Hit by war, Israelis defer loan repayments in October -banks regulator
Israelis deferred payment on nearly 3 billion shekels of loans in October as a result of Israel’s war with Hamas, the banking regulator said on Wednesday.
Canada’s EV charging strategy reaches fork in the road
Canada needs to shift gears on its strategy of building electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, advocacy groups and government officials say, but they are trying to steer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government down different roads.
‘There’s no money’: Argentina’s Milei doubles down on economic shock therapy
Argentina’s libertarian President-elect Javier Milei is sticking by his plans for economic “shock” therapy to fix the country’s myriad crises from triple-digit inflation to rising poverty and a dearth of foreign currency reserves.
India restarts suspended tourism and business e-visas for Canadians
India resumed issuing e-visas for Canadian tourists and business travellers on Wednesday two months after it suspended such services following a row over Ottawa’s accusation of possible Indian government involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader.
Another Israel-Hamas prisoner swap will take place this month
The Israel-Hamas deal agreed on Wednesday for the freeing of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners will be repeated later this month, a Palestinian official told Reuters.
Israel–Hamas war: The hostage deal and ceasefire explained
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza to allow for the release of 50 hostages held by the militant group in exchange for 150 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and also to allow for more aid to enter the enclave.
Arab nations say Israel-Hamas truce should be extended, aid ramped up
Arab foreign ministers welcomed an agreement for a temporary truce between Israel and Gaza militant group Hamas on Wednesday but said it should be extended and become a first step toward a full cessation of hostilities.
After amnesty deal, Catalan separatists must rekindle momentum at home
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain in recent weeks to protest against the pledge of an amnesty for Catalan separatists in return for their votes for a new socialist government.
Ukraine troops face ‘difficult defence’ in east as bitter cold sets in
Ukrainian troops face “difficult” defensive operations on parts of the eastern front with bitter winter cold setting in, but forces in the south are still conducting offensive actions, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.
Hungary gets Ukrainian truck queues as protests clog Polish, Slovak crossings
Hungary’s main border crossing with Ukraine saw long queues on Wednesday, the customs authority said, with haulers re-routing from crossings in Poland and Slovakia amid blockades there as truckers seek restrictions on Ukrainian drivers.