Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails

US has said group known as Robert works for Iran's Revolutionary Guards
1 July 2025, 03:57 AM

France's Macron calls tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of 'blackmail'

Though he did not specifically refer to the United States or US President Donald Trump
1 July 2025, 03:51 AM

Iranian FM downplays quick resumption of US-Iran talks

Araghchi was asked about Trump's remarks that nuclear negotiations with Iran could resume as early as this week
1 July 2025, 02:23 AM

58 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

Israeli strikes killed at least 58 people across Gaza yesterday as residents in the enclave’s north reported one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration.
30 June 2025, 20:01 PM

Israel eyes peace accords with Syria, Lebanon

Israel said yesterday it is “interested” in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

No relief for south Europe as heatwave persists

Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures yesterday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Getting along well’ with China

President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the importance of aggressive actions linked to Beijing including recent arrests of two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States, saying “that’s the way the world works.”
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

UN chief urges aid surge in world of ‘conflicts’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to “rev up the engine of development” at an aid conference in Spain yesterday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

US not offering Iran ‘anything’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was not speaking to Iran and was not offering the country “anything”, and he reiterated his assertion that the United States had “totally OBLITERATED” Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Two firefighters killed in Idaho ambush

A gunman ambushed and shot dead two firefighters responding to a forest fire in northern Idaho on Sunday, wounding one other during an hours-long incident before the suspect was found dead, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

12 killed, 34 injured in Telangana chemical factory explosion in India

The blast occurred at a reactor inside the Sigachi Pharma company's plant
30 June 2025, 14:00 PM

UK export of F-35 parts to Israel was lawful, court rules

The United Kingdom assessed Israel was not committed to complying with international humanitarian law
30 June 2025, 10:36 AM

Israel interested in establishing diplomatic ties with Syria and Lebanon, foreign minister says

But will not negotiate the fate of the Golan Heights in any peace agreement
30 June 2025, 09:01 AM

UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'

The crisis meant children going unvaccinated, girls dropping out of school and families suffering hunger
30 June 2025, 08:56 AM

Iran says usual cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog cannot go forward due to security

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
30 June 2025, 08:55 AM

Over 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM

Since January, 691,049 people have returned, 70 percent of whom were forcibly sent back
30 June 2025, 07:22 AM

At least two killed in ambush on firefighters in US state of Idaho

A blaze was still raging on the mountainside in Kootenai County, a popular park and hiking area, as law enforcement exchanged gunfire with the shooter or shooters, Sheriff Robert Norris told reporters.
30 June 2025, 02:42 AM

Canada rescinds digital services tax in a bid to advance trade talks with US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump will resume trade negotiations with a view towards agreeing on a deal by July 21, 2025
30 June 2025, 02:29 AM

US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites set up "cat-and-mouse" hunt for missing uranium

Following last weekend's attacks on three of Iran's top nuclear sites - at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan - President Donald Trump said the facilities had been "obliterated" by U.S. munitions, including bunker-busting bombs
30 June 2025, 02:20 AM

UK considers envoy for Britons held abroad

Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home.
29 June 2025, 20:17 PM