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M&S considering banking and loyalty ‘superapp’
Plans are underway for Marks & Spencer and HSBC to jointly declare a new seven-year agreement in the coming weeks, following the departure of Sainsbury's and Tesco from the banking industry. As financial services and loyalty "super app," Marks & Spencer (M&S) is nearing an agreement with one of the largest high street lenders in the United Kingdom to transform its banking division.
Netanyahu threatens to defy allies on Rafah invasion
In defiance of international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his resolve to commence an offensive in Rafah. Approximately 1.5 million Palestinians seeking refuge from other regions of Gaza have crowded into the city. His remarks follow the German chancellor's reiteration of his opposition to the proposal while travelling to the Middle East.
After Gaza war, many Irish Americans vote against Biden
John Francis Mulligan, an Irish national born in the United States, was in the West Bank one evening in 2004 when a stranger requested his company as she attended a memorial. In Nablus, it was after curfew, and Palestinians were prohibited from entering the city. Mulligan recollects that earlier that day, a young man had been murdered, and his family was obligated to bury him within twenty-four hours due to religious tenets. However, the Israeli armed forces "would open fire on them for violating curfew" if they ventured outside.
Macron goes from dove to hawk on Russia’s Ukraine invasion
What influenced Emmanuel Macron to shift from a position of appeasement to one of hostility regarding Russia and Ukraine? In chancelleries throughout Europe, this is the question being posed crudely put, as the French president acclimates to his new position as Vladimir Putin's primary resister on the continent.
Sir Ed Davey seeks ‘once-in-a-generation’ election
In his address at the party's spring conference, Sir Ed Davey implored Liberal Democrats to "turn this election into a once-in-a-generation occasion." He demanded that members "bring the blue wall tumbling down" and argued that his party is the only one offering transformational change in the general election.
Putin gives Kim Jong Un a luxurious Russian limo
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, rode in the luxurious vehicle that Russian President Vladimir Putin presented to him as a gift. Relations between Pyongyang and Moscow have strengthened ever since Kim and Putin met in Russia for the first time in four years in September of last year.
Germany urges increased aid for Israel-Gaza conflict
Critiquing Israel's intentions to launch a full-scale offensive in the southern city of Rafah, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has demanded that more aid reach the ground in Gaza. Israel has previously justified its offensive strategy in Rafah by asserting that it was essential to eliminate Hamas from the enclave.
India’s largest election starts next month, lasts 44 days
The voting process will be divided into seven stages to accommodate the large turnout for the election—as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pursues a third term. With 970 million registered voters, India is preparing to elect a new parliament in the country's largest democratic exercise to date.
Families hope, demand deal for Israeli hostage’s return
Rachel Goldberg-Polin has adopted a new timetable: days of absence and agony, as opposed to weeks or months. Upon awakening each morning, she proceeds to affix a number written on a piece of tape to one of her articles of apparel. It has been that many days since her son Hersh was allegedly stolen by Hamas and held hostage.
Denmark calls for female military duty to ‘prevent war’
Given the proximity of a significant conflict to Copenhagen, approximately 1,000 miles, and Russia's warning that the conflict could spread beyond Ukraine, Denmark has declared an increase in defence expenditure of £4.4 billion. Denmark is enlisting female citizens for military service in an effort to "avoid war" despite Russian aggression.
China criticises House vote’bandit logic’ for TikTok ban
It has been alleged that China is "unjustly" behaving as a "bandit" in its opposition to a measure in Congress that could ultimately lead to the ban of TikTok in the United States. The House of Representatives-passed bill would require TikTok's parent company to divest from the company within six months or risk having the application banned.
Gunfire and terror at Gaza hospital before Israeli invasion
As the sun rose on Saturday, February 10, the sound of gunfire was already reverberating through the air. Dr. Amira al-Assouli was in the maternity wing of Nasser Hospital when she heard a man yelling the shahada, the Islamic creed, directly in front of her window. "A man has been injured," individuals instantly began to yell.