how the $250 billion influencer economy is reshaping the future of business.

14/08/2024

Culture news

Researchers decipher 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets predicting doom

Ancient tablets acquired by the British Museum decades ago have finally been deciphered - and they weren’t exactly good news for kings.

14/08/2024

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza overnight, Palestinians say

One of the strikes killed five children, ranging in age from two to 11, according to a nearby hospital.

14/08/2024

Japan

Japan set for new PM as Kishida bows out of party leadership contest

Prime Minister Fumio Kushida said that the LDP needs a new face to cast off the shadow of a corruption scandal that has loomed over the party in recent months.

14/08/2024

Europe News

Iran shuns European leaders' appeal to not retaliate against Israel

Retaliation for Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran would be "a solution for stopping crimes and aggression," the Iranian president told the UK prime minister.

13/08/2024

Israel

Euroviews. Freedom of speech and dissent must stay key to US-Israel relationship

Western governments have taken extreme and unprecedented measures that step outside the normal parameters of statecraft, with little or no thought to the larger ramifications, Oded Forer writes.

13/08/2024

Tech News

This hard-of-hearing K-pop boy band uses AI to help them sing

In a world designed for the hearing, the first hard-of-hearing K-pop boy band’s debut has been made possible thanks to advanced technologies.

13/08/2024

Israel

US sends submarine to Middle East as Europe calls for ceasefire

As the US deployed its guided-missile submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East, international leaders have joined forces to demand de-escalation and stability in the region that is on the precipice of all-out war.

12/08/2024

North Korea

North Korea flies more trash balloons across the border, Seoul says

Pyongyang last flew balloons toward the South on 24 July, when trash carried by at least one of them fell on the South Korean presidential compound, raising worries about key security vulnerabilities.

12/08/2024