Trump’s rehashed 15-point Iran plan unlikely to appease Tehran
Diplomats say US president’s latest claimed plan probably based on now outdated framework put forward in May 2025Middle East crisis …
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Mette Frederiksen’s leftwing bloc fails to win majority in Danish election, exit polls suggest
PM’s party forecast to win most votes but another centrist or centre-right coalition appears likelyMette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats and Denmark’s …
UK offers to host international summit on reopening strait of Hormuz
Defence chiefs have been discussing how to unblock the conduit for about a fifth of the world’s oil suppliesThe UK …
Tangled trail probably leads from Golders Green ambulance attack to Tehran
British investigators are circumspect but experts and security officials say incident has hallmarks of Iranian intelligenceMiddle East crisis – live …
Jailed Bolsonaro granted ‘humanitarian house arrest’ amid failing health
Former Brazil president, serving 27 years over attempted coup, given initial 90-day period that could be extendedSign up for the …
Taliban release US academic held in detention for more than a year
Marco Rubio welcomes release of Dennis Coyle, who was detained in January last year for violating unspecified lawsAfghanistan’s Taliban authorities …
Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones in one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine
At least seven killed as Moscow appears to step up spring offensive amid concerns focus on Iran war leaves Kyiv …
It will seize parts of southern Lebanon as ‘defensive buffer’
Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopesMiddle …
Nasa to spend $20bn on moon base after cancelling orbiting station
New Nasa chief outlines changes to moon programme Artemis including repurposing Lunar GatewayNasa is cancelling plans to deploy a space …
Whale stranded in Baltic will die unless helped to move soon, say experts
German rescue teams have been trying to ease the humpback’s path back into deeper waters without successA 10-metre-long humpback whale …
Diplomatic sources say negotiations may begin in Islamabad next week, though no
Diplomatic sources say negotiations may begin in Islamabad next week, though no formal agreement is in placeMiddle East crisis – …
‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC
Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another set discovered in Virunga national parkA second set of mountain …
Middle East violence continues after Trump claims ‘very good’ talks with Iran
Israel and Gulf states targeted and Iran hit by airstrikes as Tehran denies negotiations are taking place to end warMiddle …
Middle East crisis live: Iran dismisses Trump claim of talks; von der Leyen says global energy situation is ‘critical’
Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ held with US, as Trump postpones energy strikes for five daysTrump claims ‘productive’ talks …
US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested on suspicion of murder
Dayton Webber, 27, accused over shooting death of Bradrick Wells in Maryland, reportedly after argument inside carA Maryland man who …
Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, …
Irish metals refinery is in supply chain that feeds Russian war machine, records suggest
Shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina have increased sharply since the invasion of UkraineA leading Irish metals refinery is …
Denmark election: far right has slowed under Frederiksen – but at what cost?
Polling for anti-immigration DPP is relatively low, but many feel its ideas have been co-opted by Mette Frederiksen’s Social DemocratsMayasa …
Ever oil release from national reserves as Middle East energy crisis bites
PM Sanae Takaichi says about 80m barrels of stockpiled oil to be provided to refiners – equivalent to 45 days …
Russia setting up long-range drone bases in Belarus, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine president vows to respond to move that would draw Belarus more directly into the war; EU anger at Hungary …