Sweden marks king and queen’s 50th anniversary
Crowds packed the streets of Stockholm on Saturday to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, cheering as...
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Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who had been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced. She was 47. She...
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket minutes ahead of IPO
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with Starlink satellites Friday less than an hour before Elon Musk’s company lifts off for the largest IPO...
Tributes paid to David Hockney, a ‘giant’ and ‘true icon’ of British art
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has joined the art world in paying tribute to David Hockney, one of the UK’s most important and influential artists,...
Venezuela issues natural gas permit to Britain’s Shell
Venezuela on Thursday granted British oil giant Shell a license to explore and export natural gas, as it joins the ranks of multinational companies rushing...
Three civilians dead in latest Russia, Ukraine strikes
Three civilians died in Russian and Ukrainian border regions, officials said on Friday, as the two sides lobbed overnight strikes at each other in the...
Netanyahu says in ‘full agreement’ with Trump for Iran not to acquire nuclear weapons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he and US President Donald Trump were in “full agreement” to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,...
London mayor slams event touting illegal Israeli settlement land sales
The mayor of London has condemned this weekend’s “Great Israeli Real Estate Event”, part of a roadshow promoting the sale of land and property in...
Iran insists on nuclear enrichment under any deal with US
Iran insisted on Friday on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz under any deal with the United States,...
Vance says Israeli PM has ‘gotten some things wrong’
US Vice President JD Vance acknowledged differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview excerpt released Wednesday, saying the Israeli leader had “gotten some...
UK Defence Secretary John resigns
British Defence Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, in a surprise move which he said was due to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the finance...
Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger
The mayor of a southern Philippine town that was devastated by a powerful earthquake pleaded Thursday for helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger...