China expressed deep shock and said it had lodged a protest on Tuesday after a man described as a member of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces broke into its Tokyo embassy and threatened to kill diplomats. The incident further soured relations...
Ireland slashed excise duty on petrol and diesel Tuesday in a bid to stem surging prices at filling stations following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Excise duty on diesel will fall by 20 euro cents a litre and by 15 cents a litre on...
Sweden’s government on Tuesday said it would put forward a bill introducing a requirement for migrants to adhere to an “honest living” or face deportation. The country’s right-wing government, which came into power in 2022 on...
Epic Games said Tuesday it was cutting more than 1,000 jobs as a slump in users for its flagship title Fortnite left the video game giant spending “significantly more” than it was making. Chief executive Tim Sweeney announced the layoffs...
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke on Tuesday of a “deep rift” with traditional ally the United States and said the US-Israeli war on Iran was a “breach of international law”. In unusually strong comments, the...
Greenland’s prime minister told AFP on Tuesday that Denmark’s general election was the most important in the history of the Danish autonomous territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly said he believes the...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday Islamabad was prepared to host negotiations to stop the US-Israeli war with Iran, after mounting speculation it could act as a mediator. “Pakistan welcomes and fully supports...
Israeli first responders said three people were injured during Iranian missile fire targeting the south of the country on Tuesday, including an infant. The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services said medical teams were evacuating to hospital a...
Thousands of oil contracts — a higher volume than normal — traded 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump pledged to halt strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, sending prices tumbling, financial media reported Tuesday. Between...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of “national energy emergency” on Tuesday, citing risks to the domestic fuel supply and energy stability created by the Middle East war. The state of emergency was declared just...
Iran fired a fresh broadside of missiles at Israel Tuesday, causing damage and injuries in Tel Aviv, as uncertainty swirled over possible talks to end the three-week Middle East war. AFP images showed rubble-strewn streets and the side of a building...
Qatar Tuesday said the Middle East war had stretched the Gulf states’ security system beyond breaking point as Iran presses its aerial campaign against neighbouring countries. “The most important outcome of this war is the breakdown of...
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that the military will take control of south Lebanon all the way to the Litani river. “All five bridges over the Litani that were used by Hezbollah for the passage of terrorists and weapons...
Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Israeli-US strikes targeted two gas facilities and a pipeline, hours after US President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to attack power infrastructure. “As part of the ongoing attacks carried...
Japan will release another part of its strategic oil reserves from Thursday and will tap into joint stockpiles held by producing nations in the country by the end of the month, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday. “In order to secure...
