•Former US First Lady Melania Trump Former US first lady Melania Trump has announced the death of her mother Amalija Knavs. She was 78. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother,” Trump posted late yesterday on X, the former Twitter. “Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always […]
•Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian militants demonstrate in Tel Aviv The Israeli army kept bombing the Gaza Strip and fighting Hamas militants on Wednesday as US top diplomat Antony Blinken met the head of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank. The military said it killed dozens of “terrorists” and...
•Saudi ruling family The ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia, which has an estimated net worth of $1.4 trillion (£1.1trillion), is believed to be worth four times more than the combined net worth of two of the biggest billionaires in the world – Elon Musk and Bill Gates. While Forbes estimates Musk, the Tesla founder […]
•Bazoum Ousted Nigerien President Mohammad Bazoum, his wife and son have been released from house arrest. According to a statement by the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar today, Bazoum’s wife and the son were released after months of being held under house arrest. The Nigerien President and members of his family w...
French leader Emmanuel Macron today picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron late yesterday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of...
•South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee posing with puppies South Korea’s parliament is expected to vote today to ban eating dog meat and its trade, a traditional practice that activists have long called an international embarrassment for the country. Dog meat has long been a part of South Korean […]
Israel killed a top commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in a strike on south Lebanon, a security source told our correspondent today, adding to fears the conflict in Gaza could spread. Hezbollah later announced the killing of a “commander” for the first time, naming him as Wissam Hassan Tawil. It said he died “on […]
•Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (r) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Israel pounded Gaza yesterday as its war with Hamas raged into a fourth month, while top US diplomat Antony Blinken decried the “tragedy” of civilian deaths and warned the conflict threatened the wider region. US Secretary of State Bli...
•Tunisian Flag Four people have been killed and 40 hospitalised after consuming tainted alcohol in southern Tunisia, an official said. An inquiry has been opened and the person who supplied the alcohol has been arrested, Fethi Baccouche, a spokesman for the Medenine court, told our correspondent. An analysis of the alcohol is underway to deter...
•Boeing 737 MAX of Brazilian airline Gol The US air safety regulator announced yesterday it was grounding and ordering inspections on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes a day after a window panel blew out of one of the aircraft over the state of Oregon. The Federal Aviation Administration “is requiring immediate inspections of certain […]...

