Tag: hit

  • Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after president’s apology

    Iran’s military warned that it would continue to target US forces across the Middle East, hours after the Islamic republic’s president said Tehran would halt attacks on Gulf states, which are home to American bases. In a recorded video aired on state television on Saturday, President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised for the assaults on Iran’s Arab read more

    Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after president’s apology
  • Four Major Works by Bacon, Freud, and Kossoff from Lewis Collection to Hit Auction Block at Sotheby’s London in March

    Sotheby’s will offer four major works from the Lewis Collection next month, spearheaded by a 1972 self-portrait by Francis Bacon, in what the auction house described as a markedly stronger market than a year ago. The group, which includes two portraits by Lucian Freud and a rare swimming pool scene by Leon Kossoff, will be read more

    Four Major Works by Bacon, Freud, and Kossoff from Lewis Collection to Hit Auction Block at Sotheby’s London in March
  • Zimbabwe Hit By Partial U.S. Travel Ban As Trump Expands Entry Restrictions

    Zimbabweans travelling to the United States will face new restrictions after US President Donald Trump expanded a controversial travel ban adding more countries to a list of nations subject to tighter entry controls. The White House said the measures, which take effect on 1 January, are intended “to protect the security of the United States” read more

    Zimbabwe Hit By Partial U.S. Travel Ban As Trump Expands Entry Restrictions
  • Kenya: Govt Travel Costs Hit Sh4.97 Billion in Three Months Despite Austerity Pledge

    Nairobi — The national government spent nearly Sh5 billion on travel in just the first three months of the 2025/26 financial year, raising fresh questions about adherence to austerity measures promised by President William Ruto to curb public spending. According to the National Government Budget Implementation Review Report for the First Three Months of FY read more

    Kenya: Govt Travel Costs Hit Sh4.97 Billion in Three Months Despite Austerity Pledge
  • N26 appoints new CEO amid sanctions hit

    German neobank N26 has appointed a British executive as its new CEO, on the same day it was hit with new sanctions by the German financial regulator relating to compliance issues. Banking executive Mike Dargan will take over as CEO of N26, one of Europe’s most valuable fintechs, in April next year, replacing co-founder and read more

    N26 appoints new CEO amid sanctions hit