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Iran claims to have attacked 10 ships near strait of Hormuz after US strikes
Oil price rises above $100 a barrel as Tehran responds to US attacks that sunk five Iranian tankersTehran has said it attacked 10 ships around the str…
Jerusalem Daily: Israel retaliates over sanctions on illegal settlements
A diplomatic rift grows between the UK and Israel after Britain led a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements…
As the UK sanctions Israeli settlements, is the two-state solution dead?
Analysts say UK move far from enough to drive momentum for Palestinian statehood.…
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern
The Tetris Company says it takes "copyright infringement very seriously" and is not involved with the game.…
The RBA hoped this year’s three interest rate rises would tame inflation – but nothing is going their way
The breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire, rising oil prices and the explosion in data centre investment are making the central bank’s task harderFollow …
Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, says military chief
The decision, announced by the chief of defence, comes just two months after Uganda said it would participate.…
John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote
The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’…
What is Jordan’s Al-Azraq base and why is Iran targeting it?
Tehran appears to be increasingly targeting Jordanian assets in the latest round of escalation with the US.…
Hutu and Tutsi: The history behind the divide
How a colonial legacy continues to shape conflict and identity.…
‘I fear the price could be high’: Inside the German state where the far-right surged
After the AfD’s landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt, people in the state capital share what they make of the result – and what comes next• Don’t get This I…
National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says
The prime minister says he will fund defence and get the welfare bill down in "the Labour way".…
BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts
Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in disputeThe BBC’s director general has conceded there is a real prospe…
Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset
While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour o…
What next for LIV Golf's star players, and its fight for survival?
Golf's main tours are expecting a lot of interest in rejoining from LIV golfers – but the path back might not be so easy.…
Nigeria, Boko Haram reportedly reach secret three-month ceasefire
The reported truce follows the release of 360 villagers abducted during a Boko Haram attack in northeastern Nigeria.…
US airports to let some people without tickets pass through security
TSA PreCheck program members will be eligible to send off friends and family at gate in change to post-9/11 ruleSign up for the Breaking News US newsl…
Streeting praises new series Wargame for highlighting Britain’s defence needs
Show depicting attack on UK and featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon will ‘make people think’, minister saysA docudrama depicting a Russian atta…
At least 14 killed in weapons depot blast in Syria’s Idlib, state TV says
This is a breaking news story.…
Video: Dozens protest potential Strait of Hormuz deployment
Almost 100 anti-war activists protested on Wednesday outside the Sejong Centre in Seoul.…
Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move
The foreign secretary disagrees with the UK's chief rabbi who warns sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.…
Photos: Large Oslo crowd bids farewell to Norway’s King Harald V
Thousands line streets of Norway's capital as King Harald V is laid to rest during service attended by world leaders.…
Lionel Messi agrees deal to buy second-tier Spanish club Eldense
Messi poised to become majority owner of a second club in Spain after the purchase of fifth-tier UE Cornella in April.…
Channel 4 to cut 340 jobs by the end of the year in major shake-up
It comes after the network conducted a review amid a "rapidly changing media landscape".…
How has Israel hit back against sanctions by the UK, others?
Israel announced four countermeasures including the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem.…
Pakistan in 'disarray' as England take seven wickets in first session
England make stunning start to their third and final Test against Pakistan by taking seven wickets in the opening session on the first day at Edgbasto…
Global stocks slide as Brent crude surpasses $100 a barrel
Benchmark Brent crude hits $100, shaking markets and fuelling concerns over rising inflation pressures worldwide.…
Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes as two killed at Moldova border
Meanwhile, four people, including a child, were killed in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk.…
What are the holes in the UK’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements?
Over a year, the UK imported just £6m ($8.1m) in goods recorded as Palestinian, including Israeli settlement goods.…
The losers of the US-Canada trade war
The losers of the US-Canada trade war…
Has Iran captured an unmanned US submarine? What we know
Tehran lauds capturing Andruil's Dive-LD vessel, while Washington insists that it “had malfunctioned a day ago”.…