Month: November 2024

Rebel forces in Syria say they have entered Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo, in the biggest offensive against the government in years.Video posted on a channel affiliated with the rebels appears…

A pedestrian walks by the entrance to Lombard Odier in Geneva, Switzerland.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLombard Odier — one of Switzerland's oldest private banks — was indicted by Swiss…

A restored Notre-Dame cathedral will soon re-open in Paris – five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic building.On Friday, France's President Emmanuel Macron visited the cathedral to mark its…

Construction workers in Mumbai, India, on June 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia's economy expanded by just 5.4% in its second fiscal quarter ending September, well below estimates by…

Getty Images"It's much better than other bananas," Justin Sun saidA Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur has followed through on his promise to eat the banana from a $6.2m (£4.9m) artwork he bought…

The stalls at the 590th Dresden Striezelmarkt are brightly lit at the opening.Sebastian Kahnert | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesAnnual euro zone inflation rose to 2.3% in November, statistics agency…

Getty ImagesThe Notre-Dame cathedral as seen before the reconstructionsThe world is getting a first look inside a resplendent new Notre-Dame as France's President Emmanuel Macron conducts a televised tour to…

This photograph taken on January 11, 2024, shows a general view of the Adani Group owned Mundra Port in Mundra.Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty ImagesShares in India's Adani Group…

Australia has warned travellers not to drink some liquors in Laos, following a spate of deaths linked to suspected methanol poisoning.Australians should avoid drinking Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky "due…

People walk along the Chatelet Les Halles area of Paris during the snowfall of Storm Caetano.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesFrance's brewing political crisis is spilling into financial markets…