FUKUSHIMA, Japan — A Japanese court on Tuesday found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in a victory for the victim whose long battle for justice challenged taboos in a traditional, male-dominated society. The case of ...
CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS (UN) — Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly was scheduled to vote on Tuesday on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month-old conflict between Israel ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Saudi-backed asset management firm Ardian have signed a £2.4bn deal for the Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial’s 25 per cent stake in the airport. One other shareholder is now close to selling, with ...
SYDNEY — Australia’s mid-year budget update will include about A$10 billion ($6.56 billion) in savings, official data showed on Tuesday, as the government looks to cut spending in a bid to contain high inflation. The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which will ...
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund’s executive board (IMF) on Monday approved a $900 million disbursement for Ukraine from its $15.6 billion loan program, hours before IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Georgieva met with Zelenskiy for nearly an ...
UK lending for house purchases will fall by 8% in 2024, a trade association representing banks is predicting. In a report, UK Finance said higher interest rates and household costs would make it harder for people to access mortgage credit, ...
Annual wages grew 7.3 per cent in the three months to the end of October, a slight fall on the month before and a figure which will give the Bank of England more freedom to hold interest rates later this ...
WASHINGTON — The United States House of Representatives on Monday passed a ban on imports of Russian uranium as lawmakers seek to add pressure on Moscow for its war on Ukraine, though the measure has waivers in case of supply ...
DUBAI — As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days. The storm, supercharged by the warm July waters of the Pacific, delivered Beijing’s worst flooding in more than 50 ...