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Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition
NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.
US and Iran exchange strikes: is Trump’s peace deal over? | The Latest
The US president has said the truce with Iran is ‘over’ amid 48 hours of intense strikes.In the days leading to this escalation, three tankers were attacked by Iran in the strait …
At least 28 people killed as fire engulfs shoe factory in China
Beijing demands 'all-out' effort to extinguish the blaze, search for survivors and treat the injured.
‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities
Residents in Bandar Abbas and Sirik regions describe communities in fear and ‘feeling abandoned’ after US launch fresh strikes over two-day periodResidents in southern Iran have d…
New Israeli election poll puts Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu: What to know
Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party has now bypassed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the polls, cementing his status as Netanyahu’s main opponent.
Big fall in oil, gas and cargo ships taking US-backed Hormuz route after new strikes
Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.
Big fall in oil, gas and cargo ships taking US-backed Hormuz route after new strikes
Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.
US strikes strategic railway bridge linking Iran to China: What to know
The railway bridge also links Tehran and other southern cities to Mashhad, where large crowds are gathering for the burial ceremony on Thursday of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK?
The joke candidate with a bin-shaped helmet is so far Farage's only challenger in the English constituency of Clacton.
‘She doesn’t give up that easily’: France’s Le Pen eyes the Elysee
Marine Le Pen, convicted of embezzling EU funds, announces her plans to run in 2027 after winning an appeal.
Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who brought them the World Cup
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Gazans turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to a senior Palestinian member of Egypt's main aid organisation who set up W…
Photos: Iran to bury slain supreme leader in culmination of mass funeral
Iranians gather in sweltering heat for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in his hometown of Mashhad.
Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria
The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to disman…
'Obliterated entire families': Amnesty calls for investigating Israeli strikes in Lebanon as war crimes
Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon by wiping out entire families and killing children.
FIFA World Cup: Which quarterfinal team has best chance to win the trophy?
Form guide on the final eight teams as they battle it out for the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy in the United States.
Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid: What that means for Democrats
Democrats are scrambling to field a candidate as popular as Platner to clinch Maine in the midterms.
EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino
EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino
Indonesian farmer goes viral using a drone as transportation
Indonesian farmer goes viral using a drone as transportation
Trump targets Spain, NATO backs Ukraine: Is the alliance still united?
While NATO members have agreed to boost defence spending, Trump's attacks on Spain and Greenland have threatened unity.
LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away
Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers informed of change as one of those onboard pledges to ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’A LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters earlier this we…
Huge crowds gather in Mashhad for burial of Iran's supreme leader
Ali Khamenei will be buried at the Imam Reza shrine, Iran's holiest Shia Muslim site, ending six days of public mourning ceremonies.
Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce
By Jonathan SaulLONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks e…
Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait
By Ariba ShahidISLAMABAD, July 9 (Reuters) - The family of Faisal Jatoi, the Pakistani co-pilot missing with four others after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, face…
Syria regains its voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog
AMSTERDAM, July 9 (Reuters) - Member states handed back Syria's voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday, following what they described as "a significant …
Germany to buy US Tomahawks in shift towards own long-range capability
BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, in a …
Mosque model placed on top of Northern Ireland bonfire
Pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland have placed a replica mosque at the top of a bonfire, which is due to be lit.
Ukraine targets Russian oil depots and tankers in drone attacks
Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks.
Videos show interception of Iranian missiles in skies over Jordan
Sirens blared in several cities in Jordan as Iranian missiles were intercepted.
FIFA World Cup 2026: What happened to the beautiful game?
How the World Cup has changed over the past 50 years and why there are only flashes of the beautiful game in 2026.
Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.