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The United States’ war in Iran has ​cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month. With ...

The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow had no intention of ...

The head of the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday there was no indication of the onset of a broader hantavirus outbreak, although he did not rule out further cases. “...

The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday to not hand him over to the International Criminal ...

rime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would get on with governing despite a “destabilising” 48 hours of growing calls to set out a timetable ...

Keir Starmer was consulting colleagues about whether he can stay on as prime minister on Tuesday ahead of a crunch cabinet meeting that comes after ministerial aides quit and almost 80 ...

Hopes for a peace deal on Iran dwindled on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to ...

Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour lawmakers publicly called for the British prime minister’s resignation after his ...

Britain’s jobs market lost momentum in April after recruiters turned more cautious about hiring as the ​Iran war heightened cost pressures, an industry survey ‌showed on Monday. The monthly ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials said on Monday that 18 passengers from the luxury cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were flown back to the U....

European governments on Monday rejected asuggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could represent them in possible future talks with Moscow on the continent’s ...

The family of a man killed in a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a U.S. court, claiming the shooter was aided ...

This week’s Eurovision Song Contest, already stung by boycotts over Israeli participation, is also facing a test of new public-voting rules introduced to address complaints about Israel’s ability ...

President Donald Trumpsaid on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after he rejected Tehran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal, fuelling concerns of a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia has no intention of ending the more than four-year-old war with his country and Kyiv was preparing for further attacks. Zelenskiy ...

Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has sacked two senior aides after uproar over denied funding for a documentary, adding to turbulence at a ministry already shaken by months of ...

The last six passengers and some of the crew of the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius anchored off Tenerife were readying to disembark on Monday as the ship’s captain praised their ...

Blackstone announced on Monday that funds managed by its private equity business have reached a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skroutz, Greece’s largest online shopping platform, ...

President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal has fuelled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyse ...

Australia will charter a government-supported flight to evacuate its citizens from the Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak of the Andes strain ...

Iran has sent its response to a US proposal aimed at ending the more than two-month war to mediator, Pakistan, Iran’s Irna news agency said on Sunday. According to ...

For people living in communities in the shadow of a volcano, a long silence may give the impression that the geological beast is not merely sleeping but has gone extinct. ...

Across Africa, efficient use of water is increasingly crucial. Researchers and local communities have joined forces in six countries to restore land, water and livelihoods through nature-based solutions. By Helen ...

Spain has begun the evacuation process of passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored near Tenerife on Sunday, with health officials boarding the boat to conduct a final check and ...