Mediator Pakistan expects US-Iran deal within 24 hours
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has mediated between Iran and the United States to end their war, said on Saturday a peace deal...
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UK forces seize suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel
British forces have seized a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker that was trying to transit the English Channel, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says. “This successful operation...
UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry
British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said. “In the first...
Norway braces for verdict in rape trial of crown princess’s son Høiby
When three judges in courtroom 250 deliver their verdict at Oslo District Court early on Monday, Marius Borg Høiby – the son of the crown...
Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap, early projections say
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country’s population to 10 million, early projections suggest. Not all votes have been counted, but...
Trump says US-Iran peace deal to be signed today, Tehran questions timeline
US President Donald Trump said a deal aimed at ending hostilities between the United States and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, although...
US kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says
The US military has killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an airstrike, President Donald Trump has announced. “At my direction,...
India FM calls Rubio over Gulf ship attacks
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in protest after American strikes on three largely Indian-crewed merchant vessels off...
Uganda slams ‘unfair’ Ebola air travel restrictions
Uganda has criticised air travel restrictions imposed by countries including the United States over an Ebola outbreak which has spilt over from the neighbouring Democratic...
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...
Colombian court suspends right-wing candidate’s slogan ban
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Friday suspended a lower court’s decision to ban hard-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella from campaigning with national symbols, including...
‘Narco-terrorist’ the new ‘communist,’
The term “narco-terrorist” has been weaponized just as the word “communist” was in the past, Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu told AFP in...