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The US and Iran again traded strikes in exchanges that continued into Thursday, as observers reported a “dramatic” drop in the number of ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it hit 90 military targets, some near the…
South Korean computer chip maker SK Hynix has raised $26.5bn (£19.8bn) in its New York share offering, marking the largest ever listing by a foreign firm in the US. The company, a key supplier to artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant…
A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire and his family in Monaco last week, has now claimed he did not pull the trigger. In court in Kyiv for a custody hearing…
US President Donald Trump stopped off at RAF Mildenhall to swap planes on his way home from this week’s Nato summit in Turkey. He was returning from Ankara on Wednesday when he made the Air Force One switch in Suffolk before resuming his…
The Mexican government says it will file criminal complaints in the United States over the deaths of more than a dozen of its citizens in US custody. Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco told journalists that the government would take…
A Ghanaian social media influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the US to face trial for allegedly running a romance scam that defrauded elderly Americans of over $8m (£5.9m). He denies all…
Andy Burnham has taken another step towards becoming the next Labour leader and prime minister, after the vast majority of Labour MPs nominated him to replace Sir Keir Starmer. Burnham’s Labour leadership bid has been backed by 322 Labour…
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency humanitarian response across South Africa following a surge in anti-migrant violence that has displaced tens of thousands of people and disrupted access to healthcare. The medical…
Police in Zimbabwe say they have not been officially contacted by UK authorities about triple murder suspect Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma. The 45-year-old is wanted over the deaths of his wife Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and daughters Natalie,…
Uganda’s judiciary pushed back against a directive by the country’s lawyers’ association instructing its members to stop addressing judges as “My Lord” or “My Lady” and to abandon the longstanding practice of bowing before them. In the…
The United States has committed $14.5 million (approximately Sh1.9 billion) to strengthen Kenya’s preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), reinforcing the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to potential outbreaks. The…
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, known for hits such as “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at the age of 75, according to a statement on her website and Instagram account. Her death comes a few months after the pop star, whose legal name is…
A political gamble looks like it has spectacularly backfired. When British right-wing populist leader Nigel Farage announced he was resigning as a lawmaker and triggering a special election in the face of a swirl of allegations over…
President Donald Trump has said he will “immediately” ask the US Supreme Court to rehear a case challenging birthright citizenship in the US. It comes a week after the high court ruled that those born in the US have a constitutional right…
The US launched a new round of strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump signalled he would “hit them hard again tonight” following an exchange of attacks on Tuesday. The US has launched a new round of strikes on Iran after President…
Democrat Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for US Senate in Maine, following a series of scandals that included a woman accusing him of sexual assault. In the days since the accusation was made, Democrats have called on him to drop…
Justin Bieber has joined the star-studded list of half-time performers who will close out the 2026 World Cup in New York. The Canadian pop star will perform alongside Madonna, Shakira and K-pop ensemble BTS during the tournament’s…
US President Donald Trump has said the ceasefire agreement with Iran is “over”, blasting the country’s leadership as “scum” and “cuckoo” after fresh exchanges of fire overnight. Speaking to reporters at a Nato summit in Turkey, the…
A judge has ordered that writer E Jean Carroll be paid the more than $5m (£3.7m) US President Donald Trump owes her after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case three years ago. Judge Lewis Kaplan on…
A US toddler who was found unresponsive in an Arizona pool and declared dead was later discovered to be alive in the hospital’s “cold room”, a newly released police report shows. The family of the 18-month-old frantically called police…
US President Donald Trump used the Nato summit in Ankara to lash out again at fellow member Spain, and revive his interest in taking over Greenland. Speaking as Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte looked on, Trump said he wanted to cut off…
A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients. A court in Berlin found the 41-year-old man, named only as Johannes M. in line with German privacy rules, guilty of murdering 12 women…
Medical evacuations of wounded South Sudanese rose by 50 percent in the first half of 2026, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday, as deadly conflict continued to limit access to healthcare in the country. The…
Day will briefly turn into night across a swathe of northern Spain on August 12, when the Moon will completely cover the Sun during a rare total solar eclipse. Here is what you need to know about the total eclipse, which is the first…
