Bloomberg President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he’d support a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas after days of calling for calm but not publicly seeking an end to the conflict, a shift in the US approach to the crisis following days of rising criticism. “The president expressed his support for a cease-fire and discussed US engagement with Egypt ...

Bloomberg A cyclone barreling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) prompting a massive operation to rescue 96 people missing from the vessel. “Long-range maritime surveillance aircraft were assisting rescue effort but bad weather was hampering operations,” Indian Navy Spokesman Vivek Madhwal said, adding that about 177 people, who were ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal includes billions of dollars tied to improving cybersecurity, an area of intensified interest after the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Co sent US gasoline prices soaring last week. But the exact amount that will be spent on improving cyber defenses remains to be seen. The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, as the infrastructure ...