‘Life covered in soot’: Gas shortage forces Gaza families to cook over wood
Cooking gas shortages in Gaza force families to burn wood and plastic, exposing mothers and children to dangerous smoke.
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Two killed as tornadoes sweep across US Midwest in latest extreme weather
'Supercell' thunderstorms hit Illinois and Indiana, after eight people killed by tornadoes in US Midwest last week.
UN’s failure to stop Iranian attacks sending ‘dangerous signal’: Qatar
Qatar's envoy to UN condemns Iranian drone, missile strikes across the Gulf as 'clear violation of international law'.
Three brothers arrested in Norway over bomb attack on US embassy in Oslo
Three Norwegian citizens with Iraqi heritage arrested as investigators probe possible foreign state involvement.
Six die in Swiss bus fire after man thought to have set himself alight
Fribourg canton's public prosecutor Raphael Bourquin said the man allegedly responsible for the fire likely died.
The hidden battlefield: Censorship in the Israel–Iran war
Missiles fly between Israel and Iran, but censorship and access limits mean much of the war remains hidden from view.
UK court rejects bid to reinstate ‘terrorism’ charge against Kneecap rapper
Rapper Liam O'Hanna welcomes ruling in case he says was 'never about any threat to the public, never about terrorism'.
Trump says Iran war to end ‘soon’ as Israel claims no time limit
US president hails war progress as Iran continues to block Hormuz Strait and launch attacks across the region.
Chile’s new president has praised Pinochet, a dictator. What does it mean?
Experts say the views of newly inaugurated president Jose Antonio Kast reflect deep dissatisfaction with the status quo.
UN warns of widening crisis as Israeli attacks displace 816,000 in Lebanon
UN humanitarian chief says mass displacement accelerating as Lebanon's shelters are already overcrowded, lack resources.
Shell declares force majeure on LNG contracts from Qatar
Qatar announced a production halt at a facility last week and declared force majeure on LNG shipments.
Not ‘a litre of oil’ to pass Strait of Hormuz, expect $200 price tag: Iran
Warning comes as 400 million barrels of oil are being released from global reserves during waterway's closure.
US military confirms use of ‘advanced AI tools’ in war against Iran
Admiral Brad Cooper says artificial intelligence is helping process data, but humans are making final decisions.
Could the US deploy troops to Iran, and how could that play out?
Experts say Iran’s vast, mountainous terrain would make invasion difficult but a small, precise mission is possible.
IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves
Proposed release is larger than the 182 million barrels of oil that IEA members released after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russia kills two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv; war grinds on, focus on Middle East
At least seven injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv after a drone hit a 'civilian enterprise', officials say.
Europe’s hard right fractures over US-Israel war on Iran
Far-right forces are split over nationalism, foreign policy and ties to US President Donald Trump.
Israel pounds Lebanon, targets residential building in central Beirut
The strike in a densely populated area appears to be another attempted assassination, with no information yet on target.
Iran fires missiles, drones at Gulf nations as ship hit in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran keeps up daily pressure as UNSC readies vote on GCC bid urging Iran to halt attacks on neighbours.
Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks?
Iran says more than 1,300 civilians have been killed and nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been hit by Israel and US.