Residents evacuated as wildfires near Athens spreads
Reuters Smoke blew into Athens – including in the sky above the Parthenon Thousands of residents are being evacuated from their homes as a large
Global stocks bounce back as market jitters ease
US stocks had their best trading day since November 2022, after a suprise drop in unemployment claims helped ease concerns about a slowing economy. The
Japan stocks rebound a day after major rout
Japanese shares rebounded in Tuesday morning trade after plunging on Monday in a rout that sent shockwaves through global financial markets. The Nikkei 225 stock
Overwhelming evidence Venezuela opposition won election
Reuters Opposition leader María Corina Machado claims her party’s candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, won by a landslide The US secretary of state has said there was
Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, group says
Reuters Ismail Haniyeh had been in Tehran attending the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Hamas said Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in
Venezuelans vote in election challenging Maduro’s grip on power
Reuters Venezuelans are going to the polls on Sunday in what has been described as the biggest challenge to the governing socialist PSUV party since
Technology shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide
Financial markets in the US and Asia have fallen sharply as investors sell off shares in technology companies, with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks hit particularly
‘Significant number’ of impacted devices back online
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says “a significant number” of devices that were impacted by a global IT outage on Friday are now back online. In a
Five big takeaways from Trump’s convention speech
20 minutes ago By Mike Wendling, at the Republican convention in Milwaukee Watch Trump and Melania kiss as balloons drop to end Republican convention After a tumultuous
Bandaged Trump gets rapturous welcome two days after attempt to kill him
10 minutes ago By Mike Wendling, BBC News, at the Republican convention in Milwaukee ‘U S A! We love Trump!’ – chants ring out at convention With