The Gulf emirate of Qatar sees a need to clarify details and further negotiations in the peace plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by US President Donald Trump. "The plan is still in its initial stages and needs to be further developed and explained," Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told news channel Al Jazeera on Tuesday. He said there is particularly a need for clarification regarding the mechanism for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the coastal area. The plan presented by Trump requires a "discussion about details and how they should be implemented," Al Thani said...

Congo's former president Joseph Kabila was sentenced on Tuesday to death in absentia by the High Military Court in Kinshasa for treason and war crimes. Kabila, who ruled the resource-rich Central African nation from 2001 to 2019, was found guilty of crimes including the glorification of violence, conspiracy and plotting to overthrow the government. The charges relate to his role in the conflict between the government and the M23 militia, which captured large areas of eastern Congo this year. Kabila denied the allegations. The court ordered the immediate arrest of the former president, who has ...

The Volkswagen group has already dismissed more than 500 employees this year for misconduct, the German carmaker confirmed on Tuesday. The reasons for the firings included unexcused absences and breaches of rules, a group spokesperson said on enquiry, confirming a report in the German daily newspaper Bild. Referring to an internal publication, the tabloid had reported that 548 employees worldwide were dismissed in the first half of this year for breaching rules. According to the report, more than 300 employees have already been dismissed at the core VW brand in 2025. VW introduced internal sta...

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ellie Goldstein has assured viewers who were left concerned she was upset after her first dance. The model, who made her dancefloor debut on Saturday (27 September), previously told viewers her eyes get watery after a long day, insisting she enjoyed the experience of performing. On Tuesday’s episode of companion series It Takes Two (30 September), Goldstein told host Fleur East she enjoyed herself, stating: “I wasn’t upset at all. I was absolutely fine.” She said she had a great night performing a cha cha cha with her professional dancer partner Vito Coppola, w...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with LVS, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen. Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 19 options trades for Las Vegas Sands. This isn't normal. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 10...