• Yahoo News UK

    What we know about the Magdeburg Christmas market attack suspect

    Questions remain about the motive behind Friday's attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, which saw five people killed, including a nine-year-old boy.

  • Reuters

    UK economy flat-lined in Q3, in new setback for government

    LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy failed to grow during the first three months of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government, official figures showed on Monday, adding to signs of a slowdown that has cast a shadow over his time in office so far. The Office for National Statistics lowered its estimate for the change in gross domestic product output to 0.0% in the July-to-September period from a previous estimate of 0.1% growth. Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves took power in early July, warning of the poor state of the economy before announcing tax increases for businesses in a budget on Oct. 30 that has alarmed many employers.

  • The Canadian Press

    Romanian president nominates incumbent premier to lead a new pro-European coalition government

    BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president on Monday nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government in hopes of ending a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court.