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The United States granted Iran 60 days of sanctions relief on Monday after fresh talks under a fragile peace agreement, while officials reported a continued lull in fighting in Lebanon. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump warned Iran to honour its commitments as negotiators worked towards a permanent deal.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged new attacks overnight, as six people were reportedly injured across Ukraine and air raid sirens briefly sounded in Kyiv. The strikes came as Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy and transport infrastructure added to fuel shortages in parts of Russia.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country must continue strengthening its nuclear arsenal to deal with an increasingly unstable global security environment, accusing the United States and its allies of escalating tensions. Kim also rejected the prospect of denuclearisation talks, reaffirming Pyongyang's position as a nuclear weapons state while calling for further military modernisation.
European leaders paid tribute to Keir Starmer after the outgoing British prime minister announced he would step down, praising his role in repairing relations with the European Union and maintaining strong backing for Ukraine. Although his popularity waned at home, Starmer was widely regarded abroad as a dependable partner who helped restore cooperation between Britain and its European allies in the years after Brexit.
Messi, Haaland and Mbappe star as Algeria stay alive
Algeria kept their World Cup hopes alive by coming from behind to beat Jordan 2-1 and eliminate the tournament debutants, while Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe scored doubles as Norway and France booked their places in the last 32. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi became the tournament's all-time leading scorer in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Austria.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has dismissed media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow ear...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for greater economic cooperation among Muslim countries, saying their combined economic weight remai...
A restaurant payment with a Visa card in Damascus has become a symbol of Syria’s reconnection with the global financial system....
Oil prices fell after the U.S. expanded economic sanctions on Iran, as Tehran vowed to retaliate and warned it had tools to respond, raising concerns over potential disruption to regional oil supplies.
Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters on Thursday to scour for hundreds still missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border with China's Tibet, sending catastrophic floods through towns and valleys, killing 162 people.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers Washington will focus on sanctions and other pressure on Iran “for the time being”, Axios reports. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman have resumed talks on a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Kyiv has recently received a small number of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors capable of downing Russian ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. It comes as Britain and France pledged stronger military support for Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has dismissed media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow earlier this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, dismissing them as "scare stories," which had nothing to do with reality.
Icelanders will vote on Saturday, 29 August, on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union, in a referendum that could reopen the country’s long-debated membership question.
Israel is set to return the body of a 15-year-old Palestinian boy more than nine months after he was killed by Israeli forces and his remains were placed in Israeli custody, according to a Palestinian campaign seeking the return of bodies.
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Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles apologised to residents of Ceuta on Tuesday over the government’s handling of a mass migrant crossing from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in late July.
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