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Gavin Blackburn

Italy

Thousands of workers across Italy go on strike in solidarity with Gaza

Monday marks the second day of strike action after a similar walk-off was called on Sunday by the southern European country's largest trade union, the Italian Confederation of Labour (CGIL).

North Korea

Kim Jong-un suggests he is open to further nuclear talks with US

Kim suspended virtually all cooperation with South Korea following the collapse of his second summit with Trump in 2019 over disagreements about US-led sanctions against the North.

Iran

Resolution to stop sanctions on Iran fails in UN Security Council

The resolution was put forward by South Korea but did not garner the support of the nine countries required to halt the series of penalties from taking effect at the end of the month.

Hungary

Hungary to designate antifa a terrorist organisation, Orbán says

Antifa, short for "anti-fascist," is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations.

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Afghanistan

Taliban releases British couple held for months in Afghanistan

A spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the couple "violated Afghan law" and were released from prison on Friday after a court hearing, but didn't say what law they were alleged to have broken.

United Kingdom

'Absolutely no evidence' Putin wants peace in Ukraine, MI6 chief says

Ukraine has accepted proposals for a ceasefire and a summit meeting, but so far Moscow has been noncommittal.

Latvia

Drone and missile debris found in Latvia and Poland, officials say

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has instructed the defence and interior ministries to coordinate with Poland to establish whether the drone is one of those detected last week.

United Kingdom

Trump 'grateful' for second UK state visit but key differences remain

Trump and Starmer signed what both sides hailed as a historic agreement on science and technology but opinions diverged on immigration and Palestine.

Iraq

Accused French IS members sent to Iraq for trial, Syrian officials say

Their transfer happened more than one month ago but had not been previously reported. French officials could not be reached for comment.

Indonesia

Ukrainian man gets life sentence in Indonesia for producing drugs

Roman Nazarenko became a suspect after police raided a villa in Bali in May 2024 and found a lab in the basement to grow marijuana and produce a precursor of ecstasy.

Brazil

Early-stage skin cancer detected in Bolsonaro, doctors in Brazil say

Bolsonaro's lawyers are likely to put his ill health forward as an argument for house arrest rather than prison following his coup conviction.

Ukraine

Ukraine expects €2.9bn for US weapons to fight Russia, Zelenskyy says

The financial arrangement known as the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) pools contributions from NATO members to purchase US weapons, munitions and equipment.

United Kingdom

UK judge blocks government plan to send migrant back to France

The ruling is a setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to stop people crossing the channel from France in small boats.

Iran

Europeans say Iran has not taken steps to stop 'snapback' sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again asserted that the slapping UN sanctions back on Tehran was "lacking any legal or logical justification."

Russia

Lab tests show Alexei Navalny poisoned in Russian prison, wife claims

Yulia Navalnaya has repeatedly accused the Russian state of murdering him, allegations the Kremlin has dismissed as nonsense.

United Kingdom

King Charles III greets Trump in Windsor at start of state visit to UK

Trump is expected to hold talks on Thursday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who will tout a new UK-US technology deal.

USA

Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination charged with aggravated murder

Kirk, a dominant figure in conservative politics, became a close ally of President Donald Trump after founding the Arizona-based Turning Point USA, one of the nation's largest political organisations.

Gaza

350,000 Palestinians evacuate Gaza City, Israeli military says

Long lines of traffic stretched down the coastal road on Tuesday as tens of thousands of Palestinians attempted to leave the city.

Spain

Spain had hottest summer on record in 2025, weather agency says

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

USA

New York judge drops terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

Mangione pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in the 4 December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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