State funeral underway in Iran for military leaders, scientists killed in Israel conflict

Hundreds of thousands of people attended a mass state funeral for the head of the Revolutionary Guards and other top military commanders, as well as nuclear scien...

Budapest Pride: march to go ahead in defiance of Orban's ban

EU Commissioners and dozens of MEPs are in Budapest to attend and support the Budapest Pride march on Saturday.

Senior European Union officials joined Budapest M...

US Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Most Republicans have said Iran posed an imminent threat that required decisive action from Trump, and they backed his decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear site...

Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group in the conflict, and its major advance early this year left bodies on the streets. With 7 mill...

Bespoke bash for a billionaire: Jeff Bezos weds Lauren Sánchez in lavish Venice ceremony

The sky itself is no limit for billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez, who have traveled into space — and expectations were about as high ahead of thei...

Donald Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firms

The digital services tax applies to Canadian and foreign businesses that engage with online users in Canada and applies to companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Ub...

We don't know where they are, say families of French prisoners in Iran

The families of French prisoners held in Iran are anxiously awaiting news of their whereabouts following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel on 24 June.

For th...

US Supreme Court limits federal judges power to block Trump's orders and policies

hailed the ruling, calling it "a big, amazing decision" and a "monumental victory for the constitution, the separation of powers, and the rule of law."

The US Su...

Experts will assess damage to Iran's nuclear facilities, Tehran's ambassador to Greece says

In an interview with Euronews, Malek Hossein Gevzad said that the crisis has brought the Iranian people closer together.

A ceasefire between Iran and Israel brok...

Five Greek government officials resign over EU farming subsidy fraud allegations

Replacements for all five will be named "in the coming days," government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said in a statement.

Five high-ranking Greek government offic...

Iran's FM says talks with US 'complicated' by American strikes on nuclear sites

Tehran's top diplomat signalled that no talks between the US and Iran were planned, despite Trump claiming talks could begin next week.

Iran's top diplomat said ...

Orbán warns of 'legal consequences' over banned Budapest Pride march

Despite a government ban, the mayor of the Hungarian capital has vowed that the annual event will take place as normal.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has...

At least 18 dead in Gaza after Israeli strike hits street during food collection, hospitals say

The chaos around aid distribution continues in the Strip, exacerbated by looting and violence.

At least 18 people were killed on Thursday in the Strip after an I...

Six US citizens detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea

The incident comes as South Korea’s new liberal government seeks to ease friction with Pyongyang and restart long-dormant talks.

Six American nationals were take...

Ukraine halts Russian advance in northeastern Sumy region, commander says

Ukraine's top military commander has said that Ukrainian forces have stopped Russia's advance in the country's northeastern region of Sumy.

Ukrainian forces have...

Japan executes convicted 'Twitter killer' who killed and dismembered nine

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's use of capital punishment.

Japan has...

EU inaction on Israel could erode international order, NGO Avaaz warns

The NGO Avaaz organised a street installation in Brussels on the suffering of children in Gaza, calling on EU leaders to not look away.

The European Union's lack...

Three Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank in clashes with Jewish settlers

CCTV footage released by a human rights group on Thursday showed Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank.

Three people were kil...

Indonesian police suspect three Australian nationals of murder of man on Bali

Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old from Melbourne, was killed just after midnight on 13 June at a villa near Munggu Beach in Bali’s Badung district.

Indonesian poli...

Qatar reaffirms commitment to AIIB and will host 2026 edition of the annual meeting

Qatar will host the 11th edition of the annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in September 2026, ushering a new chapter of the Bank’s ...

India rejects Shanghai Cooperation Organisation statement over claims it favoured Pakistan

Tensions flared at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit as India refused to endorse a joint statement over claims it favoured Pakistan.

Beijing’s a...