US launches new strikes against Iran as escalation threatens shipping
The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran’s coastal defence systems and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran ...
Cooper says UK takes Cyprus’ security seriously
By Tom Cleaver
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Wednesday said that the United Kingdom takes Cyprus’ security “seriously”, as she welcomed her Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos to Whitehall.
She ...
UK economic growth subdued, OECD report warns ahead of leadership change
Britain must maintain its budget discipline, tackle high pension spending and address soaring energy prices to speed up its economy, the OECD said on Wednesday, underscoring the challenges for Andy ...
Turkey’s ousted opposition leader says preparing for possible new party
Turkey’s ousted main opposition CHP leader said on Wednesday that preparations are under way for the possible establishment of a new political party, but any formal step would wait ...
Wife of Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of dislodged window recalls incident
Svetlana Maksimovic and her husband Ljubisa Karovic had just settled into a Ryanair RYA.I flight last week when a loud bang pierced the hum of engines. Within seconds, she ...
Reform calls for ‘full security’ for lawmakers after Widdecombe’s murder
Britain’s populist Reform UK called on Wednesday for all lawmakers to be given “full security” if they want it after the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a prominent member of ...
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three as Moscow, Kyiv battle over Black Sea
Russia and Ukraine stepped up their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes on Wednesday, with Moscow killing three people in an attack on the Ukrainian port city ...
Iran threatens to shut Bab el-Mandeb seaway after closing Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait ...
UK businesses urge new government to cut energy levies and taxes
Britain’s new prime minister must slash energy levies paid by businesses to speed up economic growth, a leading employers group and an energy trade body said on Tuesday.
With ...
US airstrikes target Iran for fourth consecutive night
US forces are carrying out airstrikes in Iran, a US official told Reuters on Tuesday, with the strikes reportedly continuing for around two hours as tensions between Washington and Tehran ...
Trump pays $5.6 million to E. Jean Carroll after civil trial ruling
US President Donald Trump has paid $5.6 million to author E. Jean Carroll following a civil trial in which a jury found him liable for sexual assault and defamation, according to ...
Widdecombe killing investigated as targeted attack by counter terror police
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “brutal” and “targeted attack”, the head of counter terror policing said on Tuesday, as officers continued a parallel investigation into whether ...
Six killed in Brussels lift shaft fire at construction site
Six people were found dead inside a lift shaft at a building under construction in central Brussels on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the site, according to local ...
Trump drops Hormuz shipping fee as US prepares Iran port blockade
US President Donald Trump abandoned plans for a 20% fee on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, replacing the proposed charge with trade and investment agreements involving Gulf ...
Russia accuses Ukraine of terrorism in Sea of Azov as Kyiv opens new front in war
Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of terrorism over its escalating attacks on shipping in the Sea of Azov, a route that handles about a quarter of its grain exports.
Ukrainian ...
Lebanon, Israel hold US-brokered talks in Rome to implement framework deal
Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered deal, ...
EU aviation body reinstates Middle East flights warning
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday reinstated and toughened its warning to airlines operating in the Middle East, telling them to avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, ...
Blaze near Paris burns on as heatwave tightens across Europe
Waterbombing aircraft skimmed the river Seine as firefighters struggled to contain a forest blaze south of Paris raging into its third day on Tuesday amid a spreading heatwave that has ...
BBC warns its current funding model is not sustainable
The BBC warned its current funding model was not sustainable to fund its public broadcasting mission in its annual report on Tuesday, highlighting the gap between the number of users ...
France showcases 500 pro-Ukraine troops at Bastille Day
Some 500 soldiers from the “Coalition of the Willing” backing Ukraine marched down Paris’ Champs-Elysees on Tuesday in the annual Bastille Day parade, in what France said would be a symbol ...
Iran and US stage new attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz
Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of ...
UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed
One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab ...
Heatwave and World Cup drive rise in British consumer spending
A heatwave and the men’s World Cup drove up consumer spending in Britain in June, according to data published on Tuesday.
Barclays and the British Retail Consortium said the ...
Cyprus among European countries pledging more funds for Palestine
Cyprus was one of 11 European countries which, alongside the European Union, pledged a total of €41.7 million worth of what was described by the European Commission as “new contribution agreements” for ...