Can the UK compete with America as a global crypto hub?
A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, displayed on December 23, 2017 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images LONDON — Britain is making a fresh pitch to become a global crypto hub, but faces a tough road ahead amid…
IDF refusers: The men who volunteered but now won’t fight in Gaza
As we speak at his home in southern Israel, his two young children are sleeping in the next room. “There’s no way to fight the war and to prosecute a military campaign without these images happening,” he says. He then…
How mishaps become great memories
A trip to Egypt — the first my brother and I took as adults with our parents — quickly went off the rails. After spending Christmas in the Sinai Peninsula, we drove our rental car back to Cairo. At the…
Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
More than 300 people have been arrested and police are accused of using unnecessary force on the streets.
South Korean president says he will lift martial law after parliament rejects his declaration
Members of the military make their way through the crowd in front of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Kim Hong-ji | Reuters South Korean President…
Telegram U-turns and joins global child safety scheme
Telegram is used by around 950 million people worldwide and has previously positioned itself as an app focussed on its users’ privacy rather than the policy norms prioritised by other global social media companies. But reporting from the BBC and…
U.S. stocks began December chilly
New York City was hit by the first snow of the season on November 15, 2018. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors…
Nobel Peace Prize winner says UN failing to bring IS to justice
In a courtroom in Munich, Nora sat across from the person who had bought her as a slave, abused her and murdered her five-year old daughter. Nora and Reda were being held captive in Iraq by the jihadist group Islamic…
South Korea’s Kospi heavyweights fall in volatile trade amid political chaos
A man holds the South Korea flag outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared emergency martial law, saying…
Vogue boss Anna Wintour on her public persona and being told ‘no’
On Wintour’s trip to London, she leant in to the comparison, attending the gala performance of the new musical version of the film. There, she told the BBC that it was “for the audience and for the people I work…
