ICE releases wife of US soldier and Afghanistan veteran from detention
Deisy Rivera Ortega was taken into custody at an immigration appointment in Texas last month.
New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue
Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.
Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives
Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.
Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case
Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.
Trump and Xi conclude ‘very successful’ talks but no deals confirmed
There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.
AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France
The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.
Trump says he ‘made no commitment either way’ to Xi on Taiwan
Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, "I don't talk about that".
78 years later: Palestinians are still denied their right to return.
78 years ago, 800,000 Palestinians were displaced by zionist militias. Today, their grandchildren are still refugees.
Trump-Xi summit: China, US disagree on what they agreed on
US touted trade deals; China said it warned Washington over Taiwan. Neither side confirmed the other's claims.
Watch: What did we learn from Trump’s visit to China?
President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.
Philippines vows to hand fugitive senator to ICC following shootout
Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa wanted for alleged role as top enforcer of ex-president Duterte's deadly drug war.
Pound heads for worst week in 18 months as Burnham lines up Labour bid
UK government borrowing costs jump amid political uncertainty and oil price rise that fuelled inflation worries
The pound was heading for its worst week in 18 months on Friday as City traders anticipated that the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, could face a challenge from the Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, later this year.
After days of uncertainty over Starmer’s future, sterling dropped by almost three cents, or 2%, during the week to $1.336 on Friday, a five-week low. That would be the largest weekly drop against the US dollar since Donald Trump’s election win in early November 2024.
Continue reading...Ronaldo judged on form not age for Portugal at World Cup, says Martinez
Ronaldo will play in his fifth World Cup and is the record scorer at international level with 143 goals for Portugal.
Deadly attack on Pakistan outpost puts Afghanistan ceasefire at risk
Two assaults in the northwest region have killed more than 20 people in recent days.
Prisoner swap goes ahead as Kyiv mourns 24 killed in Russian strike on flats
Among the victims in Kyiv was 12-year-old Lyubava Yakovleva, whose father was killed during the war.
Israeli settler attacks activist during tour on settler violence
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Israeli rights activists in the occupied West Bank.
Lukaku included in Belgium’s World Cup squad despite injury-plagued season
The country's top goalscorer has not started for Napoli this season and made just seven substitute appearances.
British Gas faces record £112m settlement over prepayment meter scandal
Redress to customers for force-fitting devices in homes includes £20m penalty and £70m of debt write-offs
Thousands of British Gas customers who had prepayment meters force-fitted in their homes will between them receive compensation and energy bill debt write-offs worth up to £112m in the biggest energy supplier settlement on record.
Great Britain’s energy regulator found that British Gas forced PPMs on homes that were not keeping up with their bills at the height of the Russian gas crisis, in one of the most complex investigations in Ofgem’s history.
Continue reading...Boy, 15, shot dead in France as prosecutors blame drug war
Prosecutors in Nantes say the shooting was drug-related, but the victim's aunt says he was not involved.