Will a US-Iran deal transform the Iranian economy?
A US-Iran deal could unlock frozen assets, oil exports, and investment, reshaping Iran's economic future.
South African police tighten security as anti-migrant deadline approaches
Xenophobic protest groups have demanded that undocumented foreigners leave the country by June 30 .
Marco Rubio heads to Middle East to address Iran MoU, Hormuz
Rubio to visit UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain for talks on Iran and Hormuz priorities from June 23 to June 25.
LIVE: France vs Iraq – World Cup 2026
Follow the live build-up and team news coverage ahead of our text commentary stream of the Group I game in Philadelphia.
Red heat alerts issued in France, Italy and Spain as 40C temperatures forecast
The heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days across central and western Europe.
US supreme court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz
Appeals court had ruled Pedro Hernandez, 64, was wrongly convicted over 1979 disappearance of New York six-year-old
The US supreme court has reinstated a murder conviction in the long winding case of Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance at age six from New York City garnered national headlines.
In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the supreme court agreed with New York prosecutors in their request to reverse a lower court ruling that had thrown out the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez, 64, in the Patz case.
Continue reading...New Images Show Impact Of Ukraine ‘Middle Strike’ Drone Campaign – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- New Images Show Impact Of Ukraine 'Middle Strike' Drone Campaign Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- No fuel, no weapons: How Ukraine’s new drone strategy is mauling Russian supply lines CNN
- Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia's war with Ukraine closer to home BBC
- Russia withdraws air defences from front line to protect Moscow Yahoo
- Inside the Ukrainian Deep-Strike Campaign That Has Moscow on the Back Foot The Moscow Times
Kenya minister halts construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine centre
Aden Duale defied a High Court order to stop building work on a controversial US-funded facility.
Canada’s inflation hits 29-month high amid heightened oil prices
Petrol prices lead the surge with a 33.2 percent price increase on an annual basis.
Albania protests sparked by Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plans snowball into anti-corruption movement – CBS News
- Albania protests sparked by Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plans snowball into anti-corruption movement CBS News
- ‘Albania is not for sale’: Protests grow over Kushner-linked luxury development project CNBC
- Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent The New York Times
- Inside Sazan: The idyllic Adriatic island eyed up by Ivanka Trump that sparked the ‘flamingo revolution’ The Independent
- ‘We want a new Albania’: protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort turn anger on government The Guardian
Lebanon Latest: Israeli attacks surge despite ceasefire efforts
Israeli attacks intensify across southern Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Trump claims ‘vandals’ foiled his $14m revamp of DC’s reflecting pool. What actually happened?
Trump’s pre-Fourth of July renovation project has endured problems with algae, peeling paint and an inflating price tag
Donald Trump’s rush to repaint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, a symbol of Washington DC, has hit roadblock after roadblock as the country’s 250th anniversary nears.
The public has been gripped by the ill-fated $14m attempt to renovate the reflecting pool, which the US president vowed to make “beautiful” in time for this summer’s birthday celebrations at the capital.
Continue reading...Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding
Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.
WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back
WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.
Spanish PM’s former right-hand man jailed for 24 years for corruption
José Luis Ábalos found to have taken bribes on Covid-era public contracts in damaging blow to Pedro Sánchez
Spain’s supreme court has jailed the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos for 24 years for taking bribes on public contracts for sanitary equipment such as face masks during the Covid pandemic.
Ábalos’s aide, Koldo García, was jailed for 19 years in a trial that is one of several scandals to have enveloped the government of Pedro Sánchez over recent months.
Continue reading...EU sets stage for decoupling Moldova’s accession bid from Ukraine’s – Euronews
- EU sets stage for decoupling Moldova's accession bid from Ukraine's Euronews
- Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the EU–Moldova summit consilium.europa.eu
- After opening of first cluster, Ukraine and Moldova can move toward EU separately – von der Leyen Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Moldova's EU accession and Transnistria settlement are 'parallel processes', minister says Yahoo News Singapore
- Leaders promise cash for reforms as part of ‘EU future’ for Moldova EUobserver
US partially lifts Iran oil sanctions amid ‘encouraging’ talks
The move, expected under the MoU, comes as Vice President JD Vance says there's a 'good foundation' for a final deal.
Why Washington’s reflecting pool has gone from ‘US blue’ to algae green
Donald Trump, who spent $14m relining the iconic pool, claims it has been vandalised by 'radical left lunatics'.
Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says
The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.
Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says
The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.