‘Tsar’ Putin tells the West: Russia will talk only on equal terms
Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is ready to talk but ...
Labour seeks to thwart Sunak over living-standards comeback
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government of being out of touch with reality by signalling that voters will soon feel the benefit ...
Israeli forces seize Gaza’s Rafah border crossing
Israeli forces seized control of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday and tanks pushed into the southern Gazan city of Rafah as international mediators struggled to ...
Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza truce talks; CIA chief also present (Update)
Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas ...
Russia says it shot down four U.S.-made long range missiles over Crimea
The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its air defence forces shot down four U.S.-produced long-range missiles over the Crimea peninsular, weapons known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (...
Skeletons missing hands and feet found in Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair
Five human skeletons – all missing their hands and feet – have been discovered at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s eastern front military headquarters in present-day Poland, buried inside the villa of ...
Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza ‘tragedy’
Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, the Turkish trade ministry said, citing “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories.
“Export and import transactions ...
Rebuilding bombed Gaza homes may take 80 years, UN says
Rebuilding homes in the Gaza Strip could drag into the next century if the pace follows the trend of previous conflicts, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday.
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Voters head to polls in last test for Sunak before national election
English voters headed to polling stations on Thursday to pick mayors, councillors and a new lawmaker in the last electoral test for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before a national ...
Golden Dawn leader released from jail
Former leader of the banned far-right ‘Golden Dawn’ Party Nikos Michaloliakos will be released from prison in Greece, it emerged on Thursday, as he was found to meet the conduct ...
Smiling King Charles visits cancer centre on return to public duties
A smiling and healthy-looking King Charles returned to public duties on Tuesday for the first time since he was diagnosed with cancer in February, telling patients at a treatment centre ...
Teenage boy killed in London sword attack
A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured after a stabbing in London on Tuesday involving a man with a sword.
Police said they did not believe ...
30 men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting
About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine‘s borders and avoid fighting in the war against Russia which started in 2022, the spokesman for Ukraine‘s border service ...
Greece convicts six and clears 15 over deadly blaze
A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece‘s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to ...
Israel concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants related to war
Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to its war against Hamas.
The ICC – which ...
Iraq’s Kurdish authorities working to resume Khor Mor gas supply after deadly attack
Iraqi Kurdish ministries of electricity and natural resources said on Saturday that they are working with their partners to restore operations at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s ...
Russian missiles pound Ukrainian power plants in escalating campaign
A Russian missile attack pounded power facilities in the centre and west of Ukraine on Saturday, mounting pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of ...
U.S. intelligence believes Putin probably didn’t order Navalny to be killed
U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street ...
First Covid, now heat: online schooling returns to the Philippines
Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of Covid lockdowns and raising fears that more extreme weather in ...
It could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza – UN
–The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on ...
Ireland says UK’s Rwanda policy drives migrants over its border
The threat of deportation to Rwanda is causing migrants to head for Ireland instead of staying in Britain, Ireland’s deputy prime minister told a British newspaper on Friday.
British ...
Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza
Some Palestinian civilians were fleeing their homes in northern Gaza on Wednesday just weeks after returning because of an Israeli bombardment which they said was as intense as those at ...
Racist violence surges in Greece, report finds
Attacks against migrants, refugees and LGBT people in Greece surged to their highest level in nearly a decade last year, a report by the Athens-based Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) ...
Horses run amok in central London
A number of horses are running amok in London and at least one person has been injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the ...