Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect, please don’t violate it
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was now in place and asked both countries not to violate it, only hours after Iran ...
Sluggish UK business activity improves, PMI shows, but threats to outlook abound
British business activity expanded modestly in June as new orders grew for the first time this year but employers cut jobs more quickly and worried about the conflict in the ...
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
By Jasper Ward
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out ...
Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA, news agency reports
The national security committee of Iran’s parliament approved the general outline of a bill meant to fully suspend Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, semi-official Tasnim news ...
Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, Doha says attack intercepted, no casualties
By Andrew Mills, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell
Iran’s military said it carried out a missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar on Monday after ...
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Espionage suspects being held in Cyprus and Greece
A man described as ‘Azeri’ was still being held by authorities here on Monday on suspicion of espionage and terrorism, although the Cyprus Mail understands the man has not been ...
Nato summit aims to focus on Trump’s spending goal but Iran looms large
The NATO alliance has crafted a summit in The Hague this week to shore itself up by satisfying U.S. President Donald Trump with a big new defence spending goal – ...
Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran
Airlines on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase after the U....
Qatar says security is stable after US embassy’s shelter-in-place advisory
Qatar said on Monday that its security situation was stable, after the U.S. Embassy emailed a message to American citizens recommending they shelter in place until further notice.
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Britain’s Reform party unveils ‘Britannia Card’ to lure back wealthiest
Britain’s populist Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday to offer wealthy, often foreign newcomers a “Britannia Card” to gain exemption from tax on international wealth, income or gains ...
Putin tells Iranian foreign minister there was no justification for US attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help ...
UK backs advanced manufacturing, clean energy in ten-year industrial plan
Britain aims to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies from 2027, the key reform in its industrial strategy for the next decade, which it published on Monday.
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Iran-Israel
Kombos calls for de-escalation of ‘unprecedented’ Middle East conflict
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday called for de-escalation of what he described as an “unprecedented” conflict in the Middle East.
Speaking ahead of the day’s European Union foreign ...
Firefighters battle wildfires on Greece’s Chios island for second day
Dozens of firefighters battled to tame wildfires fanned by strong winds on the Greek island of Chios in the northeastern Aegean Sea for a second day on Monday as authorities ...
Diplomacy ends, missiles begin: US pounds Iran nuclear sites
In a bid to defuse the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, foreign ministers from Europe’s top three powers hurried to meet their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva.
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UK informed but bases not involved in US strikes on Iran, minister says
The British government was informed ahead of time of the United States’ strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, but did not receive any request for its bases in Cyprus or ...
Christodoulides condemns ‘heinous’ Damascus church suicide bombing
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday night condemned a “heinous” suicide bombing which occurred at the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital of Damascus.
“I express my profound ...
US strikes against Iran not aimed at regime change, Pentagon chief says
The U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites were not a preamble to regime change, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, adding that Washington sent private ...
Gulf states on high alert after US strikes Iran’s nuclear sites
Gulf states, home to multiple U.S. military bases, were on high alert on Sunday with their leaders calling on all parties to exercise maximum restraint following U.S. strikes ...
World awaits Iran’s response after Trump says US ‘obliterates’ nuclear sites
The world awaited Iran’s response on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. had “obliterated” Tehran’s most sensitive nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western ...
Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran
Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, with traffic already skirting ...
Strikes on Iran mark Trump’s biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble
With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch-foe, U.S. President Donald Trump has done something he had ...
US forces bomb Iran nuclear sites, Trump says Fordow gone
U.S. forces struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does ...
‘Recovering’ Giorgio Armani to miss fashion show for first time in his career
Giorgio Armani will not attend his group’s two shows at Milan’s Men’s Fashion Week as he is currently recovering at home, a company statement said on Friday, ...