Historic Limoges town hall spire collapses in flames amid protests
A historic town hall in the French city of Limoges was badly damaged after a fire tore through the building during nationwide protests. The clock tower spire collapsed in flames, with eyewitnesses capturing the moment the turret fell. Local authorities said the town hall was largely lost in the blaze.The local prefecture said the fire was started deliberately. Fire crews were still battling the blaze late into the night, according to the supplied report. The incident unfolded as protests spread across France, adding a high-profile act of destruction to a day of unrest.The town hall is one of Limoges' most... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 02:29 LONDON
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France cost-of-living protests turn violent nationwide
Large demonstrations over the cost of living and education standards escalated into violence across France on Saturday, with police confronting protesters in several cities. The unrest spread nationwide and included fires, clashes and arrests, according to the supplied reports. In Paris and other areas, buildings were set alight, while a town hall fire was reported in Limoges.More than 550,000 people took part in the demonstrations, making it one of the most turbulent days of protest in France in decades. Police were deployed across the country and used tear gas and water cannon in response to disorder in some locations. The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 22:30 LONDON
Day News Recap: Ukraine energy strikes deepen as Hormuz attacks, Yemen missiles and global unrest spread
Ukraine said Russian strikes hit more than 15 energy sites in a large overnight assault, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that limits on Starlink were hampering interceptor operations and that Moscow was intensifying pressure on the power grid. He also said Donald Trump’s pause on a new sanctions package would encourage Russia to step up the war. 🔗 🔗Fighting in eastern Ukraine remained contested, with Kyiv rejecting Russian claims of major territorial gains in Donetsk, while a separate Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed two people during Zelenskyy’s talks with European leaders in Brussels. 🔗 🔗In the Middle East, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 17 Oct 2026 18:26 LONDON
Finance leaders walk out of IMF session in Bangkok over Russian participation
Finance leaders including Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey walked out of an International Monetary Fund meeting in Bangkok on Friday when Russia's finance minister began addressing the session. The protest brought together delegates from France, Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic states, according to the supporting report, and highlighted continuing European opposition to Russia's return to prominent international forums. The walkout took place during a meeting in the Thai capital that was part of the IMF and related finance discussions.The Bank of England confirmed Bailey took part in the departure. Germany's central bank president, Joachim Nagel, said nearly half of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 14:02 LONDON
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UK leaves open Chinese EV tariffs as part of EU Made in Europe scheme
Downing Street has left open the possibility of imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles if the United Kingdom joins the European Union's Made in Europe package. The move comes after France dropped its opposition to Britain taking part in the scheme, which is designed to support European industry and curb subsidised imports. Beijing has warned that any such step would be discriminatory.The government said it would welcome the objective of including the UK in the Industrial Accelerator Act, but stressed that it was too early to set out the terms of any deal. A No 10 spokesperson said there was... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 19:32 LONDON
Norway wealth fund urged to ease nuclear arms ban after Gaza investment row
A government-appointed committee in Norway has recommended loosening the ethical limits that govern the country's sovereign wealth fund, including allowing investment in companies involved in producing nuclear weapons. The proposal was set out in a report submitted to the Ministry of Finance on Thursday and comes amid a wider review of how the fund handles ethical risk. The committee also said decisions about another state's conduct should be left to ordinary diplomatic channels rather than the fund itself.The review was led by former central bank governor Svein Gjedrem and was described as unanimous. It said the world's largest sovereign wealth... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 10:32 LONDON
FTSE 100 jumps at the open as UK shares outpace Europe, while autos and silver slide
Executive summary: European trading opened with a clear split, UK equities surged while the continent was more mixed. The FTSE 100 rose sharply, the DAX and CAC 40 also gained, but the Euro Stoxx 50 slipped. Commodities were uneven, with gold edging higher and Brent crude lower, while global autos and silver were among the weakest moves in the supplied data. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 16 Oct 2026 08:15 LONDON
UK says Iran is stepping up targeting of military bases after RAF Fairford incident
MI5 chief Ken McCallum has said Iran is increasing attempts to target sensitive military sites in Britain, linking the warning to a series of incidents at airbases and to what he described as a major shift in Tehran's approach this year. In his annual speech, McCallum said Iranian ambitions were moving toward harder targets, including military sites, while stressing that he could not comment on the RAF Fairford case because it remains under investigation. His remarks add to the government's public attribution of the Fairford incident to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The warning follows the suspected plot at RAF Fairford... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 17:34 LONDON
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Air France says it will follow Israeli crew nationality restrictions for flights to Tel Aviv
Air France has said it will comply with new Israeli restrictions limiting which crew members may operate flights into the country based on nationality. The airline's confirmation comes after reports that the rules apply to nationals of 31 Muslim-majority countries and could affect foreign carriers serving Israel. The policy has drawn attention because it may force airlines to adjust staffing for flights to Tel Aviv and Israeli airspace.According to the supplied report, the restrictions were communicated by Israel's Ministry of Transport and Road Safety to foreign airlines on 1 October. The directive says pilots and cabin crew operating flights into... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 11:07 LONDON
Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh airport suspension after deadly Houthi attacks as Gulf allies back response
A senior United Arab Emirates official has called for stronger Gulf security and defence cooperation after Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh's international airport killed 14 people over the weekend. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said the strikes on Saudi Arabia undermined the security of the Emirates and other Gulf states. He wrote that "we are all targeted" and argued that failures in collective defence had encouraged attacks on the region.The latest figures show the death toll from Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport rose from 12 to 13 after an injured Indian citizen died on Sunday,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 13:59 LONDON
BBC investigation says Deloitte helped falsify documents in Abramovich tax case
A BBC investigation has found that the world's biggest accountancy firm helped falsify documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth and evade tax. The findings centre on accounts signed off by Deloitte in Cyprus, which allegedly caused assets worth $672m to disappear from company records. The material was revealed in a joint investigation with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.The documents cited in the investigation relate to assets including superyachts, mansions and private jets. According to the report, Deloitte also appears to have advised on a scheme to avoid a large tax bill through the falsification of documents. Barrister Andrew Mitchell KC,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 06:32 LONDON
The Unspoken Stats: Who is Raping Europe?
Answering this question requires a direct look at the empirical data so, below is the comprehensive, data-verified draft for my article, formatted to analyse the relationship between immigration demographics and police-recorded sexual offense figures across Europe. Data vs. Perception: An Asymmetric Analysis of Migration and Sexual Offence Statistics in Europe While my primary field of research is rooted in macro-geopolitics, the responsibilities of independent journalism often demand transitioning from international balance-of-power metrics to domestic social realities. A recent high-profile criminal incident in England involving the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl by four Afghani nationals where one of them is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 16 Jun 2026 20:09 LONDON
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The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
