Category: 1. Palestine

Fashion brand Prada has agreed to buy its smaller rival Versace for $1.38bn from Capri Holdings, bringing together two of the biggest names in Italian fashion and the prospect of enhanced revenues.

The deal was announced on Thursday.

Prada is seeking to expand, having defied a slowdown in luxury demand, while Versace has been operating at a loss in recent quarters. Owning Versace, with its bold, baroque-style prints, will bring new customers to Prada, known for its minimalist style.

“There…

The Trump administration’s push to deport Palestine activist and former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is based on an accusation of “antisemitism,” according to a source who saw the government’s filing.

Facing a court deadline to hand over evidence justifying Khalil’s, the Department of Homeland Security submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio citing the Trump administration’s authority to expel noncitizens that have the potential to…

By Helmy Moussa

This article by Helmy Moussa, writing for Al Jazeera, explores how Trump’s tariffs and the ongoing war are wreaking havoc on Israel’s economy.

US President Donald Trump shocked the Israelis in general, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular, not only when he added Israel to the list of countries subject to high tariffs, but also by refusing to respond quickly to requests…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

29 Palestinians were killed on Thursday as Israel intensified attacks on Gaza, targeting homes, shelters, and neighborhoods across the Strip.

Medical sources confirmed to Al Jazeera that 29 Palestinians were killed and others injured on Thursday in ongoing Israeli air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military claimed to have assassinated a…

US stocks sunk on Thursday, giving back some of the huge gains that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily lower his sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, as investors assessed the status of his global trade war.

Trump’s sudden decision on Wednesday to freeze most of his hefty new duties for 90 days brought relief to battered markets and anxious global leaders, even as he ratcheted up a trade war with China.

But his whipsaw approach still has companies worried about…

An American Airlines plane carrying at least three members of the United States Congress has been struck on the taxiway by the wingtip of another American Airlines jet at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says.

American Airlines Flight 5490, a Bombardier CRJ 900 headed to Charleston, South Carolina, struck American Flight 4522, an Embraer E175 headed to New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport, about 12:45pm (16:45 GMT) on Thursday,…