Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented
The overnight local election results have confirmed that, for the time being at least, electoral politics in Britain has become highly fragmented. Reform are certainly...
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Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of truce after overnight clash
Iran accused the United States on Friday of breaching their truce, as both sides blamed the other for triggering an overnight clash in the Strait...
A Rumor of War’s author Philip Caputo dies
Former journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Caputo, best known for his memoirs as a US Marine officer in the Vietnam War, has died, his son said. He...
More than 3,000 attacks on Ukraine healthcare since start of war: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it had registered more than 3,000 attacks on Ukraine’s healthcare system since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February...
Companies making billions from Iran war
As households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead. The uncertainty sparked...
Rubio meets Italian PM after Trump criticism
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday, the second day spent calming tensions in Rome following criticism by President Donald...
Massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered: Myanmar
A huge 11,000-carat ruby has been discovered in Myanmar, state media reported Friday, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its...
UK local elections seen as key test for Starmer as polls open
Voting began across the United Kingdom on Thursday in local and regional elections widely viewed as a major test of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership,...
Israel strikes in Lebanon despite truce
Israel pummelled southern Lebanon on Thursday, state media and AFP correspondents said, a day after it targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on...
Turkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile
Turkiye has unveiled a prototype of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of a push to become self-reliant and to gain a foothold as...
To stay or risk the ‘Road of Death’ – Ukrainian civilians trapped
“The road is mined. So, we’re stuck here,” says Ludmilla, over the phone from the rooftop of a fire-damaged house in southern Ukraine. “People are...
Israeli attacks on southern, eastern Lebanon kill at least six people
Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon have killed at least six people and wounded three others, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, in...