Goldmans puts brakes on UK move on Brexit worries
Goldmans Sachs is the latest bank to indicate the UK's attractiveness may have diminished following Theresa May's historic Brexit speech. The bank's chief executive Lord Blankfein said in a Bloomberg interview Goldmans had put the brakes on moving significant parts of its business to the UK. ...
The risky politics of progress
Global problems such as terrorism, inequality and political dysfunction aren’t easy to solve, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying. In fact, suggests journalist Jonathan Tepperman, we might even want to think riskier. He traveled the world to ask global leaders how they’re tackling hard problems —...
Police scuffle with anti-Trump protesters in New Yorka
Police in New York have scuffled with anti-Donald Trump protesters demonstrating against the President-elect. Opponents, angered by Mr Trump's comments during the election campaign about women, illegal immigrants and Muslims — as well as his promise to repeal Obamacare and build a wall on the Mexican border —...
Three dead and 20 injured after car ploughs into pedestrians
Three people have died and 20 injured after a man deliberately drove a car into pedestrians in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. Australian police have not identified the victims, but confirmed one of the deceased was a young child. They said the incident in Bourke Street Mall on Friday afternoon was not related to terrorism....
Revolution and counter-revolution in Syria
Coverage of the conflict in Syria frequently refers to the opposition being dominated by Islamist groups. What was the initial composition of the opposition against the Assad regime and how has it evolved? Well, it is important to understand that the Syrian revolution is part and parcel of a broader movement that has...
Two Scots killed in road crash in Saudi Arabia
Six Britons have been killed in a road crash in Saudi Arabia, including two Scots. The victims are all thought to have been on a pilgrimage when their minibus crashed while travelling between Mecca and Medina. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: “We are supporting the families of six British people who have sadly...
Hot news. Dozens feared dead in Italy avalanche
At least 25 people, including several children, were feared dead Thursday after a devastating avalanche buried an Italian mountain hotel under snow and mud. As night fell, the prospects of anyone being rescued alive from the ill-fated Hotel Rigopiano looked bleak, with rescue efforts hampered by heavy snow that had blocked...
Davos 2017: Goldman Sachs boss says if Trump is against free trade ‘I’m at odds with him’
The head of Goldman Sachs warned on today (19 January) that he would oppose the incoming US President Donald Trump if he sparked a trade war with China. "If he's anti-trade, then I'm at odds with him," said Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of the giant US investment bank. President-elect Trump, who is...
Europe beware! Islamic State to switch tactics in Europe in 2017
As the Islamic State loses territory in Syria and Iraq, the radical Islamist group is likely to increase its focus on foreign operations leading to a heightened terrorist threat in Europe for 2017. Throughout 2016, Europe has suffered several high-profile and high-impact terrorist attacks conducted by radical Islamist...
Donald Trump tweets wrong Ivanka, she responds with these requests
Donald Trump accidentally tweeted the wrong Ivanka, thinking he was tweeting Ivanka Trump, but accidentally tweeting a woman named Ivanka Majic. Ivanka Majic‘s Twitter handle is simply @Ivanka, and the President-elect was quoting a tweet written by someone else. “@drgoodspine: @realDonaldTrump...
Horrible photo and video of Italian hotel buried by avalanche
Rescuers struggled overnight through blizzards to reach the hotel. Dramatic pictures show rescuers battling through blizzards to reach a luxury hotel in the mountains of central Italy buried by an avalanche. Snowstorms and blocked roads meant emergency rescue teams struggled overnight to reach the four star hotel, close to...
Up to 30 feared dead in avalanche-hit hotel after Italy quake
Up to 30 people were feared to have died today after an Italian mountain hotel was engulfed by a powerful avalanche in the earthquake-ravaged centre of the country. Italy's Civil Protection agency confirmed the Hotel Rigopiano had been engulfed by a two-metre high wall of snow and that emergency services were struggling to...