International

  According to official data, the inflation rate in the UK has risen for the first time this year. Overall, prices rose 2.2% in the year to July, slightly above the Bank of England’s 2% target, which has been in place since May. The increase had been widely expected and is due to the fact that gas and electricity prices …

The European Union has issued a stern warning to Elon Musk, urging him to curb the spread of harmful content on his social media platform, X, ahead of his live interview with former US President Donald Trump. EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton reminded Musk of his legal obligations under the Digital Services Act to police and remove illegal content …

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted for the first time that his army is conducting a cross-border offensive in Russia’s western Kursk region.   https://www.theconclaveng.com/we-cannot-sabotage-dangote-refinery-after-investing-billions-of-naira-in-it-nnpc/ In his video address on Saturday evening, Zelensky said the Ukrainian military was moving the war to the “territory of the aggressor.” Kiev launched its surprise attack on Tuesday, rapidly advancing more than 10 …

By Neha Tandon Sharma Via X / @RicardoBSalinas There are some superyachts that haven’t budged an inch, like the ill-fated Alfa Nero or the mighty Dilbar, and then there are some superyachts that you wish hadn’t budged an inch. A prime example is Steve Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell’s $140 million superyacht Venus, which rammed (read: just touched down and went) …

An ATR-72 plane with 62 passengers crashed in the city of Vinhedo in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. The plane, operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was heading to Guarulhos in São Paulo from Cascavel, in Paraná state when it crashed. Video of the incident on social media showed the plane plummeting to the ground before disappearing into …

A fire on Wednesday killed a 69-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in a residential area of ​​the Philippine capital. The Bureau of Fire Protection said Thursday the fire that broke out at 5:30 p.m. local time in a district of Manila quickly swept through at least 20 homes and displaced 50 families out of a population of 200. The …

Police in Germany have arrested a 39-year-old doctor on suspicion of the murder of four female patients in the country. The man, who worked in nursing services, is alleged to have killed patients at their home in June. Berlin’s police and public prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the defendant had been charged with four counts of murder. The doctor, a …

One person was confirmed dead and eight others injured after a hotel in the German town of Kroev partially collapsed near a riverbank on Tuesday. Firefighters and paramedics were at the scene searching for and rescuing victims in the Moselle town of Kröv, about 100 km west of Frankfurt. The cause of the accident that occurred on Tuesday night is …

Nobel laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as Bangladesh’s interim leader. Recall that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country after weeks of violent protests by citizens. Yunus, 84, was appointed a day after Hasina left. The Nobel laureate, who is a long-time political foe of the ousted prime minister, has been praised for his pioneering …

  Rioters torched and broke into hotels used to house asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with its worst social unrest in years. The violence was sparked by the stabbing of three teenage girls earlier this week in Southport, north-west England. Riot police stand in front of windows broken by rioters outside the Holiday Inn …