Two Palestinian men injured in West Bank settler attack Two Palestinians were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers on Sunday east of the town of Salfit in the central occupied West Bank, Wafa reported

West Bank families led by women face greater displacement risks, OCHA says Due to surging Israeli settler violence, West Bank families headed by women are more likely to be displaced likely to have chronic illness among household members compared with those headed by men, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

"What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable, and disproportionate. Our hearts can be broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilianss lives, childrens lives and the systemic injustice were seeing unfold in the West Bank cannot be overlooked

West Bank: Eight Palestinians detained, settlers damage ambulance Eight Palestinians were detained, while several others suffered suffocation caused by a pepper spray attack by Israeli settlers, in the occupied West Bank

Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said a new report indicates the central bank's staff missed signs ahead of Silicon Valley Bank's 2023 failure.

The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

A trio of major central bank decisions dominates trading this week, but focus turns to geopolitical stains ahead of President Trump's meeting with Xi Jingping.

The decision was split 7-2, with board members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Satodissenting from the hike.

Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate from 1 to 1.25 percent, pledging to help counter inflation risks.

The startup Moonshot said it signed on financial industry giants from investment bank CICC to venture capital firms

The Bank of England kept rates steady Thursday, even after U.K

World Bank boosts private capital mobilization to record $112 billion

Palestinians in the West Bank navigate Israeli road closures and attacks with help from a local radio station.

In al-Mughayyir, Palestinians say they are being squeezed into a smaller part of their own village in the West Bank.

I had never had a seizure before ICE jailed me for exercising my freedom of speech and my right to protest. Kordia arrived in the US from the occupied West Bank in 2016 on a Palestinian Authority passport

In a post on X, Senegalese President Faye said the World Bank had reaffirmed its support for sustainable financing of Senegals public policies.

The muted outlook from the country's second-largest bank by assets could be an early signal that Wall Street's AI boom might have hit turbulence.

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on Russia's VTB The United States on Monday imposedIran-related sanctions on Russia's VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company, accusing it of involvement ofIranian sanctions evasion, according to a statement

Knesset member warns Arab town faces threat of expulsion, settler terror Ofer Cassif, a member of the Knesset, said what he witnessed firsthand in Majd al-Krum, an Arab town in Galilee, amounted to a copy-paste of the creeping transfer, from the West Bank into the heart of the State of Israel itself, warning of expulsion and settler terror attacks

Israeli forces kill a pregnant Palestinian woman in Gaza and settler pogroms intensify across the occupied West Bank.

OCHA: West Bank schooling disrupted by displacement, pending demolitions More than 830,000 Palestinian boys and girls returned to school this week in the occupied West Bank, but thousands face continued disruption to their education, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

It characterised the protest as an attempt to harass and intimidate members of the Jewish community. But the organisers later apologised for including several properties in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in their brochure

Settlers attempting to target West Bank farm open fire on Palestinians Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians at a farm east of Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday after residents attempted to prevent settlers from targeting a poultry farm, Wafa reported

A man posing as a customer threw chilli powder into the eyes of employees at a bank in Nagpur city, western India.

Kenya is set to secure approximately $400 million in emergency World Bank funding within the next six weeks to buffer its economy against compounding external shocks, including Middle East conflict fallout, regional health threats, and severe climate disruptions.

By 2031, the share of New Development Bank (NDB) projects financed in local currencies "will exceed 45%," Russian Finance Minister and NDB Board of Governors Chair Anton Siluanov said in May

U.S. Treasury SecretaryScott Bessent said that a large bank would be sanctioned next week.

US will sanction a large bank on Monday, treasury secretary says US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the Trump administration will sanction a large bank next week as it continues to apply economic pressure on Tehran to end a more than six-month US conflict with Iran

Members of the high court have exchanged accusations after one justice was accused of involvement in a bank scandal.

Senior Rabbi calls settler violence desecration of Judaism Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, former Rabbi of New North London Synagogue and senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism, has called settler violence in the occupied West Bank as a desecration of Judaism

Settler filmed emptying water from well of Palestinian family An Israeli settler has been filmed emptying water from the well of a Palestinian family in Huwara, South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank

Jim's current faves include three tech names and a bank stock.

This assertion makes little sense, and Badenochs Tories have produced no evidence to substantiate it. It is certainly true that many British Muslims are appalled by the ongoing settler barbarism in the occupied West Bank, as well as the slaughter in Gaza

Pakistan, Turkey back Arab endorsement of UK's settlement sanctions Pakistan and Turkey have affirmed their support for Palestine and backed the joint statement by eight Arab-Islamic countries, which welcomed UKs decision to sanction imports from illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying about claims the Yemeni Houthis were acting as proxies for Iran. Hamas has announced the death of a top commander and member of its Military Council of the al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank, Farah Hamed, in an Israeli strike on Gaza

Now, as Nepal faces one of its most catastrophic climate disasters in recent history, the burden of rebuilding will inevitably fall on these same workers. Nepal relies heavily on its diaspora, with remittances accounting for roughly a third of its gross domestic product; remittances from the Gulf, according to the Nepal Rastra Bank, account for 40 per cent of all Nepali remittances

The central bank is contending with rising prices, the consequences of the U.S.-Iran war, and surging government borrowing costs.

Majority of British adults approve of settlement ban, YouGov survey says Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 05:21 Green and Labour voters back the sanctions most strongly, with even Conservative approval narrowly outweighing disapproval UK announced sanctions on Israeli settlements and a ban on all arms licences and other exports that "materially contribute to the occupation". (AFP) Off A majority of British adults approve of the UK governments decision to ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to a YouGov survey

Residents of West Bank's Beit Iksa prevented from accessing their homes For the second consecutive week, Israeli forces prevented around 30 Palestinians from accessing their homes in Beit Iksa, northwest of Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said the banks data shows consumer spending and credit remain healthy despite rising gasoline prices.

Israel's expanding settlement activity and rising settler violence in the occupied West Bank have fueled growing concern among its Western allies and renewed calls for a two-state solution.

Egypt is seeking to broaden its cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, with a focus on infrastructure, energy, transport and logistics

At its core, the Global Development Initiative and the New Development Bank share the same vision: to prioritize development.

West Bank farmers defy daily settler attacks, sheep theft, and military restrictions to protect their land.

President Donald Trump hyped the sanctions plan as "economic D-Day" against Iran, but the U.S

Israeli forces' demolition of 12 homes in Khirbet al-Tabban leaves villagers determined to stand firm on their land.