•Heavily damaged historic market of Nabatieh Deadly exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon put a newly signed deal to end the Middle East war under further strain today, after the postponement of planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland. The delay came as Tehran’s top negotiator warned it would not bend on its red lines and […]...
•Bank of England in London, United Kingdom The Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate at 3.75 per cent yesterday, opting against an increase despite elevated inflation after the US-Iran war pushed up energy prices. The widely expected BoE decision came after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday signalled a US rate increase this year [&he...
•A woman walks with an umbrella to protect herself during a heatwave in Bordeau, yesterday A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris yesterday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes. Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, [&...
•Popular social media and messaging apps The United Arab Emirates has announced a social media ban for children under 15 today, joining a growing group of countries, including Australia, Britain, and Canada, to take similar measures. Social media platforms will have to monitor and disable accounts created by under-15s or risk being blocked, a ...
The United States has warned its citizens residing in Nigeria against using its online passport renewal system, cautioning that doing so from outside the United States could automatically invalidate their current passport and leave them without a valid travel document. The warning follows reports of US citizens abroad unknowingly submitting on...
•US President Donald Trump (L) during the signing of a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war The United States and Iran have signed a deal to end the Middle East war, with a ceremony set for Friday in Switzerland that will mark the start of a 60-day negotiation period. Trump put his […]
•Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, hold their baby son Archie Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will visit the UK next month with their two children, their first family trip back to the country since 2022, British media reported today. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be […]
•Diezani Alison-Madueke Former Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was found not guilty of six bribery charges by a London jury today, after a rare corruption trial of a high-profile former energy official. The verdicts are a major blow to British authorities, who began their investigation into corruption allegations against ...
•Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch US astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to take part in a lunar mission, was today named the winner of a top Spanish prize for having “helped extend the frontiers of humanity”. The jury of the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord said Koch’s career was an inspiration for […]
Oil prices inched lower today, extending the previous session’s declines as investors assessed the US-Iran peace deal, though uncertainty over the full resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz limited further falls. Brent crude futures dipped 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $78.80 a barrel by 0340 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell...
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