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Macrons file defamation suit against right-wing US podcaster Candace Owens
According to the Macrons, Owens’s podcast series spread ‘verifiably false and devastating lies’. Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have ...
Australia lifts US beef restrictions slammed by Trump
Canberra says restrictions will be lifted following a ‘rigorous science and risk-based assessment’. Australia has announced that it will lift ...
EU-China summit – who’s attending and what’s on the agenda?
Brussels, Belgium – Just before the summer lull hits Brussels, the European Union and China will hold a top-level summit ...
Columbia University to pay $200m to settle anti-Semitism claims
Settlement marks victory in US President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert greater control over third-level education. Columbia University, one of ...
Thailand launches air attacks on Cambodia as deadly border clashes escalate
A Thai F-16 fighter jet has bombed targets in Cambodia, as a simmering border dispute rapidly ignited into fierce clashes, ...
Iranian helicopter confronts US warship approaching territorial waters
Iranian state media describe the confrontation as ‘tense’, while US military says the encounter was ‘professional’. Iran has said it ...
Wildfire kills 10 firefighters, rescue workers in Turkiye amid extreme heat
Local media report that 24 firefighters and rescuers were trapped by the wildfire, and that victims were ‘burned alive’. At ...
The Egyptians finding a ‘second home’ after migrating south to Tanzania
Cairo, Egypt – When Ahmed Ginah first left his village in Egypt’s northern delta for the Tanzanian capital in 2017, ...
UK sanctions 25 targets involved in alleged people smuggling
Individuals and entities sanctioned include a small boat supplier in Asia and gang leaders based in North Africa. The United ...
Iran ready for war with Israel, will not halt nuclear programme: Pezeshkian
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said his country is prepared for any war Israel might wage against it, adding he ...
