Israel ‘more optimistic than before’ on prospect of Gaza hostage deal
Israel has said it is “more optimistic than before” about the chance of reaching an agreement over hostages held in Gaza. Foreign minister Gideon...
Sir Keir Starmer puts UK economy first as he defies critics of Saudi Arabia trip
Sir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his “number one mission” as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United...
Brian Thompson killing: Suspect arrested in connection with shooting of US healthcare boss
A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, New York City Police Department (NYPD) has...
Golden Globes: Eddie Redmayne and Keira Knightley among British stars nominated for awards
Eddie Redmayne and Kiera Knightley are among a host of British stars nominated for next year’s Golden Globe Awards. Redmayne starred in Sky Atlantic’s...
‘Very symbolic and important’ first meeting of chancellor and EU finance ministers since Brexit – Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe says
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she is “overwhelmed” by the response to the UK’s first attendance at an EU finance ministers’ meeting since Brexit....
Oracle shares slide on earnings and revenue miss, disappointing forecast
Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. Justin Sullivan |...
Amazon is bringing Intuit QuickBooks software to its millions of third-party sellers
Sasan Goodarzi, president and CEO of Intuit Inc. and Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has...
Home Office pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims following fall of Bashar al Assad
The government has paused all decisions on Syrian asylum claims following the rapid fall of the Assad regime over the weekend. The Home Office...
Who are the different rebel groups in Syria – and what territory do they control?
Syrian rebels have brought 24 years of Bashar al Assad’s dictatorship to an end in a single week. Led by the former al Qaeda...
New Sky and Warner Bros Discovery deal means free access to new streaming service for customers
Audiences in the UK and Ireland will be able to continue viewing popular American shows after Sky extended and expanded its deal with Warner...
OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
OpenAI said Monday it’s releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day. The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI’s image-generation...
‘No decision pending’ on removing Syrian rebel group from banned list, PM says
Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “too early” to decide whether to remove a leading Syrian rebel group from the government’s proscribed terrorist...
Kennedy Space Center’s Rocket Engine Test Simulation Launches in 2025
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida has revealed plans for a revamped attraction called The Gantry at LC-39, set to open in...
Ancient Galaxy Collisions May Explain Formation of Massive Early Star Systems
The origins of the universe’s largest galaxies, long a mystery to astronomers, may have been revealed by a new study published in Nature on...
Could Phoenix A Be the Largest Black Hole We’ll Ever Find?
Ultramassive black holes, defined as cosmic entities surpassing 10 billion solar masses, may have an upper limit, according to a study led by Dr...
Did Venus Ever Have Oceans? Scientists Say No Evidence of Life
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the University of Cambridge have cast doubt on the possibility that Venus ever harboured oceans...
Brian Thompson killing: Man found with gun, silencer and fake ID being questioned over shooting of US healthcare boss in New York
A man is being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to Sky News’ US partner NBC News....
Eco-tycoon Vince in fresh effort to spark Observer sale talks
The entrepreneur Dale Vince has made a fresh approach to the owner of The Guardian in a bid to persuade it to open talks...
How the Panthers avoided a post-Stanley Cup hangover — and why they might win it again
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Jordan...
Nasen Saadi: Criminology student who ‘butchered’ woman on Bournemouth beach asked lecturers about self-defence for murder before attack, trial told
A criminology student on trial for the murder of a woman on a Bournemouth beach was asked by his university lecturer: “You’re not planning...