Fearing Trump ire, corporate America ditches Pride month

After many years of sponsoring traditional Pride events in the United States, some big companies are yielding to pressure from the Trump administration to ditch D...

Trump says Canada will have to pay €54 billion to join 'Golden Dome' defence system

The US president added that it would be free if Canada decided to become the country's 51st state.

Donald Trump has said Canada will have to pay $61bn (€54bn) to...

Sweden charges man over 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot burned alive in Syria

Osama Krayem, 32, has been charged with war crimes and terrorism over his alleged role in a 2015 execution by the so-called Islamic State group in Syria.

Swedish...

Israeli troops open fire as Gaza crowd overwhelms US-backed aid hub

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, chosen by Israel and backed by the US, lost control of an aid distribution centre as it was overrun by Palestinians.

Israeli tr...

NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut public media funding

The lawsuit alleges that Trump is acting to contravene the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private non-profit corporation set up to distribute federal fund...

Experts praise police for swift release of details about Liverpool crash suspect

“Information voids are almost a gravitational force for conspiracy theorists," said one expert who welcomed the police's early intervention.

Misinformation and o...

Suspect in stabbing attack that killed three at German festival admits guilt at trial

The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, push...

King Charles addresses Canadian parliament amid tensions with US

King Charles III and Queen Camilla travelled to Canada on a visit widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by US President Donald Trum...

At least five dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in eastern China

A further six people are missing after the blast in the city of Weifang in Shandong province.

At least five people have been killed and 19 others injured in a hu...

Is the future Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan the final nail in Aral Sea's coffin?

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisi...

North Korea says US 'Golden Dome' missile defence system risks nuclear war in space

Pyongyang's warning comes a week after US President Donald Trump gave more information about the initiative.

North Korea has hit out at US President Donald Trump...

Verdict expected on Wednesday in landmark French mass child sex abuse case

The public prosecutor in the case has previously called for 74-year old former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec who is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, to be ha...

Several Russian airports suspend operations over Ukrainian drone raids

Several airports in Russia suspended operations overnight on Tuesday amid drone alerts. Over the past weeks, Kyiv has intensified its drone attacks on Russian cit...

M23 rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern DR Congo, Amnesty International says

The NGO made the claims against the Rwandan-backed group in a new report published on Tuesday.

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused the Rw...

Syrian government and Kurds agree to evacuate families from al-Hol camp

The agreement to allow Syrians to return from al-Hol camp comes amid a push for closer cooperation between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the country's north...

New US-backed aid distribution system opens in Gaza amid UN concerns

The organisation said it begun its first distribution of aid after a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on the enclave.

A new aid distribution system in Gaza ha...

Trump honours veterans and fallen soldiers in Memorial Day ceremony

US President Donald Trump honoured US soldiers who died in combat in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery, calling them “America’s best and bravest”.

A ...

German police call for further security measures after spate of knife attacks

Two of Germany's largest police trade unions call for enhanced video surveillance and more staff after a woman at Hamburg Central Station injured 18 people in ano...

Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes as experts warn of worsening humanitarian crisis

Israel says it plans to seize complete control of the Strip and facilitate what it describes as the voluntary migration of its population of some 2 million, a pla...

Western allies lift Ukraine's restrictions on long-range weapons, says Merz

Western allies are no longer imposing any restrictions on the use of long-range weapons delivered to Ukraine for Kyiv against Russian military targets, the German...

Turkish Cypriot leader rules out prospect of tripartite meeting

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has also referred to the Republic of Cyprus' arrests of individuals suspected of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the Tu...