Man Arrested In Poland Over Suspected Plot To Kill Ukraine’s Zelensky

Ukrainian prosecutors had informed Poland about the activities. Warsaw: A man suspected of aiding a plot by Russian intelligence services to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been arrested in Poland, Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors said Thursday. The Polish national, named only as Pawel K., is suspected of supplying information …

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The cost of owning a home is officially the highest on record, Redfin says. Here’s how bad it is out there

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate reached 7.50% this week, the highest all year. It’s because of a “hotter-than-expected inflation report and the Fed’s confirmation that interest rate cuts will be delayed,” Redfin’s data journalist, Dana Anderson, wrote today in a housing market update.  But it’s not only mortgage rates; …

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Majority of EU states object to capital markets reform push

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than a dozen smaller EU states fought back against efforts to unify Europe’s fragmented capital markets, highlighting the torturous politics around the decade-long financial reform effort. France recently led …

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Google Fires 28 Employees Over Sit-In Protest Against Contract With Israel

Workers held signs including “Googlers against Genocide”. New York: Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday. The Tuesday demonstration was organized by the group “No Tech for Apartheid,” which has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” …

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