World Russia mutiny: Residents in Moscow asked not to travel as rebel mercenary convoy nears June 24, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the leader of the Wagner mercenary group of treason and leading an “armed mutiny”. He claimed the actions of one-time ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, who…
World Ireland TV boss suspended amid scandal over payments to star June 23, 2023 The boss of Irish broadcaster RTE has been suspended amid a controversy over misreporting the salary of its highest paid star. Director general Dee Forbes was due to step down…
World Biden’s description of Xi Jinping as ‘dictator’ criticised as ‘absurd and irresponsible’ June 21, 2023 China says comments by Joe Biden describing its leader Xi Jinping as a dictator are “extremely absurd and irresponsible”. The latest clash comes right after US Secretary of State Antony…
World German mum sentenced to more than nine years in prison after she kept Yazidi woman as a slave June 20, 2023 A court in Germany will deliver its verdict later today in a landmark case against a 37-year-old woman accused of crimes against humanity and aiding and abetting genocide in one…
World Police searching 2024 Paris Olympics HQ in corruption probe June 20, 2023 Police are searching the headquarters of the 2024 Paris Olympics organisers as part of a probe into suspected corruption. The Paris organising committee said in a statement that a search…
World Pakistan to hold day of mourning after boat sinks off Greek coast June 18, 2023 Pakistan’s prime minister has declared a national day of mourning for those who died when a fishing trawler packed with people sank off the coast of Greece. Up to 750…
World The West has only one option to truly protect Ukraine’s counteroffensive June 17, 2023 Can Ukraine’s counteroffensive prevail without combat air cover, and will the West come to regret not providing Ukraine with such battle-winning capability? Although the West has provided a wealth of…
World African leaders meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine peace mission – with Putin next June 16, 2023 South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is among a group of African leaders in Ukraine on a peace mission. The presidents of Zambia, Senegal, Comoros, South Africa and Egypt’s prime minister…
World Iceland stores in Ireland ordered to recall imported frozen animal products June 15, 2023 The Irish arm of supermarket Iceland has been ordered to remove imported frozen animal products from its stores. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) served a notice on Metron…
World World’s most famous human ancestor ‘could walk just like us’ June 14, 2023 The world’s most famous early human ancestor could walk upright like a modern-day human thanks to fully bendable knee joints, research suggests. ‘Lucy’ was from an extinct ape-like species that…
World Belarus ‘starts receiving tactical nuclear weapons from Russia three times more powerful than Hiroshima bomb’ June 14, 2023 Belarus has started to receive tactical nuclear weapons from Russia, its leader has said. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state TV that his country is taking delivery of the…
World Florida is ‘Trump country’ and it doesn’t seem that any indictment is going to change that June 13, 2023 Some, perhaps, may not be aware, but the state of Florida is considered “Trump country”. The 45th president of the United States is wildly popular here. As a simple measure…
World Ukraine ‘probing Russian defences’ looking for weak point to send in tanks – military expert June 13, 2023 Ukrainian forces are probing Russian defences along the frontline as they prepare to commit their new NATO-standard tanks to the fray. The highly anticipated counteroffensive is under way and in…
World Driver was going ‘too quick’ in fatal wedding bus crash June 13, 2023 A bus driver was driving too fast when the vehicle crashed in Australia, killing 10 wedding guests and injuring 25 others, police have alleged. Brett Button was arrested after mandatory…
World Iran: The West cannot stop us from building nuclear weapons but a deal is possible June 11, 2023 The West cannot stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, the country’s supreme leader has said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking on Sunday as tensions continue to mount over the country’s…
World Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia as troops engage in intense fighting June 10, 2023 Counteroffensive action against Russian forces is under way, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, with troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. Speaking at a Kyiv news conference…
World Colombia plane crash: What we know so far as children rescued after five weeks June 10, 2023 In the deep depths of a Colombian jungle, four children have been found alive weeks after a deadly plane crash. After surviving 40 days alone, the siblings were rescued by…
World Iran is helping Russia build drone factory, White House says June 9, 2023 Iran has been supplying Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant that could be fully operational by early next year, the White House has said. National Security Council…
World Israel will do ‘whatever we need to do to defend ourselves’ against Iran, Netanyahu says June 8, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Sky News he will do “whatever we need to do to defend ourselves” against Iran – and diplomacy has failed to stop Tehran…
World Biden says it could be time for British NATO boss – as Wallace rumoured for top job June 8, 2023 It could be time for a British NATO Secretary General, according to US President Joe Biden. Amid growing speculation that UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wants to take over the…