A pause – not a halt After hours hidden out of sight and in emergency negotiations with his coalition partners, Benjamin Netanyahu eventually bowed to the inevitable. As the sun was going down on an extraordinary day in Israel, news emerged that a deal had been struck. The party of Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would
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A buyer has been found for the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank, the bank whose downfall heralded the financial unrest still being felt across the banking world. First Citizen Bank, self-described as one of America’s largest family-controlled banks, has bought SVB from US regulator the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which took over the lender earlier
Israel’s president has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “stop the legislative process immediately” after the PM triggered widespread protests by sacking his defence minister for objecting to judicial reforms. President Isaac Herzog, the head of state who is supposed to remain above politics, said “the eyes of the whole world are on you”
Nigerian politician Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of conspiring to traffic a market trader to the UK to harvest his kidney. It was alleged that the 21-year-old street trader was to be rewarded for donating the organ to his 25-year-old daughter Sonia Ekweremadu, in an £80,000 private
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander retired Gen. Wesley Clark, and Executive Director at the McCain Institute, Evelyn Farkas, discuss Ukraine’s choices as they eye a counteroffensive against Russia in the besieged city of Bakhmut. #CNN #News
Elon Musk Twitter account seen on Mobile with Elon Musk in the background on screen, seen in this photo illustration. On 19 February 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pieces of the computer code used to run Twitter were leaked online, according to court filings, marking the social media site’s
The gruelling contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the leader of Scotland’s biggest political party reaches its crescendo later when the winner is announced. Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and Kate Forbes have spent weeks battling to become the new SNP leader and, ultimately, the next first minister. The party will reveal the results of the
5:31 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte is leaving the club by mutual consent following a postmatch rant on March 18 in which he criticised the club’s players, owner and winning mentality. In their statement, Tottenham said that Cristian Stellini would oversee the team in an interim role for the remainder of the season.
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A new floating storage and regasification unit considered crucial to Italy’s energy independence arrived in Tuscany on March 19, 2023. The Golar Tundra project is a key part of Italy’s plan to reduce its reliance on Russian gas following the invasion of Ukraine. Filippo Monteforte | Afp | Getty Images Europe’s rapid buildout of liquefied
A major incident has been declared after an oil leak from an onshore field in Dorset. The UK Health Security Agency in the South West said members of the public should not swim in Poole Harbour or the surrounding area until further notice after 200 barrels of reservoir fluid, consisting of 85% water and 15%
A major incident has been declared after a leak from an oil field in Dorset. The leak has come from the Wytch Farm facility in the Purbecks which is one of the largest onshore oil fields in Europe. Philip Broadhead, the leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, has said oil has escaped into the
Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defence minister, a day after Yoav Gallant called for a halt to the planned overhaul of Israel’s judiciary that has divided the country. Mr Gallant, a former army general, is a senior member of Mr Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party. An increasing number of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) Reservists have been
As day breaks in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, the chirping birds in the blue skies above cut through the eerie quiet. Occasionally, a car passes with the front window rolled down as people take phone pictures and videos of destruction on a film-set scale. A lone figure is plotting a path between mounds of wood and
ACCRA, GHANA — Block CEO Jack Dorsey and his top brass descended on Accra for the inaugural Africa Bitcoin Conference in December to talk about one of the most potentially disruptive and transformative alternatives to the continent’s existing financial system: bitcoin. Since its inception in 2008, this unfamiliar form of money has alternatively been disdained
As day breaks in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, the chirping birds in the blue skies above cut through the eerie quiet. Occasionally, a car passes with the front window rolled down as people take phone pictures and videos of destruction on a film-set scale. A lone figure is plotting a path between mounds of wood and
A loyalty app which counts Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group among its shareholders has secured a £9m funding lifeline. Sky News understands that existing investors in Loyalty Angels, which trades as Bink, have agreed to provide £7.5m in new capital. They have also indicated that they will agree to underwrite a further £1.5m of investment,
The first state visit of the King’s reign could be disrupted by fierce protests in France over a plan to raise the retirement age. Unions have called for more demonstrations to coincide with the King and Queen Consort’s visit to Paris. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/king-charless-visit-to-france-could-be-disrupted-by-protests-over-retirement-age-raise-12841127 #france #king #protest #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
The Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife appeared in court and was formally charged with first-degree murder. According to an arrest warrant affidavit James Toliver Craig allegedly put arsenic in his wife Angie’s protein shakes, but the dentist denies it. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports. #CNN #News
Police investigating claims of blackmail targeting TV presenter Alison Hammond have arrested a 36-year-old-man. West Midlands Police said a man from Warwickshire was arrested on suspicion of blackmail on Saturday evening, and has been in custody for questioning. Hammond had reportedly been blackmailed for large sums of money and a BMW car worth £5,000. The blackmailer threatened