Switzerland and US dispute cost of controversial fighter jet deal
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26: Switzerland and the United States are at odds over the price of 36 US-made F-35 fighter jets, with Washington now seeking...
British Royal Navy shadows Russian ships through English Channel
London [UK], June 26: Britain's Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as they travelled through the English Channel.
NATO defence spending hike 'monumental win' for Trump
The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a decision by NATO allies to spend 5% of gross domestic product (GDP)...
Some 200 arrested at protest against NATO summit in The Hague
The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: Some 200 people were arrested as Dutch police cleared a protest on the sidelines of a high-stakes NATO summit held...
France's Le Pen asks protege Bardella to prepare for 2027 presidential run
Paris [France], June 26: France's far-right populist Marine Le Pen, who a court has barred from standing in elections, has called on her protege Jordan...
Some 200 arrested at protest against NATO summit in The Hague
The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: Some 200 people were arrested as Dutch police cleared a protest on the sidelines of a high-stakes NATO summit held...
Iran to temporarily suspend cooperation with IAEA
Tehran [Iran], June 26: The Iranian parliament has voted to temporarily suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state broadcaster IRIB reported on...
Deadly clashes in Kenya as protesters mark tax protest anniversary
Nairobi [Kenya], June 26: At least eight people have been killed and hundreds more injured in demonstrations that were held across Kenya on Wednesday.
Tehran slams NATO chief Rutte's praise for US attacks
Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran has reacted with outrage to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's praise of US President Donald Trump for the attacks on...
Iranian airspace to remain closed
Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran's airspace will remain closed until at least Thursday, the government has said.
Thailand closes border crossings in dispute with Cambodia
Bangkok [Thailand], June 26: Thailand has closed border crossings in six provinces in a bitter border dispute with neighbouring Cambodia.
Truce holds amid reports of limited 'damage' to Iran's nuclear plans
Tehran [Iran], June 26: A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding in the 24 hours following US President Donald Trump's announcement...
Israeli attacks kill at least 51 as Trump signals 'great progress' in...
Gaza [Gaza City], June 26: Israeli attacks have killed at least 51 people in the Gaza Strip, including 14 Palestinians who were waiting near aid...
Sixteen deaths recorded in Kenya protests
Nairobi [Kenya], June 26: Sixteen people died during nationwide anti-government protests in Kenya on Wednesday, most of them killed by police, the head of Amnesty...
Armenia arrests archbishop over alleged coup plot
Yerevan [Armenia], June 26: Armenian authorities on Wednesday arrested a prominent Christian cleric, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, along with 13 other people and charged them with...
Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia
Moscow [Russia], June 26: On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia.
Greece arrests Georgian suspected of fuelling Chios fire with cigarette
Athens [Greece], June 26: Greece has arrested a Georgian woman suspected of discarding a cigarette that helped trigger one of several wildfires razing land and...
Ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold as Trump vents frustration...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 26: A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration...
Iran hangs three men
Tehran [Iran], June 26: Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy agency and smuggling equipment used...
France: 145 festivalgoers jabbed with syringes
Paris [France], June 25: French police on Sunday detained 12 suspects after scores of people reported being pricked with syringes at events across the country...
Heat officers help sweltering cities stay cool
Berlin [Germany], June 25: International cities from Athens to Dhaka, Freetown and Santiago are united in their efforts to protect residents from extreme heat.
Trump tells Congress that Iran had nuclear weapons program, contradicting US spy...
New York [US], June 25: U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress this week that the Iranian sites bombed by the U.S. housed a "nuclear weapons...
US to give $30 million to Gaza aid operation
New York [US], June 25: The United States is giving $30 million to a controversial humanitarian group delivering aid in war-torn Gaza despite concern among...
US strikes failed to destroy Iran's nuclear sites
Tehran [Iran], June 25: U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary...
Romanian parliament votes in unwieldy pro-EU coalition government
Budapest [Romania], June 25: The Romanian parliament on Monday voted a new pro-EU coalition government into office, the Mediafax news agency reported.
No more European 'free-riding' on US security policy, says Germany's Merz
Berlin [Germany], June 25: Europe can no longer engage in "free-riding" on US security policy and must invest in defence to become independent of the...
Russia accuses Israel of 'political murder' in Iran
Moscow [Russia], June 25: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Israel of "political murder" in its targeting of senior Iranian military leaders and nuclear...