Ukraine hits Russian energy sites
Retuers : Oil prices edged higher on Monday after Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russia, fanning concerns Russian oil supply could be disrupted, while expectations of a cut in US interest rates buoyed the...
International
6 killed as Israeli strikes in Yemen’s capital
AFP : Israeli strikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least six people, according to the country’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza...
Israeli Airstrike on Southern Gaza hospital Kills 19, including journalists
NN ONLINE: An Israeli airstrike on Monday struck Nasser Hospital, the main medical facility in southern Gaza, killing 19 people, according to Zaher al-Waheid, head of the Gaza Health Ministry’s records department. Among the...
Farage plans asylum seeker deportation
Reuters : Former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage set out plans on Saturday for “mass deportations” of migrants who have crossed the English Channel on small boats if his Reform UK party forms Britain’s next...
Pro-Palestine rallies sweep Australia after Gaza famine
The Guardian : Brisbane has amassed the largest pro-Palestinian crowd in the city’s history, rally organisers say, as thousands marched across Australia in a show of support for the Palestinian cause, days after famine...
Trump again threatens Russia sanctions
Reuters : US President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia on Friday if there is no progress toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow...
Troops deployed in safe zones of Washington
Reuters : Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington’s National Mall,...
Turkey’s first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out for Gaza’s children
NN Online: Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan has called on Melania Trump to speak out on behalf of children suffering in Gaza, urging the former US First Lady to extend the advocacy she showed...
Dutch foreign minister quits over Israel sanctions clash
AFP : Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned on Friday after a cabinet meeting failed to agree to sanctions against Israel. The centre-right New Social Contract Party, of which Veldkamp is a member, withdrew...
India: US trade talks ongoing amid looming new tariffs
Reuters : India’s foreign minister said on Saturday that trade negotiations with Washington are continuing but there are lines that New Delhi needs to defend, just days before hefty additional U.S. tariffs are due...
Lee visits Japan ahead of Trump meet
Reuters : Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed security cooperation between the two East Asian neighbours on Saturday, ahead of a summit Lee is to hold with...
Trump nominates Gor as US ambassador to India
Reuters : President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that have...