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Repressive, secretive and highly militarised: Eritrea, the east African country facing UK visa ban threat
Eritrea faces a UK visa ban threat over its refusal to accept rejected asylum seekers. The east African nation is considered one of the world’s most repressive and secretive states with severe restrictions on freedoms.
Maduro pleads not guilty to additional charges in New York
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture in a New York court following their January capture.
Cheltenham A&E to remain open as doctors’ strike called off
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E will remain open after the British Medical Association suspended a planned four-day resident doctor strike following a new government pay offer.
Ten NHS trusts referred over monitoring consent – Lampard Inquiry
Ten NHS mental health trusts have been referred to regulators over improper consent procedures when using camera monitoring systems to observe patients in their bedrooms.
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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
US wheat prices have climbed to three-year highs, but farmers face headwinds from rising fuel costs, drought conditions, and geopolitical disruptions affecting global grain supplies.
Government lacks credible British Steel plan, MPs say
A parliamentary committee says the government lacks a credible plan for British Steel’s profitability and warns that new steel tariffs could drive businesses abroad or out of operation.
BrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administrators
Administrators of collapsed beer company BrewDog report that creditors owed approximately £190m will not receive full payment due to insufficient funds from asset sales.
Wendy’s franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as burger chain struggles
Meritage Hospitality, one of Wendy’s largest U.S. franchisees, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday as the burger chain faces persistent sales declines and value-conscious consumers.
Auto industry urges Trump to bar Chinese automakers in U.S. ahead of Xi visit
The U.S. automotive industry is urging Trump to maintain policies blocking Chinese automakers from the American market ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push
Disney has appointed Karandeep Anand, formerly CEO of Character.AI, as its first chief technology officer, reporting to CEO Josh D’Amaro effective October 2.
Nike parts ways with Kylian Mbappé; soccer superstar signs with On
Nike declined to renew its endorsement agreement with French soccer star Kylian Mbappé, who has signed a major deal with Swiss sportswear company On.
JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to US-Iran war
JP Morgan said it cannot forecast oil prices amid the US-Iran war, admitting analysts “simply don’t know how to model the endgame” as multiple economic thresholds have been breached.
Carney’s new love-in with EU has everything to do with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing closer ties with the European Union, with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposing associate membership status, as tensions with the United States escalate over tariffs.
Kohat: At least 21 killed in attack on mosque in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
At least 21 people, including 15 police officers and a child, were killed in a car-bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Kohat, Pakistan, with over 100 injured.
Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
French President Macron warned that Russian hybrid attacks against Europe have intensified, announcing plans to protect critical infrastructure and defense sites from cyberattacks and sabotage.
Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
A software defect in the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data in milliseconds, causing a six-hour outage last week that disrupted hundreds of thousands of passengers and led to mass flight cancellations across the UK and beyond.