One climate win, two losses at ECHR
By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their ...
Hamas says Israeli proposal failed to meet Palestinian demands, yet it is under review
Hamas said early on Tuesday Israel’s proposal that it received from Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not meet any of the demands of Palestinian factions.
However, the group added ...
Total solar eclipse: North Americans celebrate with cheers, music and matrimony
Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk on Monday, celebrating with cheers, music and matrimony the first total solar eclipse to ...
Netanyahu sets date for next Gaza offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians.
Meanwhile, a Hamas official said on Monday ...
Israel ‘denies Turkey’s request to drop aid into Gaza’
Israel has denied Turkey’s request to join air drops of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and Ankara will take new measures against Israel in response, its Foreign Minister ...
Drone footage shows Gaza turned to wasteland since war began
Drone footage of Gaza over the six months of warfare between Israel and Hamas shows how the once vibrant Palestinian enclave has been transformed into a vast wasteland of rubble ...
Record floods in Russia’s Urals triggered by melting snow
Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe’s biggest rivers swelled to ...
Microsoft to launch AI hub in London
Microsoft has has announced plans for a new artificial intelligence (AI) hub in London, focused on product development and research.
The unit will be led by Mustafa Suleyman, the London-born ...
Briton becomes first person to run length of Africa
Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia on Sunday after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at ...
European politicians embrace TikTok despite security fears
When Simon Harris became Ireland’s prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favoured platform to express himself: TikTok.
In a video with ‘THANK YOU’ written in yellow lettering, ...
Flights cancelled in parts of UK, power outages in Ireland due to storm
Airline passengers in parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland faced travel disruption at airports on Saturday due to flight cancellations as a storm swept across both countries and left ...
Millions across North America await total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse will have millions of people across a heavily populated swath of North America gazing toward the heavens on Monday as the moon completely blocks the sun ...
No progress made at Cairo ceasefire talks, says Hamas official
A Hamas official said on Monday no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo also attended by Israeli, Qatar and U.S. representatives, after ...
Russia says Ukraine struck nuclear plant, Kyiv denies attack
Russia said Ukraine struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station controlled by Russian forces three times on Sunday and demanded the West respond, though Kyiv said it had nothing to do ...
Boeing 737-800 loses engine cover during takeoff, prompts FAA investigation
An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines LUV.N Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
Over 90 dead as Mozambique ferry sinks off northern coast
More than 90 people died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, the BBC said, citing domestic authorities, with five rescued from among the nearly 130 believed to have ...
Trump: it would be ‘great honor’ to go to jail for violating gag order
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be “my great honor” to go to jail for violating a gag order imposed by the judge who will hear his ...
Rwanda’s president leads genocide commemoration 30 years on
Rwanda’s president on Sunday led commemorations to mark 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more than 1 million people and said the conditions that led to the slaughter would never ...
UK support for Israel ‘is not unconditional’, foreign minister Cameron says
Britain’s support for Israel depends on it abiding by international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Cameron said in a newspaper column on Sunday, days after an Israeli airstrike killed ...
Israel prepared to handle any developments with Iran, defence chief says
Israel’s defence minister said on Sunday the country was ready to handle any scenario that may develop with its foe Iran as it stayed on alert for a possible ...
Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks
Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas ...
Biden surveys collapsed Baltimore bridge, pledges help
President Joe Biden took an aerial tour on Friday of the collapsed Baltimore bridge that is blocking a key East Coast shipping lane, and he pledged federal help in rebuilding ...
Iran says senior ISIS member and others arrested
Iranian police on Saturday announced the arrest of a senior operative of Islamic State with two other members of the group accused of planning a suicide attack during next week’...
Spend it at home: current account surpluses in the EU
By Maria Demertzis
The European Union faces huge investment gaps. For the climate and digital transitions alone, EU countries need to find or encourage annual investment of at least €481 billion ...