Stellantis to close Luton van factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk
Event date November 26, 2024: The automaker said the Luton plant would shut, citing Britain’s business environment and leaving a major employment hole in town.
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Thyssenkrupp plans 11,000 job cuts as steelmaker shrinks output
The German steel group says it will reduce headcount by more than a third and scale back production as cheap imports pressure the business.
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COP29 climate talks approve $300 billion annual finance goal for developing nations
World leaders at COP29 in Baku agreed to direct at least $300 billion a year toward developing countries facing climate change.
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Beirut strike kills medics as war in Lebanon widens
The strike on a Beirut suburb came alongside clashes in southern Lebanon and new damage to a UN peacekeeping base.
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Hospital Director and Six Others Killed in Israeli Strike in Eastern Lebanon
Ali Allam, head of Dar al-Amal University Hospital, was among seven people killed in Douris as Israeli attacks also struck Beirut’s suburbs and southern Lebanon.
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Bosch planned 5,000 job reductions as automotive demand stalled
Most of the proposed cuts were set for Germany, where worker representatives challenged a restructuring tied to costs, technology investment and electric-vehicle production.
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Putin says new Oreshnik missile was used in strike on Dnipro
Russia's president identified the weapon as a new intermediate-range ballistic missile after explosions hit the Ukrainian city amid escalating long-range attacks.
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Britain and France prepare new missile packages for Ukraine after Biden eases strike limits
The U.K. and France are moving to assemble new aid packages for Ukraine, including Storm Shadow missiles, after Washington loosened restrictions on deeper strikes into Russia.
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British farmers turn out in London as inheritance-tax row widens
Farmers marched on Parliament in London to protest changes that would bring many inherited farms into the inheritance-tax net from 2026, while ministers insisted the burden would fall on a small number of estates.
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Israeli Air Strike on Lebanese Army Centre Kills Three Soldiers in Sarafand
Lebanon’s military said three troops died when an army facility in the southern town was hit, while the Health Ministry reported 17 civilians wounded nearby.
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Boeing begins layoffs within planned 17,000-job reduction
Notices reached 2,199 workers in Washington state as the aerospace manufacturer moved to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce.
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Denmark forgives Somalia’s $8.5 million debt in bilateral relief deal
Somalia and Denmark have signed a bilateral debt-forgiveness agreement that wipes out 60 million Danish kroner, or about $8.5 million, in Somali obligations to Copenhagen.
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Five killed in Beirut strike as Israel expands attacks into the capital
Israeli strikes in central Beirut killed five people and injured 24, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, in another sign that the war had spread deep into densely populated parts of the city.
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Russian missile strike kills 10 in Odesa and injures dozens including children
A ballistic missile strike hits a residential area and commercial zone in Odesa, leaving police officers, civilians and a medic among the dead.
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Israeli strike on Beit Lahiya building kills at least 50, many more feared trapped
At least 50 people, about a third of them children, were killed when Israel struck a residential building in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, according to the packet source.
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Texas judge halts final sale of InfoWars to The Onion
A hearing will review whether the bankruptcy auction was fair, after rivals challenged how the site was sold.
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Canada Post workers strike after bargaining talks collapse
Postal workers walked off the job after failing to reach a negotiated agreement, disrupting deliveries across Canada.
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Nauru unveils citizenship-for-investment plan tied to climate funding at COP29
Nauru launched a citizenship-by-investment initiative designed to raise money for climate action, a move described by RNZ as groundbreaking.
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Israeli strike kills at least 15 rescue workers near Baalbek, Lebanese officials say
BBC News said an airstrike destroyed a civil defence centre in Douris, in one of the deadliest attacks on emergency responders since the war began.
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Homebase collapses into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk
British DIY chain Homebase has fallen into administration, while a rival retailer buys most of the stores and the brand in a deal that leaves dozens of sites uncertain.
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Punjab pollution sickens at least 1.8 million in a month, officials say
Officials in Pakistan say worsening smog and haze have caused widespread respiratory and eye problems across Punjab.
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Abu Ghraib survivors win $42 million verdict against contractor CACI
A U.S. jury found a Virginia-based contractor liable for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of former detainees at Abu Ghraib.
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Israeli strike kills at least 14 in Lebanon’s far north, reaching a new frontier of the war
An Israeli strike on Ain Yaaqoub in northern Lebanon killed at least 14 people and injured at least 15 others, according to local officials and Lebanon’s health ministry.
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Louisville factory explosion kills two workers and injures 12
Two workers were killed and 12 people were injured after an explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour factory in Louisville, Kentucky.
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