Trump turns on Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by Italian leader
U.S. President Donald Trump told an Italian newspaper on Tuesday he was “shocked” by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and had expected her to be more courageous, delivering a blunt ...
US, Iran may resume war talks this week despite port blockade
Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend ...
Former NATO chief accuses UK’s Starmer of inadequately funding defence
A former NATO chief and grandee of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party criticised the British prime minister on Tuesday for failing to adequately fund defence, leaving the country’s national ...
Two arms brokers on trial in UK for missiles and fighter jet deals with Libya and Sudan
Two arms brokers arranged illegal deals to supply ex-Soviet surface-to-air missile systems to South Sudan and fighter jets to Libya during its civil war, British prosecutors told a London court ...
Rising fuel prices from Iran conflict dampen British household spending
Surging fuel prices caused by the conflict in Iran weighed on British consumers last month, dampening household spending as travel plans were shelved, surveys showed on Tuesday.
Barclays said consumer ...
Pope Leo, after Trump’s attack, honours saint in Algeria who decried wars
Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St. Augustine of Hippo, who inspired him to become a priest.
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Orban’s defeat topples a pillar of Europe’s far right, prompts scrutiny of MAGA links
Europe’s far right has lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday’s election.
Orban’s government provided a ...
Merz and Zelenskiy sign drone and defence cooperation accords
Germany and Ukraine agreed defence cooperation plans on Tuesday including a deal on drone production that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said could become one of the largest of its kind ...
Jet fuel shock from Iran war worsens crisis for global airlines
Air travel’s worst crisis in years lurched deeper on Tuesday as Qantas Airways warned of spiralling costs, Lufthansa said it may have to ground planes and Virgin Atlantic flagged ...
British pound rises to pre-war levels as markets hope for resolution
The British pound rose against a slightly weaker US dollar on Tuesday, trading at levels last seen before the Iran war as markets hoped for a resolution to the conflict.
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Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and adding Phil Collins as ...
Spain, China pledge closer ties in the face of threats to world order
Europe and China must forge closer ties to counter threats to multilateralism, Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said the international order ...
School shooting in Turkey leaves 16 wounded, governor says
A teenager opened fire at a high school in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself, Governor Hasan ...
President Trump: ‘It’s me as a doctor making people better’
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the ...
Tankers pass Strait of Hormuz on first day of US blockade, data shows
A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade on the chokepoint, shipping data showed.
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What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows?
The U.S. military said it would block shipping traffic in and out of Iran’s ports starting at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) on Monday, a move that would prevent ...
Hungarian election winner Magyar vows to fight graft, change constitution
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar vowed on Monday to change the constitution in a drive to restore democratic standards, following a landslide victory he said showed that Hungary wanted to ...
French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria
A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating ...
Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town ahead of US-hosted talks
Israeli troops launched an attack on Monday to seize a key town in south Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters holed up there, pressing the war on the Iran-backed group on the ...
Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf ports for US blockade
The U.S. military said it will begin a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after ...
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza following new ceasefire talks
An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a ...
Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire, divided over whether to respect it, poll says
Nearly two-thirds of Israelis oppose the Iran ceasefire but the public is divided over whether Israel should respect the two-week truce or resume attacks on Iran, according to a poll ...
UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait ...
Pope Leo says he is not afraid of Trump after president’s broadside
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Pope Leo as “terrible” in a rare direct attack on the pontiff, who responded that he had “no fear” of the White House ...