Key eastern cities, including Benghazi, Sirte, and Tobruk have rejected the vote, exposing ongoing tensions between rival administrations in Tripoli and the east. The UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) described the elections as “essential to uphold democratic governance” but warned that insecurity and attacks on electoral offices could undermine the process. Eleven constituencies in the […]
Speaking ahead of the talks, Trump gave the meeting a 75% chance of success. The US president is set to meet Putin in Alaska, amid fears from European leaders that the Kremlin could pressure Trump into accepting a settlement unfavourable to Kyiv. Trump, however, insisted he would be in full control of the encounter. According […]
“Pressure must be exerted on Russia for the sake of a fair peace. We must learn from the experience of Ukraine and our partners to prevent deception on the part of Russia,” Zelensky stated. “There are currently no signs that the Russians are preparing to end the war,” he added. Zelensky is due in Berlin […]
The victim suffered serious burns as winds of up to 70 kilometres, 43 miles, per hour whipped the flames through Tres Cantos, a wealthy suburb north of the capital Madrid, officials said. He later died in hospital, in the first fatality from dozens of wildfires to have hit the country since the heatwave began last […]
“Police border guards in Hormozgan province seized a tanker named Phoenix, flying the flag of a third country, in Iranian territorial waters”. It added that forces arrested “17 foreign suspects” aboard the vessel, which was found to be carrying “more than two million litres of smuggled fuel.” Fuel smuggling is a recurring challenge in Iran, […]
“A policeman from Saravan was killed while terrorists were trying to enter the police station” in that area of Sistan-Baluchistan, the Tasnim news agency said. The attackers were members of the Sunni jihadist group Jaish al-Adl, “Army of Justice” in Arabic, based in Pakistan and active in Iran’s southeast, the agency said. “Three terrorists were […]
Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, Netanyahu faces mounting pressure at home and abroad for a truce to pull the territory’s more than two million people back from the brink of famine and free the hostages held by Palestinian militants. Under the plan to “defeat” Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army […]
Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the victims of the crash in the southern Ashanti region of the country, said Julius Debrah, chief of staff to President John Mahama, on Wednesday. “The president and the government extend their condolences and solidarity to the families of our comrades and […]
Trump has avoided naming a preferred successor and said in February that, while Vance was “very capable,” it was too soon to make such calls. The remarks followed speculation that Trump might attempt to defy constitutional limits and seek a third term. “It’s too early, obviously, to talk about it, but certainly he’s doing a […]
According to a statement by the police, a man and a woman have been formally charged with murder as investigations into the incident continue. “Ben Wazabanga, of Fairfax Road, Bedford was charged with murder and possession of a knife on Monday, 4 August. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court […]