Tuesday, 20 October 2026
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The Iranian Parliament has drafted a bill to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This was announced by Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of the Iranian Parliament.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concerning conflicts of interes…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces at 2.441 million personnel, including 1.550 million service members. The decree was published on September 28 on the legal act…
US President Donald Trump has said he would back a ban on diesel producers selling overseas as surging fuel prices hit drivers ahead of the midterm elections.
Chancellor John Healey will set out Labour's tax and spending plans when he delivers his first Budget on 28 October.
It is a pleasure to be back before this Committee as part of our regular dialogue.
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
Schools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second.
We asked the Court to make Arthur Temlett, trading as Abacus Insurance Consultants ('Abacus'), bankrupt. This is known as sequestration in Scotland. The Sheriff granted our application on 27 August 2026.
Fallout from Iran conflict continues to drive up bill for motorists with record average cost now at 199.18p a litre
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue.
Veteran Wall Street economist David Zervos has been hired by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a counsellor in the department.
Victims of a £1.5m crypto investment fraud will recover lost funds after the FCA obtained confiscation orders against Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga.
At a secret meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked him to deny reports that the UAE had warned Israel of an impending attack by Hamas in November 2023. Th…
Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budget
On 24 September 2026, IMFP and IMA entered administration. Robert Goodhew and Geoff Bouchier of Kroll Advisory Limited were appointed joint administrators for both firms.
The boss of the family-owned jeweller Beaverbrooks has called on the government to give business “a bit of a break” by halting cost increases amid flat sales and falling profits.
Rail operator linking London to Birmingham, the north-west and Glasgow had highest number of cancellations across network
The federal fiscal year ends on Tuesday, and if there is no deal for more funding, then much of the government’s vast bureaucracy will shut down right after midnight on Wednesday.
В поселке Штыково произошла авария на подстанции АО «Дальневосточная распределительная сетевая компания». Без электроэнергии и водоснабжения остались потребители части Владивостока, Артема и Надеждинского района.
The price of gold futures on the Comex exchange fell below $4,250 per troy ounce for the first time since August 5. This is according to data from the trading platform.
The U.S.-led international coalition has handed over all bases and headquarters to the Iraqi authorities, Saad Ma'an, head of the Iraqi security forces' press office, told Al Jazeera. According to him, after September 3…
Forbes magazine released a list of the 75 Russian billionaires who received the largest dividend payments in 2026. Topping the list was LUKOIL founder Vagit Alekperov, who received 106.2 billion rubles in dividend payme…
The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought.