On Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks. Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had “no reason” to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country. He added that Iran’s national security depended on maintaining what he described as “Iranian arrangements”…
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who passed away on Monday at a Sydney hospital, died from pneumonia, his agent has confirmed. Best known for his roles in Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders, the 78-year-old’s family described his death earlier this week as “sudden and unexpected”. Neill’s long-time agent Philip Grenz released a statement on Thursday…
After Wednesday’s victory, Argentina vice-president Victoria Villarruel posted on X, external, writing “it wasn’t just another match” alongside a video of what appeared to be Argentine soldiers. “The Falklands are Argentine,” Villarruel posted. “They banned bringing them to the stadium and forgot that we carry them in our blood and our hearts.” In the build-up…
The Epstein files are the biggest challenge to face the justice department since Trump’s return. After public outcry, Congress mandated that the justice department release its trove of millions of files related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, the slow pace of their release and extensive redactions have drawn…
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that military personnel aged 30 and older will undergo testing for testosterone deficiency as part of annual health screenings. In a video posted on X, captioned “High-T Department”, Hegseth said he was authorising the screening programme for troops to ensure “you have the right testosterone levels to operate at…
Families of the victims are calling for answers after so many years of uncertainty. Egle Possetti, who also represents the victims’ families committee, says she and other relatives of the deceased hope responsibility will be clearly pinned down. “For so many years, lawyers told us that what happened was no-one’s fault, that it was just…
Smoke and orange haze from hundreds of active wildfires in Canada has spread across Ontario and towards northern US states. There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Officials say the smoke will not be as severe as it was in 2023, when Quebec wildfire…
“From here to anywhere” is the motto of Debert’s business park, but it feels like the middle of nowhere. Just 113km (70 miles) north of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s east coast, it was once a military base where thousands of soldiers trained during World War Two. Now it’s a mix old buildings and empty…
A monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face – and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo – has been confirmed as a new species to science. The black-furred primate was spotted and photographed hidden away in the high tree canopy of dense tropical forests in Lomami National Park,…
Delivery riders are to strike in several Italian cities on Wednesday, calling for better working conditions in the intense summer heat. In Milan, city authorities have limited deliveries during the hottest hours of the day until September, and riders working for Glovo and Deliveroo are to halt work in the evening to call for measures…