Jordan denies evacuation order for port of Aqaba
Jordan said no order was issued to evacuate Aqaba airport or port on Sunday after the US embassy in Amman reported that both locations had been cleared due to a “...
Israel to receive more US refuelling planes as Iran attacks intensify
Israel is preparing to receive more US refuelling aircraft, an Israeli military official said on Sunday, as attacks launched by the United States and Iran have escalated over the past ...
Russia bombs Kyiv in major ballistic missile attack
Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ...
US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel killed by Iranian attack
The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another ...
Smoke, fire, floods: US faces triple extreme summer weather threats
Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C. on Friday, floodwaters tore through Texas’s Hill Country for a third day, and new ...
Ukrainian drone attacks kill seven in Russia, spark fire at Moscow region oil depot
Waves of Ukrainian drone attacks killed seven warehouse workers and injured dozens more, while another attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in the wider capital region, regional governors ...
Rolling Stones match Beatles with 15th UK number one album
The Rolling Stones have landed their 15th number one on the UK Official Albums Chart with their new record “Foreign Tongues”, drawing them level with The Beatles’ tally.
The band’...
Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes
Iran launched renewed attacks on U.S. Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics infrastructure, escalating the war ...
Marvel Comics to move publishing operations to California, report says
Marvel Comics will relocate its publishing division from New York City to Burbank, California, ending a nearly 90-year presence in the city where the comic book publisher was founded, The ...
More than 100 homes destroyed in Norway fire
More than 100 homes were destroyed by fire on Friday near the city of Drammen in southern Norway as firefighters battled to contain the flames amid strong winds, rescue officials said.
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Israeli strikes kill Palestinians attending Gaza funeral for earlier strike victim
An Israeli airstrike killed at least eight Palestinians and wounded 20 attending a funeral in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Friday for a person killed by another Israeli strike ...
Strong quake off Mexican coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador, but leaves no damage
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas on Friday, shaking buildings as far away as Guatemala and El Salvador, though authorities said ...
SpaceX targets next week for another Starship launch attempt as shares slide on abort
SpaceX is targeting Monday for another attempt to launch its Starship rocket after a last-second abort during engine ignition on Thursday, a brief setback that nevertheless wiped roughly $100 billion from ...
Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes
Firefighters backed by 30 aircraft struggled on Friday to contain a wildfire in northeastern Spain that has ripped through an area the size of San Francisco, forcing the evacuation of more ...
US and Iran each attack infrastructure in risky escalation
The United States struck bridges and an airport in Iran on Friday and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, as the warring foes risked further ...
Russian courts target two outspoken critics of war in Ukraine
Russian authorities have detained a blogger who criticised President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine and fined an anti-war politician, as Moscow sends a warning signal to critics of ...
Andy Burnham becomes UK Labour leader; next stop – prime minister
Andy Burnham, nicknamed the ‘King of the North’, was elected leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a ...
Deportation statistics 2025: What U.S. students should know about court backlogs and removals
If you’ve been hearing more about immigration courts and deportations lately, you’re not alone. In 2025, the U.S. experienced record numbers across court filings, removals, and enforcement delays. ...
Trump calls for TV network licenses to be revoked after speech snub”
Two of the three major U.S. television networks and CNN did not broadcast a prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on their primary platforms, drawing a rebuke ...
Economic growth remains fragile as Britain faces political change
Britain’s economy eked out minimal growth in May as the services industry expanded but other sectors shrank, suggesting fragile confidence among businesses against the backdrop of the Iran war ...
Ontario seeks federal support for evacuations as wildfires devastate remote Canadian towns
Ontario requested federal assistance to evacuate people from remote northern Canadian communities ravaged by wildfires on Thursday, as smoke brought poor air quality to Toronto and much of the Northeastern ...
Trump to attend World Cup final on Sunday, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain at the New York-New Jersey stadium on Sunday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said ...
Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Italy over 1978 murder case
Nicaragua has broken diplomatic relations with Italy in a spat over the 1978 killing of a former Italian prime minister, Nicaragua’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The ministry said the ...
Escalating Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a US-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels ...
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