Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’
Iran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Shakira in line for €55m payout as Spanish court rules tax fines were wrong
Singer says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 status
A court in Madrid has ordered Spain’s tax authority to pay Shakira back more than €55m (£48m) after ruling that it had wrongly imposed huge fines on the Colombian singer and philanthropist because it had made mistakes over her tax status.
In a statement released on Monday, the Audiencia Nacional said it had accepted an appeal from Shakira against the fine she was handed five years ago after the Agencia Tributaria claimed she had not paid the necessary tax in Spain in 2011. At that time, the singer was in a relationship with the FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué.
Continue reading...2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch’s zoo enclosure – CBS News
- 2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch's zoo enclosure CBS News
- Two men arrested over stunt at enclosure of famous monkey Punch BBC
- 2 arrested after person breaks into Punch the monkey’s enclosure in Japan, zoo says NBC News
- Ichikawa City Zoo says Punch, other monkeys are safe after 2 arrested for breaking into enclosure ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- 2 Americans Detained in Japan After Entering Punch the Monkey’s Zoo Enclosure The New York Times
Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin meets Xi Jinping
Ukraine says its territory is attacked overnight with 524 drones and 22 missiles.
Israeli forces begin intercepting Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus
Israeli forces have begun intercepting boats from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.
Migrants ‘feared for their lives’ as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship
The Libyan coastguard threatened those on board Sea-Watch 5, but it's the NGO ship's captain who is under investigation.
Russia unleashes another aerial barrage on Ukraine as the war’s long-range strikes escalate – AP News
- Russia unleashes another aerial barrage on Ukraine as the war's long-range strikes escalate AP News
- Russia hammers Ukraine in biggest prolonged drone attack since war began CNN
- Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say AP News
- Russia attacks Odesa and Dnipro, Ukraine strikes Belgorod region Reuters
- Huge waves of Russian drones descend on Ukraine during the day in emerging style of Shahed warfare Business Insider
Great white shark kills spearfishing diver in Australia: “Horrific event” – CBS News
- Great white shark kills spearfishing diver in Australia: "Horrific event" CBS News
- Great white shark kills spearfishing diver: "Horrific event" Yahoo
- Rottnest Island shark attack: Australian victim identified as father-of-two BBC
- Man, 38, Fatally Attacked by 13-Foot Great White Shark at Tourist Hotspot People.com
- Australia: Man dies after shark attack off holiday island DW.com
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands
MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran as peace progress stalls
On Monday Iran said it had responded to the latest US proposal and that exchanges with Washington were continuing.
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Video: US calls on G7 to impose US-led sanctions on Iran
The US Treasury Secretary says he’s calling ‘the world’ to join the US in imposing sanctions on Iran.
A strong quake in south China kills 2 and triggers evacuation of 7,000 – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- A strong quake in south China kills 2 and triggers evacuation of 7,000 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Earthquake hits southwest China; thousands evacuate, buildings collapse Reuters
- Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles China, felt in Vietnam Yahoo
- Hong Kong records 10 tremor reports after magnitude 5.2 quake hits Guangxi South China Morning Post
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Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R. – The New York Times
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R. The New York Times
Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man – BBC
- Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man BBC
- German police kill tiger believed to have escaped from "Tiger Queen" after it attacked man in enclosure CBS News
- Tiger escapes enclosure near Leipzig, one person injured DW.com
- Escaped Tiger Thought to Be Owned by 'Tiger Queen' Shot Dead by Police After Mauling Keeper People.com
- Police shoot escaped big cat belonging to ‘Germany’s Tiger Queen’ The Telegraph
Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal
US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreement
Oman’s foreign ministry has condemned the drone strike that caused a fire at the perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday.
In a statement shared to X, the ministry expressed its solidarity with the UAE but stressed that it rejected all “hostile and escalatory acts” as it urged for dialogue to address regional issues and called for international law to be respected by all parties.
Continue reading...Romaine calm: live frog found in discount supermarket lettuce bag
‘Look, if I was in a French supermarket, I probably would have got a two for one deal on that one,’ woman in WA told national TV
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When a group of housemates in Western Australia bought a pair of lettuces in a sealed plastic bag – reduced for quick sale to $1.15 – they got two other things for which they could not have bargained. One was a live frog reckoned to be the size of a man’s palm. The other, a slot on national television.
But despite describing it as “the most random thing” they had encountered upon opening a packet of leafy greens from the supermarket, Laura Jones and Billie Le Pine fronted their interview on ABC news breakfast with a series or ready made one liners.
Continue reading...Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy
Deputy PM says Andy Burnham would be ‘great addition to parliament’ but leadership row is an ‘own goal’ for Labour
Keir Starmer is not about to set a timetable for his departure from Downing Street, David Lammy, one of the prime minister’s closest cabinet allies, has said, urging Labour to get beyond the “spectacular own goal” of repeated leadership speculation.
While allies of Starmer have suggested he could be willing to step aside if Andy Burnham wins next month’s Makerfield byelection and no other challenger emerges, Lammy insisted this was not being considered.
Continue reading...Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man
The tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany's "Tiger Queen", according to local media reports.
Driver of crashed train tested positive for drugs, Thai police say
The freight train collided with a bus in Bangkok, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others.