Norways former PM Jagland charged with gross corruption over Epstein links

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the US has launched “major combat operations” in Iran. His comments came after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country had launched a “pre-emptive” attack on the country. The BBC’s Jon Donnison said military action was something that had been anticipated “for weeks”.

Naveed Akram, the surviving alleged suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police. The other gunman, his father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in an exchange of fire…

At least six people have died during a crowd crush at a military recruitment event in a stadium in Ghana. Wednesday’s “tragic” crush appeared to have been caused by “an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the gates,” said a statement from Ghana’s armed forces. Twenty-two others were injured, including…

Getty Images Stock image of a residential street in Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo Nine people including five children have been stabbed to death on the outskirts of Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo, police have said. Another adult and child were taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the attack, city police said in a statement. Officers were…