Gaza kitchens warn food running out after two-months Israeli blockade
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent BBC Anera’s community kitchens in Khan Younis feeds some 6,000 people each day A hot meal is hard to come by in the Gaza Strip,…
Several reported dead after suspected shooting in Sweden
Reuters Several people have died after a shooting at a hair salon in the town of Uppsala, Swedish media have reported. Police said they have received calls from members of…
Fatalities after car driven into crowd in Vancouver
A “number of people have been killed” after a car was driven into a crowd in the Canadian city of Vancouver, local police have said. Vancouver Police said “multiple others”…
Pakistan suspends visas for Indian nationals after Kashmir attack
Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals…
US stocks and dollar slide after Trump attacks Fed chair Powell
US stocks and the dollar plunged again as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the US central bank boss calling him “a major loser” for not lowering interest rates.…
Hopes for Iran nuclear talks tempered by threats and mixed messages
Parham Ghobadi BBC Persian EPA Iran and the US have held a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome – and agreed to meet again next week – even…
Canada party leaders grilled in election debate on how to tackle Trump
The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties have been grilled about their response to US President Donald Trump and clashed over energy and housing in their first televised debate…
Zelensky urges Trump to visit Ukraine ahead of deal with Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to visit his country before any deal is struck with Russia to end the war. “Please, before any kind of decisions, any…
Witkoff meets Putin as Trump urges Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine ceasefire
Reuters Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Library in St Petersburg US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Friday, as Donald Trump urged the…
Germany’s Merz seals government deal bringing end to months of stalemate
Germany’s conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe’s biggest economy, five months after the previous government collapsed. Merz, 69, said their agreement…