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USA

Countries deploying more nuclear weapons, monitors warn

Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states have started increasing their arsenals or have announced plans to do so, according to authors of the annual Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor report.

USA

Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Nicolás Maduro's legal costs

US sanctions prevent the Venezuelan government from footing the bill and Maduro and Flores say they do not have sufficient personal funds to cover it themselves.

United Kingdom

UK police say they will reopen Andrew Tate rape probe

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which brings criminal cases in England and Wales, did not charge the social media figure following the initial police investigation in 2019.

Europe

Swedish attorneys seek prison for oil executives over Sudan war crimes

Prosecutors said the accused men were complicit because Lundin Oil had entered into agreements with Sudan's government to make the military responsible for security.

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World News

Spain approves €5 billion package to curb impact of Iran war

The European Union's fourth-largest economy has in recent years registered growth rates far higher than its peers, notably thanks to domestic consumption, tourism and exports.

USA

Trump says US operations in Iran war 'extremely ahead of schedule'

US envoy Steve Witkoff said there were "strong signs" Iran could be convinced to make a peace deal, confirming that Washington had passed a 15-point plan to Tehran through mediator Pakistan.

Europe

France bids farewell to reformist former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin

Jospin, who introduced the 35-hour workweek and extended free healthcare when he was head of government from 1997 to 2002, died on Sunday, aged 88.

Europe

Crooks using reptiles to intimidate victims, Italian police warn

Police carrying out a raid in an apartment block in Bari found "exotic and dangerous animals" in a secret basement room which had been transformed into a reptile house.

Iran

IRGC navy chief Tangsiri killed in 'lethal operation,' Israel says

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy routes and before the war carried around a fifth of global oil supply and key liquefied natural gas exports from the Gulf.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe says 15 citizens killed after recruitment by Russia into war

Ukrainian officials have estimated that more than 1,700 people from African countries may have been fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia.

Europe

Meloni plans closer cooperation with Algeria to boost gas deliveries

Italy, which generates more than 40% of its electricity from natural gas according to the International Energy Agency, has been negotiating with various countries to replace lost LNG supplies from Qatar.

USA

Trump to 'unleash hell' if Iran doesn't make deal, White House says

The United States and Iran are still engaged in peace talks, Karoline Leavitt said, despite Iranian state media saying Tehran had rejected Washington's plan to end the war.

Europe

Danish king tasks outgoing PM with leading talks for next government

Danes are now prepared for long coalition negotiations ahead. After the 2022 election, the talks lasted six weeks.

Culture news

Sarah Mullally makes history as first woman to lead Church of England

She worked in the UK’s state-run National Health Service for more than three decades, rising to become its chief nursing officer for England in 1999.

Europe

Four men jailed in Germany over weapons caches linked to Hamas

The arms were to be used in attacks against locations such as the Israeli embassy in Berlin and the US military base at Ramstein in western Germany, prosecutors said.

Iran

Iran spurns US' 15-point plan and escalates attacks on Israel and Gulf

Tehran claimed on Wednesday it has rejected a US ceasefire plan, as it ramped up attacks on Israel and Gulf states and proposed its own terms, including reparations and control of Hormuz.

Europe

UK police arrest two men over arson on Jewish charity ambulances

The blaze early on Monday morning in Golders Green, a London neighbourhood with a large Jewish community, consumed four ambulances belonging to the volunteer organisation Hatzola Northwest.

Spain

Spanish PM warns Iran war 'far worse' than Iraq in 2003

Sánchez said the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 had failed to achieve its goals and instead made life worse for ordinary people.

USA

US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested for murder

Maryland authorities say the pro cornhole player fatally shot passenger Bradrick Wells after an argument in his car and fled before his arrest.

Iran

Trump says US in negotiations with Iran 'right now' to end war

On Monday, Trump claimed his administration has been negotiating with Iran "for a long time" and believes a deal to end the war is close, saying Iran "means business."

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