American football is coming to Australia – can it succeed?
The LA Rams will face the San Francisco 49ers in the first regular season American football game to be played Down Under.
Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking
The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America.
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, made the announcement in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa, one of several rightwing allies of Donald Trump whom Rubio is courting as a security partner during a three-nation tour through Latin America that began on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Land in limbo: BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement
BBC's Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson visits the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the so-called E1 area, and the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.
Journalist Unexpectedly Chosen as King – Newser
- Journalist Unexpectedly Chosen as King Newser
- Uganda's King Oyo death: Royal family rejects UBC presenter Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch bbc.com
- TV presenter v secret son: the succession dispute engulfing a Ugandan kingdom The Guardian
- Ugandan kingdom picks new monarch to succeed King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest Reuters
- Non-league goalkeeper turns down chance to be king of Ugandan kingdom due to 'responsibilities' ESPN
Austrian woman dies after alleged sexual abuse by husband in case local media dubbed Pelicot 2.0 – CNN
- Austrian woman dies after alleged sexual abuse by husband in case local media dubbed Pelicot 2.0 CNN
- Austrian woman dies after alleged sexual abuse by husband as prosecutors probe case dubbed Pelicot 2.0 by local media Yahoo
- Woman Dies After Pelicot-Like Rape Case in Austria Newser
- Austrian woman died after husband drugged her for sex in ‘Pelicot 2.0’ AOL.com
- Ex-partner of ‘Gisele Pelicot 2.0’ husband whose wife died after she was ‘drugged & raped’ reveals abuse she suffered The Sun
Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge
Declassified documents show Spanish and Moroccan authorities were alerted to social media calls for a mass migrant crossing the day before tens of thousands entered Ceuta.
Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge – BBC
- Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge BBC
- Spain Declassifies Warning to Morocco About Migrant Crossing Plans The New York Times
- Spain's spy agency warned of plans to storm Ceuta before mass migrant crossing, documents show Reuters
- Spain’s spy agency warned of mass crossings into Ceuta before border crisis Al Jazeera
- Spanish spies warned of mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before thousands breached border Sky News
Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge
Declassified documents show Spanish and Moroccan authorities were alerted to social media calls for a mass migrant crossing the day before tens of thousands entered Ceuta.
US trial against China’s Huawei opens with prosecutor calling the company a criminal enterprise – Reuters
Norway bids final farewell to popular King Harald V as crowds and royals converge for his funeral – AP News
- Norway bids final farewell to popular King Harald V as crowds and royals converge for his funeral AP News
- Thousands Gather for Funeral of Norway’s King Harald The New York Times
- Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V The Guardian
- Queen Mette-Marit, Queen Sonja and Family Choose Gems That Speak "The Language of Royal Mourning" at King Harald's Funeral, Says Jewelry Expert Marie Claire
- Prince William Represents King Charles at King Harald’s Funeral, but Princess Anne Was There for a Personal Reason people.com
Muted US response to UK’s West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration
The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.
Muted US response to UK’s West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration – BBC
- Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration BBC
- Europe Unites to Pressure Israel, Breaking With U.S. The New York Times
- UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' AP News
- Israel sets deadline for Britain to close consulate as settlers warn of sanctions hit Reuters
- Trump didn't oppose UK sanctions on Israeli settlements Axios
EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan warns Iran to rein in Houthis as Riyadh strikes back – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan warns Iran to rein in Houthis as Riyadh strikes back Reuters
- Saudi Says No Danger After Khamis Mushait Alert Amid Clashes With Houthis U.S. News & World Report
- Yemen Tilts Toward Full-Scale War as Saudi-Houthi Clashes Escalate The New York Times
- Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people AP News
- Pakistan Pledges to Honor Security Pact If Saudi Arabia Attacked Bloomberg.com
Guterres pays tribute to Qatar’s late Father Emir at UN ceremony
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to Qatar’s late Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Trump says Putin wants to make a deal to end Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump says Russian President Putin wants a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Pro-Palestinian protesters oppose Israel embassy opening in Slovenia
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Slovenia’s capital to oppose the opening of Israel’s first resident embassy.
Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement trade
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Two die at Moldovan border as Russia-Ukraine drone war rages
Five deaths are reported in Ukraine and four in Russia as both sides launch new drone strikes.
Ukraine strikes deep into Russia’s Arctic gas heartland as Trump pushes Putin toward peace – Fox News
- Ukraine strikes deep into Russia’s Arctic gas heartland as Trump pushes Putin toward peace Fox News
- Ukraine Drones Hit Energy Facility in Russia’s Arctic in First Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine, Russia trade drone strikes, killing 6 DW.com
- Ukraine hits Russian arctic in deepest strike of the war The Telegraph
- Record strike of war: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces hit critical Russian plants 3,000 km away pravda.com.ua
IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council over nuclear ‘non-compliance’
The symbolic escalation has been initiated by the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.