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Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027

Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027

By Ali Sawafta, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Eman Abouhassira RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date, blaming Israel and the security situation in
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Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year

Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year

Palestinians won't head to the polls next month to vote on reviving a dissolved parliament
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Israel's scorn of Nobel Peace Prize laureate highlights its combative relationship with UN bodies

Israel's scorn of Nobel Peace Prize laureate highlights its combative relationship with UN bodies

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay has highlighted longstanding tensions between Israel and global institutions pledged to uphold international law
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A US-brokered ceasefire was supposed to end the war in Gaza. A year later, progress has stalled

A US-brokered ceasefire was supposed to end the war in Gaza. A year later, progress has stalled

Israel and Hamas agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal a year ago, raising hopes of ending the war in Gaza
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Explainer-What is the International Criminal Court?

Explainer-What is the International Criminal Court?

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize on Friday, has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court.
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French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount

French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi PARIS/ARGENTEUIL, France, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a police officer last week during student protests in France,
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Euro perks up as oil retreats, but set for fifth straight weekly drop

Euro perks up as oil retreats, but set for fifth straight weekly drop

By Tom Westbrook and Harry Robertson SINGAPORE/LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The euro was headed for a fifth straight weekly drop on Friday, though the selling streak lost momentum as France's beleaguered bond market stabilised and a fall in energy prices and US yields took the steam out of the dollar's
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French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

By Manon Cruz and Dominique Vidalon MARSEILLE/PARIS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - French teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched through cities on Thursday in the latest wave of nationwide protests about conditions in the country's schools, and some of the demonstrations were marred by violent unrest
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El-Sayed, Rogers snipe at each other in US Senate debate

El-Sayed, Rogers snipe at each other in US Senate debate

The hour-long debate in Grand Rapids delivered few new developments but gave the two candidates ample time to bicker.
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Britain says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as a UK mission

Britain says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as a UK mission

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Thursday its Consulate General building in East Jerusalem, ordered to close by Israel, would remain open as an independent and operational UK Mission, serving the Palestinian people.
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Wealthy French quit failing state schools squeezed by pensions and austerity

Wealthy French quit failing state schools squeezed by pensions and austerity

By Gabriel Stargardter and Leigh Thomas PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Clemence Remy moved to the French city of Nantes in 2020 and enrolled her two girls in the local state school.
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Dollar creeps towards 18-month high, euro lags as bond yields rise again

Dollar creeps towards 18-month high, euro lags as bond yields rise again

By Samuel Indyk and Gregor Stuart Hunter LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The dollar rose towards its strongest level in 18 months on Thursday, after minutes from the US Federal Reserve signalled policymakers viewed inflation as the biggest risk to their outlook, while higher oil prices and rising euro