Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal
By Yasmine Ghania and Menna AlaaElDin
President Donald Trump said late on Saturday the U.S. would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal ...
Fires on more than 250,000 acres of Washington state prompt evacuations
By Kenrick Cai
Wildfires across more than a quarter of a million acres in Washington state have prompted widespread evacuations and power outages in the Spokane area, state officials said ...
British public’s long-term inflation expectations fall in July
The British public’s expectations for future inflation continued to fall in July, according to a survey from US bank Citi and pollsters YouGov.
Expectations for inflation in five or ...
Turkey, Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal, Turkish energy minister says
Turkey and Iraq signed a one-year agreement to ensure effective use of the crude oil pipeline between the two countries, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayaktar said on Saturday.
“While our ...
Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses
Israel’s military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether Israel has accepted ...
Russia pounds Kyiv, kills ten as Ukraine appeals for Patriot interceptors
Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic missile attack early on Saturday, killing ten people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukraine had run out of interceptor ...
Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after calm night following border rush
Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta had stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border with Morocco ...
Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan, hiking company says
Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company ...
Wildfires rage in Greece as firefighters continue battle in France and Spain
Wildfires fanned by heavy winds burned across multiple areas of Greece on Saturday, including near Athens, with large-scale firefighting operations and emergency evacuations underway, while conditions worsened again in parts ...
Greece battles wildfires near Athens
Greece battled wildfires on Friday on multiple fronts, from the outskirts of Athens to the central part of the country and on the island of Crete, while France and Spain ...
Trump hails Gaza deal, while Hamas and Israeli officials see hurdles
President Donald Trump said on Friday that a deal he announced to bring peace to Gaza was “a great breakthrough”, despite signs from both Hamas and Israel that significant hurdles ...
Italy suspends Schengen rules for Spain over Ceuta fiasco
Italy announced on Friday that it is suspending the application of Schengen free movement rules for arrivals from Spain following a mass influx of irregular migrants into the Spanish enclave ...
Infantino’s adviser quits as FIFA’s World Cup plan triggers further backlash
A senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino resigned in protest at plans to sell a stake in the World Cup on Friday, as European football threatened a boycott and ...
Israel must approve Trump agreement before Hamas will implement
Implementation of the deal to bring peace to Gaza announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will depend on Israel first meeting its commitments under an agreement reached last year, ...
Even at the beach, it’s hard for Russians to escape the war
Children paddle in the warm waters of the Black Sea and sunbathers crowd the beaches. But this is no ordinary holiday season in Russia.
In the fifth summer of the ...
Spain says huge surge across border into enclave has reversed, half of migrants go back
Spain said on Friday that it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with thousands of people who had crossed the border by ...
Labour readmits Diane Abbott after suspension over race remarks
Britain’s Labour Party said on Thursday that it had readmitted the country’s longest-serving female lawmaker Diane Abbott, ending a suspension imposed last year over comments on racism that ...
Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies
When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World some five centuries ago, they brought muskets, cannons, armor, horses and attack dogs as they set about colonizing the Americas. But the ...
Blast at Pakistan coal mine complex kills at least 11, dozens missing, official says
At least 11 coal miners were killed and dozens are missing after an explosion buried parts of a mining complex in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Thursday, an official said.
Shoaib ...
Iran’s Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media ...
Migrants break through border into Spain’s Ceuta, military called in
The Spanish government said it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after migrants broke through the fences into the city from Morocco ...
Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans approved
UEFA’s member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes to external investors in a ...
PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in eastern Poland
An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered ...
Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold at 3.75 per cent
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold as expected on Thursday, but a third policymaker backed a rate hike due to renewed conflict between the United States and ...