• BBC

    Tuesday's gossip: Guimaraes, Isak, Kimmich, Diaz, Branthwaite, Mainoo

    Newcastle are open to selling Bruno Guimaraes, Manchester United and Liverpool are among Brahim Diaz's admirers, Everton set a huge fee for Jarrad Branthwaite, plus more.

  • The Canadian Press

    Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

    RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation. The report, by the international community’s authority on determining the severity of hunger crises, came as Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and to open more land cros

  • Reuters

    Yen down with JGB yields, stocks rally after landmark BOJ stimulus exit

    The yen weakened and Japanese government bond yields fell after the Bank of Japan on Tuesday announced an exit from years of ultra-easy monetary policies, marking an historic shift from a decades-long fight against deflation. The Nikkei share average rose, reversing morning losses, following volatile trading immediately after the central bank said it was ending its negative interest rates policy and yield curve control (YCC), as well as dropping purchases of risky assets, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The decision was widely expected after local and international media, including Reuters, had reported over the past week of a likely end to most or all of the BOJ's stimulus programmes at this policy meeting.