Chris Hughes

As a ceasefire falls on the Middle East, a UN report concludes Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza and accuses it of genocide and other crimes, prompting Israeli fury

Fragile ceasefire across the Middle East shakier by the day as two are killed in Lebanon and it emerges Iran has arrested thousands in brutal crackdown throughout the war with the US

The former Fed chair, who died at the age of 100 this week, deliberately engineered financial markets to be faster and looser. Then they blew up.

Israel says peace talks on Lebanon - unseperable from negotiations between Iran and the US - are a "train wreck" - and that comes from one of Tel Aviv's most senior ambassadors to America

The foreign assault on UK companies moves onto another trophy asset in the FTSE 100, with US logistics behemoth Prologis Inc. going public with a £12.6 billion ($16.6 billion) all-share takeover approach for London-listed peer Segro Plc. The price looks superficially tempting but fails to capture the scarcity value of this unique business.

Ukraine dramatically steps up attacks on Vladimir Putin's military presence in Crimea - causing massive embarrassment to the Russian leader as special forces link up with pro-Kyiv resistance

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is moving a significant part of its air defences to protect a handful of prime targets, including Moscow, as Ukraine’s long-range drones hammered sites

There are fears US President Donald Trump will dodge the Middle East and turn towards China as Israel "feels forced" to go against the American-Iran deal

Desperate Russian leader Vladimir Putin suspected sabotage plots as Kyiv's Zelensky starts a 40 day campaign to cripple Russia's ability to continue wage war on Ukraine's civilians

As the Strait of Hormuz continues to be risky for foreign shipping, firefights break out in southern Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israeli troops in the latest hammer blows to Iran peace