US releases video showing the capture of Iranian-flagged ship near Hormuz, Trump says it tried to breach its blockade.
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Iran says it has ‘no plans’ for negotiations with the US Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters at a press conference that Iran has no plans for a second round of negotiations with the US, following an Iranian cargo ship being seized by the US.
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Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris on Monday, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content. The world’s richest man...
Bulgaria, Spain, Slovenia and Austria are at the top of the list. If you're looking to fully immerse yourself in nature this summer, exploring landscapes barely touched by humans and home to hundreds of different bird species, this ranking might be for you. It lists…
US band The Strokes used their Coachella set to showcase the US-Israeli destruction of universities in Gaza and Iran.
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The struggling humpback whale is due to be fitted with a radio transmitter to help follow his recovery. Meanwhile, Chancellor Merz has promised that Germany is prepared for any crisis. DW has more.
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Victor Wembanyama set a new San Antonio record for the most points in a playoff debut as the Spurs outlast Portland.
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Residents of southern Lebanon face a stark choice: stay home and risk being killed, or flee and risk deepening poverty.
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Projected population changes across Europe vary significantly, with the EU population set to fall by 53 million by 2100. Experts point to the role of immigration in explaining differences between countries. By 2100, one in three Europeans will be...
The US said its naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue despite the ongoing ceasefire, prompting Iran to U-turn on its reopening of the Strait of Hormuz just hours after it declared it open for maritime traffic, and firing at vessels trying to...
Andrey Kurkov is Ukraine's most prominent living novelist and one of the country's leading public intellectuals. Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, he has remained in Kyiv and published three volumes of war diaries (Diary of an Invasion...
Hundreds protested in Berlin against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, and Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.
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Inside the detailed report by the Atlantic’s Sarah Fitzpatrick raises many questions the alleged excessive drinking and erratic behaviour of the FBI Director. Kash Patel has described the allegations as “fake news” and threatens to take legal action...
Israel and the US have been at war with Iran since Feb 28th. All sides have suffered, but it wasn’t always this way.
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A gunman in the southern US state of Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people before being killed by police, authorities have said. The victims of the attack, which was carried out across two houses in Shreveport on Sunday morning,…
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Iran says it has placed mines in the Straight of Hormuz to discourage independent traffic. How dangerous are naval mines, and what can be done to clear them?
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Trump accuses Iran of violating the ceasefire as he announces plans to send US negotiators to Pakistan for more talks.
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A displaced woman returned to southern Lebanon after a ceasefire to find her house reduced to rubble.
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A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon was reached following a first round of talks in Washington. Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, analyses Israel’s strategy in Lebanon, which he...
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