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Sunday 09 August | 16:31

Netanyahu says Israel won’t pull out of Gaza before Hamas disarms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump’s latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government on Sunday, even as Israel’s military has ...

By Reuters News Service

Sunday 09 August | 14:51

Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz

Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages but reiterated that the strait would only ...

By Reuters News Service

Sunday 09 August | 11:44

Fidan: Greek Cypriot side will never agree to power-sharing

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday night said he believes the Greek Cypriot side will never agree to any power-sharing agreement to solve the Cyprus problem, and as such ...

By Tom Cleaver

Sunday 09 August | 10:30

Greek economy shows resilience despite Middle East uncertainty

The Greek economy continued to demonstrate resilience in recent months despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, with stronger retail sales, easing inflation and solid business lending helping to ...

By Kyriacos Nicolaou

Sunday 09 August | 06:30

UK job postings fall 11 per cent as graduate demand drops to 2020 low

AI skills demand hits record high despite broader UK hiring slump British hiring fell in the first six months of 2026 with job postings for graduates at their lowest since 2020, according ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 18:28

British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans

Britain’s music festivals are showing signs of a revival after a rough few years, with big events such as Boomtown selling out at record speed this year as payment ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 17:07

Iran: deal on Strait of Hormuz close but not enough to open vital route

Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 15:13

Todd Blanche, Trump’s ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general

U.S. Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general, capping one of the most contentious cabinet fights of Trump’s second ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 13:48

Russian drones kill 3-year-old boy and grandparents near Kyiv

Russian drones killed a three-year-old boy and his grandparents in a village in the Kyiv region, and another person was killed during an overnight ballistic attack on the capital, President ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 12:52

Cyprus to fund restoration of historic Gaza church damaged by Israeli strikes

Cyprus will provide €150,000 to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem towards the restoration of the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza, which was partially destroyed during an Israeli bombardment in October 2023. ...

By James Morphakis

Saturday 08 August | 12:03

Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe’s ageing prisons

On a day when temperatures were soaring past 37 degrees Celsius outside, the prisoner sat in his cell with wet towels around his window bars, trying to explain to the visiting ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 11:58

Police reopen attempted burglary case as part of Widdecombe murder probe

British counterterrorism police said on Friday they reopened an investigation into an attempted burglary reported last year in London as part of their probe into the murder of former government ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 09:21

Trump administration to invest $3bn in minerals projects to boost US defence

The US government will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects as part of a push to increase domestic production and boost national security and industrial policy, President Donald ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 09:10

Bodies spotted at site where five climbers went missing last year

Nepali rescue workers have spotted five bodies at a site where the same number of climbers went missing last year, officials said on Saturday. Three foreign climbers – an Italian Canadian, ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 08 August | 06:00

UK manufacturing expands for ninth month but growth slows down

British manufacturing activity expanded for a ninth straight month in July but at the slowest pace in four months, according to purchasing managers’ data that points ‌to a renewed impact ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 22:54

US official: We expect a deal soon between Iran and Oman on Strait of Hormuz

Progress is being made between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz and “we expect a deal soon,” a US official told Reuters on Friday. Once a deal is ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 22:44

Spain’s government announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration spat

Spain’s government said on Friday it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy from midnight on Saturday until September 7 in a dispute with the neighbouring country ...

By Reuters News Service

image Sweeping Russia energy sanctions head toward US Senate passage, von der Leyen and Zelenskiy welcome vote

Friday 07 August |

Updated on 7/8 22:58

Sweeping Russia energy sanctions head toward US Senate passage, von der Leyen and Zelenskiy welcome vote

A large majority of the US Senate backed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation on Friday, advancing a long-delayed measure backed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham and setting the stage for ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 22:01

Russian attacks kill two in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Region

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Region on Friday killed two people and injured six, the regional governor said. Oleksandr Hanzha, writing on Telegram, said Russian forces had launched ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 21:29

US appeals court blocks $400 million White House ballroom project, Trump to appeal

A US federal appeals court ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 20:58

Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanon and Israel have agreed a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a US-brokered agreement, a Lebanese official said on Friday, with ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 20:27

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy arrives in Serbia for first visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Serbia on Friday for his first visit to the Balkan country expected to focus on economic cooperation and bids by both countries to secure ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 19:50

Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis

Spain threatened on Friday to impose restrictions on travellers from Italy unless Rome lifts by Sunday the border controls it introduced last week following a mass influx of migrants into ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 07 August | 19:17

Serial UK sex attacker guilty of double murder, prompting questions for police

A British man was convicted on Friday of murdering two sex workers after sexually assaulting multiple women in London, with police and prosecutors accepting they made errors which allowed him ...

By Reuters News Service

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Netanyahu says Israel won’t pull out of Gaza before Hamas disarms

Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz

Fidan: Greek Cypriot side will never agree to power-sharing

Greek economy shows resilience despite Middle East uncertainty

UK job postings fall 11 per cent as graduate demand drops to 2020 low

British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans

Iran: deal on Strait of Hormuz close but not enough to open vital route

Todd Blanche, Trump’s ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general

Russian drones kill 3-year-old boy and grandparents near Kyiv

Cyprus to fund restoration of historic Gaza church damaged by Israeli strikes

Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe’s ageing prisons

Police reopen attempted burglary case as part of Widdecombe murder probe

Trump administration to invest $3bn in minerals projects to boost US defence

Bodies spotted at site where five climbers went missing last year

UK manufacturing expands for ninth month but growth slows down

US official: We expect a deal soon between Iran and Oman on Strait of Hormuz

Spain’s government announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration spat

Sweeping Russia energy sanctions head toward US Senate passage, von der Leyen and Zelenskiy welcome vote

Russian attacks kill two in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Region

US appeals court blocks $400 million White House ballroom project, Trump to appeal

Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy arrives in Serbia for first visit

Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis

Serial UK sex attacker guilty of double murder, prompting questions for police