Iran says it will return to June ceasefire deal if US does the same
Iran’s President Pezeshkian made the offer at the SCO summit in Bishkek hours after Iran and the US exchanged fire over the weekend. IRGC’s demands for control of Hormuz and…
Nepal families post photos of missing relatives on Kathmandu hospital wall
Families in Kathmandu post photos of missing relatives after Nepal floods kill more than 1,000 people, with thousands still unaccounted for. Read more at Read More
Former British PM Keir Starmer to step down as MP and focus on ‘international affairs’
Starmer, who was elected as MP for Holborn and St Pancras in May 2015, went on to become Labour leader in 2020, before leading the party to a landslide general…
The EU gave Iceland the silence treatment. It didn’t work, again
Brussels stayed mostly silent during Iceland’s referendum campaign, which ended with 52.8% voting against resuming EU accession talks, echoing its muted response to Brexit a decade earlier. Read More
Israeli airstrikes kill at least five palestinians in Gaza City
Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza City on Monday, according to hospital officials and rescuers, amid ongoing violence. Read more at Read More
Fake goods, real danger: the €83 billion business behind Europe’s illicit trade
A hidden network of organised crime is flooding European markets with counterfeit goods worth billions, and investigators warn that consumers are unknowingly funding it. Read more at Read More
Notting Hill carnival returns to West London for 60th anniversary
Notting Hill Carnival returns for its 60th anniversary, celebrating British Afro-Caribbean culture with music, dancing and colourful costumes in west London. Read more at Read More
Improvised explosive devices found near German power plant, police say
According to media reports, a key installation near the Jänschwalde coal plant in Brandenburg was repeatedly targeted with rockets, which emergency crews later found and defused. Read More
Orbán-backed Brussels think tank MCC Brussels to close after funding cut
MCC Brussels, the Eurosceptic think tank established by Viktor Orbán’s government, is shutting down after losing its Hungarian state funding. Its director, Frank Furedi, resigned in protest, describing the decision…
Arctic emerges as new front in EU’s effort to cut dependence on Chinese critical raw materials
The EU’s growing dependence on the Arctic’s resources is forcing Brussels to view the region through the prism of economic security and supply chain resilience – but the rights and…