The US vice-president and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and the head of the country’s army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland before talks with Iranian officials US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of ...
Month: June 2026
Four months after the horrific Iran school bombing, fears grow that Trump and Hegseth will bury the truthFour months after the horrific Iran school bombing, fears grow that Trump and Hegseth will bury the truth
A secretive investigation into the attack that killed at least 175 has concluded, reports suggest. Will its findings ever see the light of day? The attack on a girl’s elementary school in the Iranian town of Minab was one of the US military’s deadliest civilian bombings in decades. But nearly ...
US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closedUS-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closed
JD Vance says talks aim to ‘make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue’ Middle East crisis – live updates Talks between Iran and the US aimed at building out the fragile interim deal to end the war are due to get under way in ...
To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
The animated sequel sets up a tug-of-war between physical and digital play for children but is still eager not to be an anti-tech screed For more than 30 years, Pixar’s signature Toy Story series has been entertaining children while giving voice to their parents’ anxieties. This is especially pronounced in ...
The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battleThe French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle
Fox’s broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner We all know someone like Alexi Lalas. He’s the ranter whose rants never actually say anything, the life of the party at the party no one enjoys attending, the “big personality” ...
An Armenian tycoon has a private zoo. Now he wants the world’s biggest Jesus statueAn Armenian tycoon has a private zoo. Now he wants the world’s biggest Jesus statue
Gagik Tsarukyan hopes project will resonate with global movement that blends religious faith, nationalism and cultural conservatism Behind the walls of a sprawling estate on the outskirts of Yerevan, six tigers prowl behind a fence, three lions pace their enclosures, and alligators bask in the afternoon heat. Further into the ...
Signs grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shiftsSigns grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts
The BBC’s Henry Zeffman and Nick Eardley on the mood in government as speculation grows about the prime minister’s departure. ...
Bedford train crash disruption to last until ThursdayBedford train crash disruption to last until Thursday
Police say 28 people remain in hospital after two trains collided on Friday. ...
US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of HormuzUS-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz
The US disputed Iran’s claim the waterway is shut, a move Tehran says was a response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. ...
Extreme heat warning expanded as 37C heatwave approaches UKExtreme heat warning expanded as 37C heatwave approaches UK
After a slightly cooler Saturday, temperatures will rise again, possibly touching 36C by Tuesday with a Met Office amber extreme heat warning set to come into force. ...