Iran has strongly condemned US plans for a “crushing economic action” against it, calling the move an attempt to distract from Washington’s own debt and rising interest-rate problems and warning that such “economic terrorism” threatens the global economy and national sovereignty.President Donald Trump announced what he described on his social platform as an “extraordinary scale…
According to British media reports, Prince Harry and Meghan are planning to move back to the UK from the United States later this month with their two children, and intend to live in a private, non-royal residence outside London. Sources say their son Archie (7) and daughter Lilibet (5) are expected to start at a…
Israel has decided not to launch a criminal investigation into the killings of Australian aid worker Zomi Frank Koum and her colleagues in Gaza, prompting sharp condemnation from Australia. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the decision was “particularly insulting” and announced that Australia will summon Israel’s ambassador, while its envoy in Tel Aviv has been…
Three Arab divers — Morocco’s Mohammad Al-Idrissi, Lebanon’s Krysta, and Egypt-born Belgian Mostafa — raised a Palestinian flag beneath the waves during a shark-safety training session near Fuvahmulah, Maldives, in July 2026. The divers unfolded and held the flag for several minutes at depth, an image that has since circulated on social media and drawn…
Human-caused climate change has driven a dangerous rise in sea temperatures across Europe this summer, according to a new assessment by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. Observational records compared with climate models show roughly a 2°C increase in parts of the Mediterranean and about 1.3–1.4°C higher temperatures in western European waters.Scientists warn the warming…
The founder of Evergrande, the property giant at the centre of China’s housing market slump, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan pleaded guilty in April to several charges, including embezzlement of assets and corporate bribery. Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court also fined his former…
All the Ukrainian-born PoWs we interviewed came from areas occupied since 2014 and almost all joined the Russian army voluntarily. But one man from Donetsk region told us he had been forced to fight. His eyes darted around as he talked, unsure who he could trust. One official tally, citing “intelligence”, suggests more than 50,000…
The body of a woman has been found in Australian bushland, following an eight-day search for a Sydney teenager reported missing last Wednesday. Police said that while the body was yet to be formally identified, it was believed to be that of 18-year-old Lily Hooper. The confirmation came after local media reported that she had…
Samburu county is a popular tourist destination with many private wildlife conservancies and is renowned for its stunning landscape. Images from the scene show smoke at the wooded crash site on Mount Ololokwe, as members of the Kenya Red Cross approach the still-burning wreckage. Ecuador has not given details about the death of Sensi-Contugi, 44,…
Prosecutors identified the man only as trained scuba diver Vladimir Z, however he is understood to be Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, who was arrested in Poland in 2025 over the undersea plot. In that case, a Polish judge refused a German extradition request, arguing that if Ukraine was responsible for the attack, then it was a “just”…
