Apollo Global Management has launched a European private credit platform with more than 10 billion euros ($11.2 billion) of lending capacity, backed by several blue-chip investors, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC). The European Credit Company will invest in performing credit across the large and mid-market sectors, including corporate and asset-backed lending, as well […]
Continue ReadingBinance customers withdrew $3.6bn (£2.7bn) of assets from the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange as it reopened on Sunday following what is believed to be the largest hack in history. The firm suspended all transactions in the wake of the incident, which impacted $6.3bn worth of digital assets. Major organisations, including the US Federal Bureau of […]
Continue ReadingA humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine’s Kherson region that has allowed civilians to evacuate the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky is due to end on Sunday night. While the localised ceasefire on the front line has held since it was implemented last week, fighting has continued elsewhere. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had struck energy infrastructure […]
Continue ReadingBy Dogyu Lee Published on 1 November 2026 – 15:03 GMT+1 Switzerland has formally reopened its diplomatic office in North Korea as Ignazio Cassis became the first Swiss foreign minister to visit the country since 2003. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Cassis visited Pyongyang on 29 and 30 October before travelling to Seoul. In a statement issued on Saturday, […]
Continue ReadingThe Commission said it was closely monitoring developments and, in a carefully worded statement to POLITICO, appeared to show support for Tusk’s position. “The Polish Constitutional Tribunal needs to be able to function in accordance with the Polish constitution and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU,” Commissioner for Democracy, Justice […]
Continue ReadingProtests in France have helped inspire youth demonstrations elsewhere in Europe, from Portugal and Italy to Germany. Germany saw particularly large rallies on Saturday, led by a youth initiative whose name roughly translates as “Gen Z has got this”. Demonstrators called for better education and healthcare, stronger climate protection and a more affordable cost of […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 1 November 2026 – 11:23 GMT+1•Updated 11:25 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for an urgent investigation into the death of a UN staff member in Houthi custody. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mohammad el Shami, who worked at the UN Human Rights Office in Yemen, died after being “arbitrarily held” […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a thinly veiled reference to Chinese threats to restrict access to rare earth metals and the tariff threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump. Merz also said the alliance could strengthen the World Trade Organization and seek to unblock the nomination of judges to the organization’s appellate body. “Considerable concern” over Franco-German car deal […]
Continue ReadingArrests were significantly lower than during previous demonstrations, although tensions and clashes emerged in Marseille, Paris and Lyon as marches dispersed. French authorities described the situation nationwide as “generally calm” in the early afternoon. France deployed 70,000 police officers to contain what it feared would be another day of unrest. Many protesters wore Halloween costumes […]
Continue ReadingWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A man has died following an attack at a centre which houses migrants in Ireland. The man was found with serious injuries and later died, while a second man, aged […]
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