The European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate for an eighth time, seeking to ease access to credit for businesses and consumers as US President Donald Trump’s trade war threatens to slow already weak economic growth. The bank’s…
The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept all options on the table for future meetings, despite growing pressure for a summer break in its annual easing cycle. The ECB has cut borrowing costs eight…
Several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian and an American, have been arrested on the tourist island of Bali on suspicion of possessing drugs. The charges could carry the death penalty. The move comes after charges were brought in…
Reform UK has warned that its first unit, inspired by Elon Musk’s Department for Government Effectiveness (Doge), will “take so long” to produce recommendations. On Monday, the first Dogs team arrived at Kent County Council (KCC) in Maidstone for their…
The BBC has defended its reporting on the war in Gaza following criticism from the White House over its coverage of an incident in the territory that reportedly left several people dead. Spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said the corporation was forced…
The search for Madeleine McCann will resume in Portugal, close to where she was last seen in 2007. A new phase of the search began on Tuesday, with teams clearing a well and removing overgrowth around abandoned buildings a few…
Police have confirmed there is “no intelligence” to link the deaths of two Scots in a Spanish bar to recent crime in mid-Scotland. Two men, believed to be Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan, died after a gunman opened fire…
Russian forces’ attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday, which left at least four people dead and many wounded, was described as “brutal” by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Several rockets hit homes and a medical facility in the northeastern…
Liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been named president of South Korea, according to reports. South Korean media including Yonhap News Agency and SBS Television reported on Wednesday morning that Mr. Lee had won the election. The leading conservative candidate,…
Liberal Party candidate Lee Jae-myung is expected to win South Korea’s snap presidential election, according to a joint exit poll conducted on Tuesday. The poll was conducted two months after his rival, then-conservative President Yoon Seok-yeol, was ousted from power…