Israeli military says it conducted 'targeted strike' in central Gaza
Israeli forces carried out a "targeted strike" on an individual in central Gaza who was planning to attack Israeli troops, Israel's military said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
A U.S.-backed ceasefire is in force between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas more than two years after the war in the Gaza Strip began, but each side has accused the other of violations.
Israel said it had targeted a member of Islamic Jihad. The Palestinian militant group did not immediately comment on the assertion, according to Reuters.
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, influential style icon, dies at 93
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke in 2012.
The palace said she had been hospitalised since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on October 17 before passing away late on Friday, according to Reuters.
Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods in response to Reagan advert
US President Donald Trump has said he is increasing tariffs on goods imported from Canada after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan, BBC reported.
In a post on social media on Saturday, Trump called the advert a "fraud" and lashed out at Canadian officials for not removing it ahead of the World Series baseball championship.
"Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now," he wrote.
After Trump on Thursday withdrew from trade talks with Canada, the Ontario premier said he would take down the advert, according to BBC.
Bank of England chief tops 2026 Powerlist as UK's most influential black person
Afua Kyei, the Bank of England's chief financial officer, has been named the UK's most influential black person, BBC reported.
The 43-year-old is one of the UK's most senior finance leaders, in charge of the financial governance of the Bank's £1 trillion balance sheet and funding reforms.
The BoE executive director topped the 2026 Powerlist, which recognises the most powerful people of African, African Caribbean, and African American heritage in the UK.
Other influential names include former footballer Ian Wright, who's new to the list, make-up artist Dame Pat McGrath and actor Idris Elba, according to BBC.
