Foreign ministry spokesman says children’s cancer hospital had to be evacuated in Ahvaz; Kuwait says it responding to renewed Iranian drone attacks US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran The Lebanese foreign minister, Youssef Raggi, said Lebanon has made a decision to “end Hezbollah’s ...
Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot schemeTrump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme
Revised plan aims to ‘keep something going’ amid fears Netanyahu may gamble on new all-out offensive before Israeli elections Middle East crisis live – latest updates The Gaza recovery plan being pursued by Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) has shrunk dramatically from an ambitious blueprint for the reconstruction of ...
US gas prices edge up again as US-Iran tensions heighten over strait of HormuzUS gas prices edge up again as US-Iran tensions heighten over strait of Hormuz
Diesel tops $5 a gallon as regular gas reaches almost $4, nearly a dollar and a quarter more than a year ago Middle East crisis live – latest updates The average price of diesel fuel in the US has increased again to more than $5 a gallon, according to the ...
Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
The ex-head of Italy’s motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse. ...
Protests in Ukrainian cities against Zelensky’s removal of defence ministerProtests in Ukrainian cities against Zelensky’s removal of defence minister
Ukraine’s president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military. ...
Teenager accused of carrying out sabotage actions in Poland for RussiaTeenager accused of carrying out sabotage actions in Poland for Russia
Polish security services say the aim was to incite ethnic tensions between Poland and Ukraine. ...
Free meningitis B vaccine should be offered to all teenagers over 15, UK experts sayFree meningitis B vaccine should be offered to all teenagers over 15, UK experts say
Advisers are asking the government to consider introducing MenB jabs following concerns over an outbreak in Kent earlier this year, in which two people died. ...
UK says Falkland Islands ‘definitely ours’ after Argentina bannerUK says Falkland Islands ‘definitely ours’ after Argentina banner
Argentina could be disciplined by Fifa for the celebrations after the World Cup win over England. ...
Protests after Ukraine dismisses popular defense ministerProtests after Ukraine dismisses popular defense minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a popular defense minister, leading to public protests. Mykhailo Fedorov had only been in post for six months, but was credited with convincing SpaceX to block the Russian military’s access to Starlink, causing chaos for Kremlin forces, and with pushing the successful strategy of using ...
Mexico gov’t rejects US claims of ties to cartelsMexico gov’t rejects US claims of ties to cartels
Mexico’s president rejected allegations from the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration that there is a “deadly connection” between her government and cartels, the latest escalation in bilateral tensions. Washington has in recent months pressured Claudia Sheinbaum to extradite senior Mexican officials it says have ties to organized crime: ...