This Indian historian fights the far-right, one makeup video at a time
Ruchika Sharma combines her passion for history and eyeshadow, taking on myths about the past shaping India’s present. Both her audience and the threats she receives are growing.
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Traders reassess Bank of England rate cuts as UK grows at fastest rate in nearly 3 years
LONDON — A slew of commentary from the Bank of England and a better-than-expected economic growth number have left traders and investors scrambling to refine their bets on when the U.K. central bank will start to cut its benchmark rate.
Europe stocks close at fresh record highs; UK exits recession
This is CNBC's live blog covering European markets.
75-year-old ‘mastermind’ of a 2005 armed robbery that killed a UK police officer sentenced to life
LONDON (AP) — A 75-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for the murder of a British police officer who was shot dead during an armed robbery in northern England nearly two decades ago.
‘I’m Singaporean, not Chinese’: TikTok video sparks debate over shunning of ‘roots’
A widely shared TikTok clip by a user claiming to show some Singaporeans’ distaste at being labelled Chinese has sparked an online debate on whether residents of the city state have shunned their ancestral roots, while others warn against conflating the two identities.
Youthful Vietnamese migrants protest vs rulers back home
More than 200 mostly young people gathered outside the Vietnamese embassy in London to protest against Vietnam’s ruling communist party, demanding the release of all prisoners of conscience and calling for democratic reforms.
'It's our duty': Bank of England chief says cutting rates just before a UK election wouldn't be an issue
LONDON — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Thursday played down any political pressure received by his institution, confirming that a rate cut immediately before a general election wouldn't be out of the question.