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France to recognise a Palestine state – Macron

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France to recognise a Palestine state - Macron
Mr Macron, who unveiled the decision on X, published a letter sent to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas confirming France's intention to press ahead with Palestinian recognition and work to convince other partners to follow suit

France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but the plan has drawn angry reactions from Israel and the United States.

Pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan dies aged 71

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Pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan dies aged 71
Hulk Hogan died at his home in Florida

Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and loudly supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has said.

Plane carrying 49 crashes in Russia’s far east

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Plane carrying 49 crashes in Russia's far east
The twin-engine Antonov-24 lost contact with air traffic controllers

A passenger plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur, authorities said.

Appeals for calm in Thailand, Cambodia border dispute

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Appeals for calm in Thailand, Cambodia border dispute
People flee their homes near the Cambodia-Thailand border

Thailand and Cambodia have fought their bloodiest military clashes in more than a decade – with at least 12 people killed – as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery and ground forces over a disputed border zone.

Life in Gaza ‘completely unbearable’, says UNRWA

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Life in Gaza 'completely unbearable', says UNRWA
Over 100 aid organisations have warned that mass starvation was spreading in Gaza

Senior Emergency Officer with UNRWA, the UN’s Palestinian agency, Louise Wateridge, has said the situation on the ground in Gaza is “completely unbearable”.

Family disappointed with sentence for daughter’s murderer

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Family disappointed with sentence for daughter's murderer
Kirsty Ward was murdered in a Spanish hotel in 2023

The family of an Irish woman who was strangled by her partner in a hotel in Spain two years ago say they are very disappointed with the sentence imposed on him for her murder.

Trump was told he is in Epstein files, WSJ reports

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Trump was told he is in Epstein files, WSJ reports
Donald Trump's name appears multiple times on flight logs for Epstein's private plane in the 1990s

US Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

11 qof ayaa ku dhimatay iska horimaad ka dhacay xadka u dhexeeya Thailand iyo Cambodia

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11 dead in border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia

Jul 24 (Jowhar)-Thailand ayaa duqeymo cirka ah ku qaaday bartilmaameedyada ciidamada Cambodia, iyadoo Cambodia ay ridday gantaallo iyo madaafiic, ay ku dhinteen ugu yaraan 11 qof oo rayid ah, taasoo sare u kacday muran xuduudeed oo muddo dheer socday oo u dhaxeeyay labada dal ee deriska ah.

11 dead in border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia

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11 dead in border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia

Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a major escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours.

Children ‘starving before our eyes’ in Gaza – Tánaiste

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Children 'starving before our eyes' in Gaza - Tánaiste
A child waits to receive food from a charity in Gaza city

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that “children are starving before our eyes” in Gaza as more than 100 aid organisations warned that “mass starvation” was spreading in the Palestinian territory.

UK's Prince Andrew stripped of titles, forced out of home

Prince Andrew loses royal titles, ordered to vacate royal residence

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A Royal Severing: What It Feels Like When a Prince Becomes Andrew Mountbatten Windsor There are moments when centuries of ceremony and the slow thrum...
Israel carries out deadly incursion in south Lebanon

Israel launches deadly cross-border incursion into southern Lebanon

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Dawn in Blida: A Quiet Village Fractured by Gunfire Before dawn, Blida lay half-asleep beneath a pale sky, its battered houses still bearing the scars...
Who are the actors in Sudan's devastating war?

Who’s driving Sudan’s devastating war? Main armed groups and leaders

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Smoke Over the Nile: Sudan’s Invisible War and the Foreign Hands That Tighten It When I arrived in Khartoum — the city where the Blue...
Nearly 50 dead as Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean

Caribbean battered by Hurricane Melissa as death toll nears 50

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When the Sea Stayed and the Rain Kept Coming: The Wake of Hurricane Melissa There are mornings when the island air smells like salt and...
Trump sets refugee ceiling at record-low 7,500

Trump limits refugee admissions to historic low of 7,500

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A Cap at the Door: America’s Refugee Ceiling Shrinks to 7,500 When a president sets a number, it does more than count heads—it signals values....