IRGC says strait is ‘a theatre of war for us and not just a waterway’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp said they will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets Tehran’s conditions, including compensation for war damages. The IRGC said their strategy was to maintain the closure ...
Month: August 2026
Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu saysIsrael rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Israel’s PM says its military will not pull-out from Gaza until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. ...
Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan returning to Ireland in high-security operationSuspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan returning to Ireland in high-security operation
The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai. ...
‘Like being in prison’: the ship crews stuck in Gulf since February‘Like being in prison’: the ship crews stuck in Gulf since February
US-Iran war has stranded up to 20,000 seafarers, mostly Indian and Filipino crews, with none knowing when the nightmare will end The panicked crew of a cargo ship broadcast a distress signal late on Monday night from their location in the strait of Hormuz. About 20 nautical miles north of ...
‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift
With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership Standing before The Spirit of Detroit, a landmark bronze statue in the city’s downtown, in the early hours of a Wednesday morning, Abdul El-Sayed channelled ...
My husband won’t make any effort to please me in bed | Ask Annalisa BarbieriMy husband won’t make any effort to please me in bed | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
This may be more to do with ageing than a lack of love. Talk about it – hopefully you can work out a new repertoire together My husband and I have been together for six years. He is 60, 20 years older than me. We had a baby last year ...
‘They kidnapped a hard-working kid off our streets’: the gardener seized by ICE – and the New York town fighting back‘They kidnapped a hard-working kid off our streets’: the gardener seized by ICE – and the New York town fighting back
Gerson Turcios was 17 when he fled violence in Honduras to build a new life in the US. Six years later, he was mowing lawns in his home town of Rhinebeck when immigration officers took him. Within hours, friends, neighbours and local celebrities sprang into action. Could they stop his ...
The hill I will die on: Remove those earphones – you’re blocking out the music of humanity | Stefan SternThe hill I will die on: Remove those earphones – you’re blocking out the music of humanity | Stefan Stern
Beyond the white noise lies a vibrant world of possibility, so take your headphones off and listen to your surroundings. It may even save your life Er, excuse me. Hello? I’m sorry, but would you mind taking your … I SAID, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING THOSE EARPHONES OUT FOR A ...
Andy Burnham to embark on cost of living tour through the UKAndy Burnham to embark on cost of living tour through the UK
No 10 says the prime minister’s plans will “give people some room to breathe”, but opposition figures accuse him of “hypocrisy”. ...
Fifa criticises campaign to oust president InfantinoFifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. ...