USA Toasting Negroni on the beloved cocktail's centennial Restaurants in New York City are celebrating Negroni Week as the famous cocktail celebrates 100 years since it was first concocted. 25/06/2019
The Cube Watch again: Defying Rome, migrant rescue ship enters Italian waters Watch again: Defying Rome, migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 enters Italian waters 25/06/2019
Iran President Donald Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, freezes billions President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting figures within Iran’s leadership, imposing sanctions and freezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets 25/06/2019
USA No deal yet with Taliban on U.S. exit from Afghanistan, says Pompeo During an unannounced stop in Kabul, Pompeo says "the hour has come for peace" in America's longest running war. 25/06/2019
Iran Iran sanctions: Who do they target and will they work? The US hopes ever-increasing pressure will force Iran to give up its ambition for nuclear weapons, but Tehran says the latest measures are “useless”. 25/06/2019
no comment Palestinians protest amid controversial workshop on Middle East peace Hundreds of Palestinian protesters in various West Bank locations on Tuesday rallied against this week's economic conference in Bahrain that will kick off the Trump administration's plan for peace in the Middle East. 25/06/2019
USA Border Patrol moves 100 children to 'appalling' Texas facility Almost 300 migrant children had been removed from the site after a series of media reports chronicling its conditions were published in recent days. 25/06/2019
USA Trump lawyers blocked ex-official nearly 100 times from discussing census citizenship question The House Oversight Committee released documents about the testimony days before the Supreme Court is set to rule on the issue. 25/06/2019
USA Pence touts Latino support for Trump in Miami ahead of Democratic debates The vice president predicted Democratic candidates will advocate higher taxes, more regulation and "socialist" policies in this week's debates. 25/06/2019
USA Acting CBP Commissioner John Sanders steps down after two months The resignation follows reports of children living in squalor at border stations where they often lack child care, bedding or even basic hygiene items. 25/06/2019
USA Stephanie Grisham named new White House press secretary She currently serves as communications director for first lady Melania Trump. 25/06/2019
Green News Did you know your mattress could be destroying the planet? How to sleep guilt free on an eco-friendly mattress. 25/06/2019
no comment Sprinkler truck sprays people in Prague with water in 37C temperatures Tourists in Prague's Old Town Square got a slight reprieve from the scorching heat on Tuesday when a city worker parked a sprinkler truck in the public plaza and sprayed water into the air. 25/06/2019
USA Why this tiny Baltic nation is building a digital embassy half a continent away Estonia is entrusting terabytes of information on its citizens to an ally in the hope of improving the security of its crucial government systems. 25/06/2019
target Georgia's Batumi port expansion seeks to connect East and West Georgia stands in a strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Now one of its major sea ports is receiving a new terminal which will bring more Black Sea goods onto the European market. 25/06/2019
Bahrain Watch: Kushner opens controversial Middle East peace workshop Jared Kushner opens 'peace to prosperity workshop' in Bahrain. 25/06/2019
Germany Spinach chemical should be banned for athletes, German scientists say A 10-week study in Berlin found that people who consumed high doses of ecdysterone, a chemical found in spinach, performed better. 25/06/2019
USA Prominent Virginia doctor and his tour guide murdered in Belize Dr. Gary Swank, a cardiologist and avid fly fisherman, was traveling with his wife and school-age children. 25/06/2019
Afghanistan Report: Afghanistan sees increase in civilian casualties Almost 11,000 civilians were killed in the country in 2018 and the Taliban is in a stronger military position now than at any point since 2001. 25/06/2019
world news Nearly 1,400 wildfires in EU so far in 2019 as heatwave escalates risk The Copernicus' fire danger forecast also shows that the risk of wildfires is currently particularly acute in the areas impacted by a heatwave. 25/06/2019
USA N.Y. woman who called herself 'Umm Nutella' faces prison for helping ISIS Sinmyah Amera Ceasar used the pseudonym based off the brand name of the popular cocoa hazelnut spread to signify her support for the terror group. 25/06/2019
United Kingdom Britain's top jobs dominated by private school elite — report Britain’s most influential people are five times more likely to have been to a fee-paying school, according to research. 25/06/2019
USA Sanctions will 'bring Iran to the table': US national security adviser The US national security adviser John Bolton spoke in Jerusalem about new sanctions against Iran and other Middle East political issues. 25/06/2019
no comment Sant Joan horse festival kicks off in Ciutadella, Menorca The arrival of summer marks the beginning of Solstice celebrations on the island of Menorca. In Ciutadella, a fiesta to honour the town's patron, Sant Joan, takes place between June 23 and 24. 25/06/2019
USA House Democrats change emergency border bill to win votes of progressives The changes would set up a clash with the Senate, which is expected to pass its own version of the bill this week. 25/06/2019
Cuba Watch: Cuba's shrunken Jewish population restores historic cemetery This cemetery, which contains more than 1,600 gravesites, is one of only two Jewish graveyards remaining in Cuba. Many Jewish families left the island after the 1959 revolution, leaving their dead in the care of those who remained. 25/06/2019
no comment Orangutans cool off as Europe's heatwave begins With temperatures topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), keeping cool is tough at the best of times and if you happen to be covered from head to foot in orange fur, sometimes there's nothing for it but to reach for the hose. 25/06/2019
world news A third of EU countries have same food brand, but different contents A report published by the European Commission showed that almost a third of branded foods sold in the bloc has the same or similar packaging, but different contents. 25/06/2019
USA Austrian court says Ukrainian oligarch with ties to Manafort can be sent to U.S. Dmytro Firtash, who was arrested in Austria in 2014, denies all wrongdoing. 25/06/2019
View It’s time to stop talking about the Paris Agreement and start acting on it ǀ View The window for action on the Paris Agreement is closing. Governments and businesses have a responsibility to invest in a just transition to a safer, fairer, cleaner energy system, and ecosystem restoration and recovery. 25/06/2019
