Candidates for France’s snap election defended their economic programmes at the employer association Medef, though business leaders remain skeptical about how their spending plans will be funded. Meanwhile, the...
Thousands of Palestinians struggling to access basic necessities
The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza has been depleted and delayed since the start of Israel’s assault on Rafah – a key gateway into the enclave from Egypt. Thousands of Palestinians are still struggling...
Hezbollah warns Israel it will fight with ‘no rules’
Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has sent a clear warning to Benjamin Netanyahu, threatening an armed conflict with no restraint and no rules, if Israel goes to war against the Lebanese group. The two sides...
Kenyans call new policies ‘burdensome and unfair’
In the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where police have used tear gas and water cannon on protesters demonstrating against new legislation that’s going to raise taxes on many every day products. Several roads near the...
Leader interviews: ‘We’re prepared to borrow’, say Green Party’s Adrian Ramsay | Politics Hub
As part of the Politics Hub: Leader Interview series on Sky News, Sophy Ridge talks to Adrian Ramsay, co-leader of the Green Party. Mr Ramsay is challenged by Sophy on the party’s ambitious public spending plans...
Front-runners revise past positions ahead of elections: Has France’s far-right really changed?
Emmanuel Macron decided to take a punt by calling a snap election. Now will voters do the same? For all its insistence that it’s no longer far-right, for all reversals and reviews on issues like pension reform and...
After over 1,000 deaths: How to make Hajj safer in extreme heat? | DW News
A searing heatwave in Saudi Arabia has led to the deaths of over 1,000 people in the city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, according to a tally by the AFP news agency. At least two-thousand people were...