Demolitions Continue as Israeli DM Rules Out Withdrawing From Lebanon

Barclays To Axe 5,000 Jobs As Britain's Youth Employment Crisis Deepens Bloomberg cites a Barclays corporate presentation saying the bank is cutting 5,000 jobs as it pushes ahead with cost-cutting measures and adopts artificial intelligence to improve efficiency. The reductions would affect about 5% of the bank's workforce. The London-based lender employed about 93,000 people globally at the end of 2025, according to Bloomberg data. Barclays said it was "structurally reducing" costs to "generate capacity for investment." The presentation also touched on organizational simplification and greater efficiency, supported by AI. Separately, a...

Israel Seizes Crusader Beaufort Castle, Marking Deepest Plunge Into Lebanon In Decades Fresh Sunday reports say that Israel's military has made its deepest plunge into Lebanon in nearly three decades, having captured a strategic crusader castle site and UNESCO World Heritage Landmark, Beaufort castle. It was last captured in 1982, when the IDF later pushed all the way north to occupy portions of Beirut. The army posted photographic proof via its Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, who issued an image on X showing Israeli troops walking outside the castle. An Israeli flag has also...

Far-Left Riots "Tearing France Apart" Is Political Gift For Le Pen As Election Odds Soar Riots that French officials blame on far-left groups have morphed into a political crisis, leaving hundreds injured and more than 100 high schools severely damaged. The social unrest appears to be a gift to right-wing presidential contender Marine Le Pen, whose Polymarket odds of winning next year's election have surged in recent days. At least 65 school employees, including 40 principals, and roughly 170 students have been injured since the unrest began, Euronews reported Friday. Education...