By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will discuss the possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, a sale likely to anger
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the ceasefire with Iran was "over" following major exchanges of fire between US forces and the Islamic republic. Trump blasted Iran as "scum" and "cuckoo" after Washington launched strikes on the Islamic Republic overnight and Iran's
More 30,000 people joined within 24 hours of the launch of the Cockroach Janta Party.
Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.
South Korea has extended voting for its ambitious travel directory of the 10,000 must-visit destinations across the country. So far, more than 30,000 people have already had their say.
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was "over", adding he didn't want to engage with Tehran. The interim ceasefire agreement signed between Washington and Tehran —
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a "terrible partner" in NATO. Trump was speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of an
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday at a NATO summit he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a "terrible partner" in the alliance. Trump, speaking alongside NATO Secretary General
The president at a NATO summit in Turkey declared the end of a truce after U.S. forces carried out strikes in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Day will briefly turn into night across a swath of northern Spain on Aug. 12, when the moon will completely cover the sun during a rare total solar eclipse.
The shelters, originally WWII air raid shelters, provide water, medicine and staff assistance daily.
Romantic comedy “Finding Mojo” opens nationwide in Malaysia on July 23, with a Singapore release following on July 31 and an Indonesian bow in the works. Astro Shaw is distributing the film locally, while SC Films International handles sales in territories outside Southeast
On July 7, South Korea began enforcing a sweeping law against false and manipulated information. The law authorizes punitive damages of up to five times proven losses against news organizations and large online channels that knowingly distribute prohibited content to cause harm
The film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia, hits theaters on July 10.
China said specific versions of Claude Code posed back-door vulnerabilities that could send sensitive information to a remote server.
Europeans are experiencing another record-breaking heatwave, but not everyone is affected equally. Who is the most affected by these extreme climate events on the old continent?
Samsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked launch event will be held on July 22nd, with the tagline: "A new shape unfolds." It's long been rumored that Samsung is about to expand its foldable phone line to a third format, with a shorter and wider version of its big
After votes were cast by more than 200,000 people, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico came out on top on the overall world list, with the highest ranked European city coming out 13th.
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead The new prime minister will be looking for money? Well, here’s £21.7bn lying on the ground. The government could cancel its deranged,
As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heat wave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer screen glowing with red and green temperature indicators.
She had argued that he had damaged the family’s reputation and sought land worth millions.
The airline will fly twice daily to Kuala Lumpur and once daily to Singapore.
It’s a good bet that your first box of crayons or watercolors was a simple affair of six or so colors… just like the palette belonging to Amenemopet, vizier to Pharaoh Amenhotep III (c.1391 — c.1354 BC), a pleasure-loving patron of the arts whose rule coincided with a period of
As a child, Enrique Bordallo would gaze in awe at the starry night sky in rural Spain. Next month's solar eclipse has now made his passion a popular obsession.
Yashasvi Juyal did not pitch his way into filmmaking. He shot his way in. “We never went through the route of pitching from development,” the Indian filmmaker says of “The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb,” his debut feature, which premieres in the Proxima Competition at
An interesting stat slipped silently through the financial papers in Bangladesh the other week. Reports briefly mentioned that deposits to Swiss banks from Bangladeshi nationals, residents, and corporate entities increased by 233% from 2023 to 2025, nearly cracking its all-time
Eleven people were killed and hundreds more injured after two tornadoes barrelled through China’s Hubei province on Monday (Jul 6).
The boycott saw a slump in imports of Japanese beer into South Korea, particularly affecting Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin beer.
(Fixes dateline) NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) July 8 - Mourners marched through Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, following the coffin of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as his six-day funeral procession, which drew huge crowds in his home country, pressed on across
Rubbish dumps can expose birds to contaminants, raising questions over whether landfill foraging helps or harms Storks are gaining weight from a diet of literal junk, according to research that suggests the previously disappearing birds face potential health risks as a result
EU agricultural markets are expected to remain robust in 2026, according to the summer 2026 edition of the short-term outlook report for EU agricultural markets, published today by the European Commission. To note, this report does not take into account the ongoing heatwaves
Hundreds of people cheered for Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, in the match against Argentina.
In the second of a three-part series on Taiwan beyond semiconductors, CNA explores how the island’s emerging premium chocolate industry is balancing global success with growing climate pressures.
Trump dashed hopes of a two-day summit by telling reporters the US should "control" Greenland. The Danish prime minister hit back, calling on the US to "respect Danish sovereignty".
"The Russian threat is moving further and further north towards the Arctic Circle. We need to be prepared at all times across various domains", Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, said in an interview with Euronews, referring to the purchase of 12 submarines.
The renewed dispute comes months after Donald Trump revived his long-standing ambition for the United States to acquire Greenland, a proposal repeatedly rejected by Denmark and Greenland's leaders.
Mount Olympus is a sight to behold each summer as torchlight processions, symbolic ceremonies and theatrical performances bring communities together in a shared celebration of ancient Greek mythology.
Federal trade and industrial policies have triggered a new wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with some companies committing billions of dollars to U.S.-based manufacturing. Now, an analysis in Contemporary Economic Policy has found that FDI raises
His masterclass started an hour late after Colombia’s FIFA World Cup clash with Switzerland went to penalties, leaving the opening-day crowd at the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) visibly deflated over its eventual loss. Taking the stage before the subdued audience, Mexico’s
Marine Le Pen ally Fabrice Leggeri claims the National Rally presidential candidate will prove her innocence despite an appeals court upholding her conviction for the misuse of millons in EU funds on Tuesday.
Anti-fraud investigators at OLAF just broke up an international smuggling group. Criminals tried to slip their illegal cargo past European border checks as children's toys to evade customs controls. But the boxes did not contain toys at all.
A study published in Ecography has assessed how climate change may be destabilizing interactions between predators and prey in the wild—specifically, how owl–prey interactions have responded to environmental variability and resource availability over 24 years in the semi-arid
A short spell in a heat chamber at the University of Brighton showed Alec Luhn that his body is not adapted to high temperatures – but regular exposure can train the body to respond more effectively
Netflix’s latest Spanish-language mini-series, “I’m Not Afraid,” is a harrowing tale about the cruelties of poverty and the loss of childhood innocence. The first television adaptation of Niccolò Ammaniti’s 2003 novel “I’m Not Scared” is told from the perspective of a
Ten years after its adoption, the European Commission has published an evaluation of the EU Animal Health Law. The evaluation and accompanying report highlight the positive impact that the legislation has had in tackling animal diseases, while also presenting areas for
Funeral procession for Ali Khamenei passes through Najaf as thousands of mourners gather, touching the funeral truck and honouring the late leader.
In today's newsletter: US President Donald Trump revives his annexationist rhetoric of the arctic island of Greenland, ambassadors in Brussels bristle over what to do about Serbia, and a letter about FIFA is making waves in the European Parliament.
TAIPEI, July 8 - China's gradually increasing pressure tactics risk creating an entirely new status quo in the Taiwan Strait, which the international community may not realise until it is too late, a senior Taiwan official said on Wednesday.