Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe
Firefighters battling wildfires in Spain and France on Wednesday said the risk of more blazes over the coming days was very high, even as a major fire raging in Spain’...
Articles
UK inflation cools to 2.6 per cent in June on brief fuel price drop
British inflation cooled by more than expected last month as a brief de-escalation in the Iran war reduced fuel prices, but the slowdown is likely to offer only temporary relief ...
Chelsea sign Rogers from Villa in record British deal
Chelsea have signed England international Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa on a contract until 2033, both Premier League clubs said on Tuesday evening, with British media reporting the deal was worth £117 ...
Andy Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap from January
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Wednesday he would cut the price of single bus tickets by up to a third as part of early measures to ...
Ukraine gets new top commander as protests spark war’s biggest military shake up
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy named a young major general, Mykhailo Drapatyi, as the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military after days of street protests, marking the biggest shake-up in the country’s ...
Rubio says Iran ‘not serious’ about talks as oil routes face disruption
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about ...
Trump pledges support for Lebanon in meeting with Aoun
US President Donald Trump pledged support for Lebanon on Tuesday during talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun but offered no timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, saying only ...
French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children
French lawmakers approved a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around the world over the impact social media have on the health ...
Trump warns Iran strike on nuclear site could come soon
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States could strike a heavily fortified Iranian nuclear site “very soon”, while tensions in the Red Sea intensified after Yemen’...
Lebanese army deploys to south after Israeli withdrawal from pilot zone
Lebanese troops began deploying to parts of southern Lebanon on Tuesday after Israeli forces withdrew from a designated pilot zone under a United States brokered agreement aimed at reducing tensions ...
Turkey discussing future of S400 systems with third countries
Turkey is in talks with third countries over the future of its Russian made S400 air defence systems, Defence Minister Yasar Guler has confirmed, signalling possible efforts to resolve one ...
Saudi crude tankers turn back as Houthis open new front in US-Iran war
Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted ...
‘Interaction’ with Iran’s injured Supreme Leader increasing daily, president says
The level of “interaction” with Iran’s Supreme Leader is increasing day by day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a video clip published on state media on Tuesday.
His ...
Murdered Widdecombe was struck with hammer 21 times, court told
The man accused of murdering former government minister Ann Widdecombe struck her 21 times on the top of her head with a hammer during the attack at her home earlier this ...
Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran’s south
U.S. forces bombed Iran’s south and west after President Donald Trump said Tehran would pay dearly for the deaths of American soldiers, while Iran targeted U.S. sites ...
Turkey’s opposition leader to form new party to challenge Erdogan
Turkey’s opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, said on Tuesday he will resign from the main opposition party and form a new one, amid a nearly two-year long legal crackdown on ...
Man attacks two tourists with knife near ancient Acropolis site in Greece
A 60-year-old man attacked two Greek-American tourists with a knife on Tuesday in the Acropolis area, near the archaeological site which hosts Greece’s famed ancient monuments, before being arrested ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets commanders as street protests mount
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met some of Ukraine’s top military commanders to try to ease growing discontent with the defence leadership that has triggered the largest street protests since Russia’...
Lebanese army deploys in southern town after Israeli withdrawal, official says
Lebanese army troops began deploying in the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh on Tuesday after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, a senior Lebanese security official said, in line ...
FIFA to investigate World Cup final post-match brawl
World football’s governing body FIFA has appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to investigate the post-match brawl that erupted after Spain’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in a ...
UEFA president Ceferin boycotted World Cup final
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin refused to attend Sunday’s World Cup final following a series of disagreements between the European governing body and FIFA over disciplinary procedures, refereeing logistics, and ...
Oil prices ease as mediators propose US-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran against an exchange of fresh attacks between the two and threats of ...
Britain’s new PM to cut taxes on electricity bills
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday he would cut taxes on electricity bills in his first attempt to ease a lengthy cost-of-living crisis that has angered the public and ...
CFOs express increased optimism for AI impact on business outcomes
The finance bosses at many of Britain’s biggest companies are more optimistic about the impact of artificial intelligence on their businesses and a bit less worried about risks from ...