World
US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum which will impose tighter restrictions on Cuba.The move is aimed at reversing some of the measures introduced by the Biden administration which eased US pressure on the Communist-run country.The White House said it would enforce an existing ban on Am...
Civic rights groups say at least seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo's leader, Faure Gnassingbé, to step down and release political prisoners.Seven bodies were recovered from rivers in the capital city Lomé, according to a coaliti...
Sports,Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz will bid for a third consecutive Wimbledon title after beating Novak Djokovic in the past two finals on Centre Court today.Spaniard Alcaraz, who overturned a two-set deficit to beat world number one Jannik Sinner in one of the all-time great French Open finals in June, is only 22 year...
Sports,Football
Chelsea beat 10-man Benfica thanks to three late extra-time goals in an extraordinary Club World Cup last-16 match that lasted more than four hours and included a near two-hour delay for extreme weather.Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the second half of extra t...
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the Thai capital Bangkok, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after a phone call she had with the former Cambodian leader Hun Sen was leaked.In the call, which was about a recent incident on their border, she addressed Hun Sen...
Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again - for a possible bomb - in "a matter of months", the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said.Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the US strikes on three Iranian sites last weekend had cause...
Back in March, as he turned his back on a ceasefire process that was delivering results, the Israeli prime minister took a decision described by some commentators as akin to "political suicide".The Gaza ceasefire deal, brokered by Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff even before the US p...
Argentine midfielder Camilo Nuin has died during knee surgery.The 18-year-old played for second division side San Telmo since 2022 following spells at the Boca Juniors and Independiente youth academies.The cause of death has not yet been disclosed."It is with deep sadness that we announce the p...
Inter Milan went through to the last 16 of the Club World Cup with victory over Argentine side River Plate, who finished their final Group E game with nine players and are out of the tournament.The bad-tempered match at Lumen Field in Seattle ended with River Plate's Marcos Acuna having to be re...
World,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,Politics
Oil prices tumbled by nearly 5% on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after nearly two weeks of conflict.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, initially fell to $68 a barrel though it then recovered some ground after Iran and Israel accused each other of violatin...
"Another appalling attack" on a hospital in Sudan has seen more than 40 people killed, many of them children and medics, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said."We cannot say this louder," wrote Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X on Tuesday, "attacks on health...
A court in Japan has sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last year.Lance Cpl Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked the woman in her 20s, choking her from behind and attempting sexual intercourse, the court ruled.The case is one of a...
World,Politics
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia's president understands only the language of force and that Tuesday's "historic" Nato summit in The Hague will aim to ensure peace in Europe for generations to come.Merz told Germany's parliament hours before the summit wa...
Donald Trump has warned Israel against launching further attacks on Iran, hours after he said a ceasefire between the two sides had taken effect.The US president used an expletive as he criticised both sides, after each accused the other of breaking the US and Qatar-brokered truce.It came after Isra...
Indian investigators say all three militants involved in April's deadly attack on tourists near Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam town were Pakistani nationals from the UN-proscribed militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).Police had earlier issued sketches of three men saying two were Pak...
At least 10 people have been killed and several injured in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack in the Kyiv region, the interior minister has said.In a post on social media, Ihor Klymenko said residential areas, hospitals and sports infrastructure had been hit.At least six of those who died...
Iran launched a fresh wave of ballistic missile attacks on central Israel, igniting a major fire in the city of Holon as conflicts enter 9th day.Besides, Israeli attacks were reported at strategic sites in Iran including facilities near Isfahan, home to a key nuclear research center.In a televi...
British number one Emma Raducanu and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz are one of several eye-catching pairings planning to play the new-look US Open mixed doubles event.Fellow Briton Jack Draper is set to feature alongside Chinese world number four Zheng Qinwen, with a host of big names - including...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on the Iranian people to stay resolute in the face of escalating tensions. “If the enemy senses that you fear them, they won’t let go of you,” he said in a message posted on X. He added, “Continue the very behavior that...
World,Feature
Amber heat health alerts are in place across the whole of England with temperatures likely to exceed 30C for the first time this year.The alerts, which will last until 09:00 BST on Monday, come as an expected heatwave approaches much of the country.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said "si...
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