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LONDON (Reuters) - Politicians, election officials and other high risk individuals in Britain are to be offered support to help protect them from hacks by foreign spies ahead of an election expected later this year, the country's cyber experts said on Wednesday.

The British government has spoken of a growing threat to democracy from people spreading disinformation and fake AI-created content online, to other states attempting to interfere in the... (continue reading...)

By Francesco Canepa

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Stress in the euro zone market for home loans is "manageable" despite higher interest rates stretching borrowers and lax checks by some banks, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday.

Record high interest rates, imposed by the ECB to bring down inflation, have taken a toll on house prices, particularly in countries where there had been boom when rates were low, such as Germany.

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail by a court in Islamabad on Wednesday in a land corruption case, his lawyer said on social media platform X

The former cricketer was indicted on charges that he and his were gifted land by a real estate developer when Khan was prime minister in exchange for illegal favours.

Khan who denies the charges, had filed a bail application before the Islamabad... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - The European Union urges Israel to end its operation in Rafah immediately as the operation disrupts the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza and is leading to more internal displacement, famine and suffering, EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday.

"The EU is calling on Israel to refrain from further exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and reopen the crossing point of Rafah. Should Israel continue its... (continue reading...)

By Ariba Shahid

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan's main share index continued its rally to breach the 75,000 mark for the first time on Wednesday on the back of heavy foreign buying while expectations of monetary easing amid falling inflation also underpinned sentiment.

Pakistan's benchmark share index closed at 74,684 points, up 0.2% on the day after rising to 75,115 earlier in the session. The benchmark index has surged 79% over the... (continue reading...)