King Charles invites Trump for state visit later this year
Britain’s King Charles will host U.S. President Donald Trump for a state visit later this year, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday.
Trump accepted an invitation from Charles for ...
With defence spending set to rise, Trump reassures NATO allies
NATO leaders were set to sign up on Wednesday to a big increase in defence spending at a short summit tailor-made for U.S. President Donald Trump, who struck a ...
Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite “inconclusive” intelligence
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the damage to Iranian nuclear sites from missile strikes over the weekendwas severe, though he also acknowledged that the available intelligence ...
Mitsotakis says all NATO members should commit to defence spending target
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that all 32 members of the NATO alliance should do their part in defence spending and commit to the agreed target so that ...
Spain does not expect repercussions from not meeting NATO’s 5% spending target
Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Wednesday his country does not expect any repercussions from its refusal to meet the defence spending target of 5% of gross domestic product to ...
Iran hangs three men for spying for Israel’s spy agency
Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel’s Mossad spy agency and smuggling equipment used in an assassination, the judiciary’s Mizan news ...
US intel challenges Trump’s ‘obliteration’ claim on Iran nuclear sites
U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment, as a shaky ...
Trump says Washington to hold talks with Iran after US ‘victory’
US President Donald Trump hailed the swift end to war between Iran and Israel and said Washington would likely seek a commitment from Tehran to end its nuclear ambitions at ...
Netanyahu declares historic win, commits to campaign against Iran axis, Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had achieved a historic victory that would stand for generations, but it must complete its campaign against Iran’s axis, defeat ...
Seven charged in London after protest in support of Palestine Action group
Seven people have been charged on Tuesday following a protest in London in support of Palestine Action, a campaign organisation the British government has proposed to ban under anti-terrorism laws.
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Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, CNN reports
An early US intelligence assessment indicated that the US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last week did not destroy the core components of Tehran’s nuclear ...
Trump pressures Congress on his ‘big beautiful bill’ as debate clouds path forward
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up pressure on Republicans in Congress to advance his sweeping tax-cut and spending bill this week, while hardline conservatives balked over a closed-door ...
Iran, Israel ceasefire takes hold as Trump applies pressure
A shaky ceasefire began to take hold between Israel and Iran on Tuesday under pressure from US President Donald Trump, raising hopes for an end to the biggest ever military ...
Russian missile attack kills 17 as Zelenskiy presses Nato allies for support
A Russian missile attack in southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and caused sweeping damage, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Kyiv’s allies at a Nato ...
Chaos for thousands of passengers stranded at Doha airport, long queues in Dubai
Operations at two of the world’s busiest airports in Doha and Dubai slowed to a crawl on Tuesday as thousands of travellers queued for hours, facing long delays and ...
British grocery inflation hits 4.7 per cent, highest since February 2023
British grocery price inflation rose to 4.7 per cent for the four weeks to June 15, its highest level since February last year, dealing another blow for low-income households, data from market ...
Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban
Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen ...
Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump deporting migrants to third countries
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a ...
Kremlin rejects charge it did little to help Iran
The Kremlin on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that it had not done enough to back Iran, saying it had taken a “clear position” by condemning U.S. and Israeli ...
Greece: Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires on Greece’s Chios island for third day
Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday that have torn through swathes of forest and farmland and forced ...
Over 40 people, including children, killed in Sudan hospital attack, says WHO chief
Over 40 people, including children and health care workers, were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan at the weekend, the head of the World Health Organization said on ...
Netanyahu says Israel has agreed to Trump’s proposal for ceasefire with Iran
Israel has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran after it achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat, ...
Trump’s gamble: Strikes on Iran, ceasefire declared, uncertainty remains
When President Donald Trump sent U.S. bombers to strike Iran’s nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran’s nuclear program while ...
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‘About 14’ British Typhoon fighter jets stationed at Cyprus base
There are “about 14” British Typhoon fighter jets currently stationed at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus, the country’s parliamentary under-secretary of state for the armed forces Luke ...