The UN nuclear watchdog IAEA said Wednesday facilities housing nuclear material in Iran suffered no damage in the recent US-Israeli strikes and there was no risk of a radiation leak. “Based on analysis of latest available satellite imagery...
German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd said on Wednesday it was suspending Gulf bookings until further notice due to the US-Israeli war with Iran. “Due to the current operational and security constraints in the Upper Gulf region… Hapag-Lloyd...
Ukraine was behind an attack that sunk a Russian gas carrier off the coast of Libya earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “This is a terrorist attack. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this kind of...
The Vatican on Wednesday warned artificial intelligence could lead to “social control” and “manipulation” and called for more focus on human relationships to counter the dehumanising effects of digital technology. In a wide...
Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Wednesday that the entire country had been affected by a total power outage, without identifying the cause. “The power grid has completely shut down across all Iraqi provinces,” the ministry...
More than 17,500 Americans have returned to the United States since the country and Israel launched war on Iran last weekend, the State Department said Wednesday. More than 8,500 Americans returned on Tuesday, assistant secretary of state Dylan...
Hezbollah said Wednesday its fighters were engaged in “direct” clashes with Israeli forces in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, located about six kilometres from the border. This is the first claim of a direct confrontation between...
British police on Wednesday arrested three men on suspicion of spying for China, including the husband of a lawmaker from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ruling Labour party. Chinese espionage is a politically sensitive subject in Britain and...
US forces killed the leader of an Iranian unit that tried to assassinate President Donald Trump, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. “Iran tried to kill President Trump, and President Trump got the last laugh,” Hegseth told a...
Israel had initially planned to strike Iran in mid-2026, but developments inside the Islamic republic and shifting regional dynamics brought the timetable forward to February, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. “An operation was...
The mayor of France’s second-biggest city Marseille said Wednesday that Kanye West was “not welcome”, after the music star known for his antisemitic rants announced a concert in June. The 24-time Grammy winner has lost fans and...
Israel’s military is planning at least one or two more weeks of operations in Iran, Israeli media reported on Wednesday after briefings to military reporters. “The Israeli military is planning for at least one or two more weeks of...
Iran’s armed forces threatened on Wednesday to target Israeli missions worldwide if Israel were to attack Tehran’s mission in Lebanon, a military spokesman said. Abolfazl Shekarchi, the spokesman of the Iranian armed forces, said live on...
France’s President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez he stood by him after President Donald Trump threatened to sever trade with Spain over it refusing US use of its bases to attack Iran, his office said...
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, as the war triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran continued its regional spread. Beijing is a close partner of Iran and has said it backs...
