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Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.
  • Israel is starving Gaza residents, says NGO

    RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Everyone in Gaza is going hungry and about 2.2 million people are surviving day by day on almost nothing, routinely going without meals, said a Jerusalem-based non-profit organization B'Tselem. The desperate search for food is relentless, and usually unsuccessful, leaving the entire population – including babies,...
  • UK defence minister to visit Middle East to discuss ways to boost Gaza aid

    Shapps will also visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel which was attacked by Hamas on October 7 which killed around 1200 Israelis. So far, around 16,015 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's invasion of Gaza.
  • ICC pledges to intensify war crime investigations in Israel and Gaza

    ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has vowed to ramp up efforts in investigating war crimes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting the importance of adherence to international humanitarian law amidst the complexities of the densely populated conflict zones. Khan urges unimpeded aid delivery to Gaza, emphasizing legal compliance.
  • Hundreds flee as Gaza’s main hospital evacuated

    Hundreds of people fled after Israel's army ordered the evacuation of Gaza's main hospital where over 2,000 people were trapped by the war between Israel and Hamas. An AFP journalist witnessed the movement but health officials in the Hamas-ruled territory said 450 patients remained at Al-Shifa hospital. Israel's army denied...
  • Gaza faces shortage of flour due to Israel-Hamas war

    KHAN YUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - One of the last grain warehouses in the Gaza Strip has been damaged by Israeli strikes and a key flour mill in Khan Yunis -- where hundreds of thousands have fled -- has stopped working for lack of fuel. The store, also in Khan Yunis in...
  • 195 die in Israel strikes on Gaza camp, hundreds wounded

    The Hamas government in Gaza said that 195 people had been killed in Israeli strikes this week on Jabalia refugee camp. Meanwhile hundreds more wounded and foreign passport holders hoped to escape the war-torn Gaza Strip as Israeli forces bombed and fought intense ground battles with Hamas.
  • 3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank, says health ministry

    RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli forces killed three Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as violence surges across the territory during the ongoing war in Gaza. More than 110 Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in the West Bank since the war between...
  • Israel raids Hamas deputy leader’s home in West Bank

    RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli troops on Saturday raided the West Bank home of a senior Hamas leader and detained members of his family, witnesses said. Saleh al-Aruri is the deputy to Hamas' overall leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of the founders of the Islamist group's military wing. Based in Lebanon,...
  • Aid trucks for residents enter Gaza from Egypt

    The first aid trucks arrived in the war-torn Gaza Strip from Egypt, AFP journalists said, bringing desperately needed humanitarian relief to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave under Israeli siege. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after the group carried out the deadliest attack in the country's history on October 7.
  • Nine Palestinians killed in West Bank, says health ministry

    RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in multiple clashes across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the death toll mounts in the territory while war rages in Gaza. At least 75 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops or settlers in the West...
  • Countries evacuate citizens as Israel-Hamas war rages

    Thousands of foreigners are stuck in Israel and across the Palestinian territories, where a full-blown war has erupted since Hamas launched their attack. With the violence having already claimed thousands of lives on both sides, several countries have launched operations to repatriate their citizens, while others plan to do so...
  • Jericho pins tourism hopes on UNESCO listing

    Despite many cultural treasures, there were only 32,535 hotel guests in the Jericho area in the first half of this year.
  • Palestine’s pre-historic Tell al-Sultan site on world heritage list, says UNESCO

    The United Nations' cultural organization inscribed the "pre-historic site of Tell al-Sultan" located near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho on its World Heritage List, UNESCO said. The decision, which was posted by the organization on X, formerly Twitter, was taken at UNESCO's 45th world heritage committee meeting held...
  • Israel suspension of Gaza exports risks ‘catastrophe’: businesses

    Osama Nofal, of the Gaza economic ministry, put the value of Gaza exports to Israel and the occupied West Bank at around $134 million a year, with the bulk being fruit and vegetables, fish, clothing and furniture. Palestinian Federation of Industries spokesman Waddah Bseiso said the Israeli decision could force...
  • Three Palestinians killed in violence at West Bank

    NABLUS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES -  Three Palestinians were killed on Friday in the occupied West Bank, a day after the United Nations urged a "meaningful political process" to stem renewed violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli forces killed two Palestinian fighters when a firefight erupted during an Israeli raid on the northern...
  • Hamas exhibits weapons in Gaza for first time

    The armed wing of Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas has put its weapons on public display for the first time, drawing hundreds of Palestinians including children. Dressed in black balaclavas and tactical camouflage suits, members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades mingled with young men and women at the exhibition in Gaza...
  • Clashes in Gaza continue despite truce efforts

    Israeli air strikes battered Gaza and militants fired rockets again as deadly fighting resumed after a night of relative calm, despite efforts to secure a truce. A new ceasefire proposal was circulated by Egypt, which has been mediating between the two sides, after a previous bid fell through, a Palestinian...
  • Two Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in West Bank

    Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the army claimed to have targeted the perpetrators of a "shooting attack". "Two martyrs, shot by the occupation (Israeli forces) arrived at Thabet Thabet government hospital," in Tulkarm, the health ministry said in a...
  • 100 killed in Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year

    The Palestinian health ministry announced the death of Yazan Omar Jamil Khasib, 23, who died "after the occupation (Israel) opened fire on him at the northern entrance of Al-Bireh" city near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said "soldiers spotted a suspect and asked him to identify...
  • EU says Israel deporting MEP ‘deeply disappointing’

    The EU called it "deeply disappointing" and "surprising" that Israel stopped and deported a Spanish MEP who had arrived for an official trip to the Palestinian territories. European Parliament lawmaker Ana Miranda tweeted that the action by Israeli authorities against her was a "diplomatic affront" and showed "disrespect" to the...
  • Palestinian govt condemns ‘execution’ of man at West Bank checkpoint

    The man's son, Qusai Kahla, told AFP he was in the car with his father when they were stopped at the checkpoint. "Soldiers came and they sprayed pepper spray on my face and pulled me out of the car," the 18-year-old said. "I don't know what happened after that," he...
  • Israeli leaders visit Jordan to seek calm ahead of Ramadan

    Jordan king called on Gantz to "lift all obstacles that could prevent (Muslims) from performing prayers" at Al-Aqsa.
  • Situation may explode in Palestine if talks don’t resume: Arab League

    The Palestinian people would not stand still for a long time and the situation could blow up, Abu-Gheit said at a news conference.
  • Israeli fire kills Palestinian boy in West Bank

    On Monday, Israel launched airstrikes against Gaza after incendiary balloons launched from the strip started fires in the country’s south. Israel frequently responds to balloon launches with air strikes, including after such devices were used on August 6.
  • Ben & Jerry’s to stop ice cream sales in occupied Palestinian territories: ‘Inconsistent with its values’

    In a statement, the Unilever subsidiary said they "hear and recognize the concerns shared with us by our fans and trusted partners," without elaborating