Locked exits, burning decor: inside Bangkok’s deadly pub fire
Survivors recount the horror after a deadly blaze engulfed a popular pub on a busy street in Bangkok.
FIFA World Cup: Five biggest controversies of the 2026 tournament
Football's 2026 World Cup has been full of controversies - Al Jazeera breaks down the five most significant.
Trump administration vows to ‘disable’ International Criminal Court
US State Department ups pressure campaign on international tribunal, threatening allies who support investigations.
Mahmood offers Farage security meeting after Ann Widdecombe’s death
Home secretary insists all MPs treated equally but that security of former MPs and non-Westminster politicians is a concern
Shabana Mahmood has offered Nigel Farage a personal meeting with the Home Office unit that works on security for high-profile politicians, insisting all MPs are treated equally in how they are offered protection.
Addressing the Commons after the death of Ann Widdecombe, the Reform spokesperson whose body was found with serious injuries by the ambulance service at her home in Devon, the home secretary said the incident raised questions about the security of former MPs and politicians from smaller parties, including those not in parliament.
Continue reading...Israel sets October date for first elections since Hamas attacks in 2023
Vote will allow Israelis to pass judgment on Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of conflicts in Gaza and Iran
Israel will hold national elections on 27 October, giving its citizens their first chance to pass judgment on the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his coalition since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023.
The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, will be dissolved on Friday. With just a few days left in session, the most far-right government in Israel’s history is now rushing to pass several controversial laws in an attempt to bolster its position before polling day.
Continue reading...EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza’s recovery – AP News
- EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza’s recovery AP News
- Gaza Strip: EU conference pledges €900m in donations dw.com
- EU unveils $1bn fund for Gaza war recovery Al Jazeera
- EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza, urges disarmament of Hamas The Times of Israel
- EU and partners launch $1 billion scheme to help Gaza recover from war Reuters
Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and imposes 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz – BBC
- Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and imposes 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz BBC
- Live updates: Ceasefire disintegrates as Trump says US will reinstate blockade of Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz CNN
- Trump says the U.S. will reinstate its blockade on Iran and charge a toll on ships NPR
- Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade CNBC
- Trump says U.S. military will reimpose blockade on Iranian ports The Washington Post
Fire in Bangkok Bar Leaves at Least 27 Dead – The New York Times
- Fire in Bangkok Bar Leaves at Least 27 Dead The New York Times
- People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway BBC
- Bangkok pub fire kills 27, wounds dozens: What we know Al Jazeera
- Inaccessible Exits and Flammable Foam Made Bangkok Bar Fire Deadly The New York Times
- 'No way out': Survivors describe deadly Bangkok bar inferno Reuters
Israel courted Iran’s former hardline president for post-regime role, reports claim
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei
Israel tried to recruit Iran’s intensely anti-Zionist former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lead a new post-Islamic regime in Tehran, and even sent its top spy to Budapest to meet him, according to media reports.
The remarkable quest to turn a leader who had denied the Holocaust and called for Israel’s erasure began in 2022, according to reporting by the New York Times and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and continued even after Israel became engaged in a brutal campaign in Gaza against Hamas, a key Iranian ally.
Continue reading...Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety – BBC
- Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety BBC
- Spain identifies nine victims of deadly wildfire Reuters
- Residents of Spanish Towns Caught in Fierce Blazes Recount Harrowing Escapes The New York Times
- Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12 AP News
- British couple named among 13 killed in Spanish wildfires The Guardian
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Bison rams grandfather in Yellowstone Park, knocking him metres into the air
The man and his grandson appeared a safe distance away from the bison before it quickly chased them down.
Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris
The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.
Volkswagen planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs globally
The group, which includes Porsche and Audi, has faced a steep fall in profits and tough competition from China.
Anti-terror police take over probe into death of UK politician Widdecombe – Al Jazeera
- Anti-terror police take over probe into death of UK politician Widdecombe Al Jazeera
- Ann Widdecombe suspect not known to Prevent as counter terrorism police take over investigation BBC
- Tice finally gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe The Guardian
- UK counter-terror police lead investigation into suspected murder of former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe CNN
- U.K. Police Make New Arrest in Killing of Ex-Lawmaker The New York Times
UK-Switzerland deal to scrap roaming charges and allow Britons to use e-gates
The UK signs a new services deal with Switzerland it says will increase exports by £5.2bn annually "in the long run".
EU fails to agree 21st sanctions package, making Russian oil windfall more likely – The Kyiv Independent
- EU fails to agree 21st sanctions package, making Russian oil windfall more likely The Kyiv Independent
- EU Fails to Adopt Russian Sanctions and Freeze Oil Price Cap Bloomberg.com
- Sanctions should be ‘economic’ not ‘symbolic’, Bulgarian FM says Euronews.com
- No EU agreement yet on 21st Russian sanctions package, Kallas says Reuters
- EU Drops Sanctions on Lukoil Founder and Russian Patriarch Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles – AP News
- Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles AP News
- Leaders arrive for Ukraine talks in Paris as Macron hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ – Europe live The Guardian
- Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat Reuters
- European Powers Join Forces to Build Anti-Ballistic Systems Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine updates: 'Coalition of the willing' meeting in Paris dw.com