Tehran said diplomatic messages were still being exchanged by both sides through intermediaries, despite a collapse of a ceasefire. Late on Monday, Jordan’s military said it had shot down three Iranian missiles, as sirens sounded across the country warning of incoming fire. Kuwait’s armed forces earlier said they had intercepted Iranian drones. Bahrain said drones…
The Bab al-Mandab Strait, a 32km-wide (20-mile) waterway located between south-western Yemen and the Horn of Africa. It connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, which is linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez canal. Soon after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Houthis began attacking merchant vessels in…
Despite increasing awareness, diagnosing a meat allergy can be difficult. Symptoms often develop at night, hours after people have eaten their evening meal, and for those suffering asthma, the two can often be confused. Van Nunen describes it as an “an anytime but not an every time allergy”. Symptoms may sometimes not appear at all,…
One of the most notorious figures in Mexico’s drug cartels, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a US judge ruled has ruled, two years after Zambada was lured to the US in an elaborate sting operation. The 76-year-old founded the violent Sinaloa Cartel, long the most powerful criminal…
Those frustrations are at the heart of the rise of the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, founded by Dipke. Although the chief justice later withdrew his comment, Dipke embraced the label, turning the cockroach into the movement’s symbol. Monday’s turnout reflected how quickly the movement has grown since its first protest in June, when it…
Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan has died at the age of 75, seven weeks after he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer, his family have confirmed. One of English football’s most decorated players, Keegan enjoyed spells at Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle during an illustrious playing career. He…
The pattern has now become wearily familiar in Nigeria. Many die in a boat accident; officials say the regulations should be followed; their calls are ignored; campaigners say the resources are not available; another tragedy happens. This time, a search-and-rescue team is looking for survivors of a capsized wooden canoe in Jigawa state. Forty were…
The CJP is mostly protesting over issues they have with India’s education system. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is India’s main entrance exam for admission to medical colleges across the country. Nearly 2.28 million candidates sat the exam on 3 May, having studied for months – in some cases years – for the…
Five members of a Utah family were killed in a flash flood over the weekend after going out for a day of hiking in the southern part of the US state, according to law enforcement officials. The victims included a fire captain, Spencer Long, his wife and three sons. A daughter who did not join…
US Vice-President JD Vance has announced the birth of his fourth child, a boy, with his wife Usha Vance. Alec Neel Vance was born on Sunday morning, the vice-president said in a statement on social media. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother,” he…