Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Funerals were held at Gaza City for Palestinians reportedly killed in a Israeli air strikes A senior Hamas official has told the BBC that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled. The comments came…
Denis Villeneuve, the Oscar-nominated French-Canadian filmmaker, will direct the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has announced. The Dune director said in a statement released by the studio that he was a “die-hard James Bond fan” and intends to “honour the tradition” of the franchise. Speculation has been swirling over the future of the…
Jun 26, 2025 04:54 AM IST Trump called for Israel’s “Great War Time Prime Minister” to be exonerated after the conflict with Iran. US President Donald Trump weighed in on ally Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial Wednesday, urging for Israel’s “Great War Time Prime Minister” to be exonerated after the conflict with Iran. FILE –…
The new members of US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s panel of vaccine advisers will review long-approved immunisation schedules for children and teens. The seven members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Acip) met for the first time on Wednesday, weeks after Kennedy ousted all 17 of their predecessors. The Acip recommends who…
Cecilia Barría and Walter Fojo BBC Mundo Reporting fromEverglades, Florida Watch: ‘I have grave concerns’ – Advocate weighs environmental impact of “Alligator Alcatraz” A convoy of trucks carrying tents, construction materials and portable toilets flows into a virtually abandoned airport in Florida’s picturesque Everglades, a Unesco World Heritage Site. But they’re not helping build the…
new video loaded: Israelis and Iranians Embrace a Return to Normalcy as Truce Holds transcript Back transcript Israelis and Iranians Embrace a Return to Normalcy as Truce Holds After a shaky start to the U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Iran, a sense of normalcy returned to the warring countries on Wednesday as the truce appeared…
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Donald Trump has indicated he will consider providing more of the Patriot missiles that Ukraine needs to defend against mounting Russian strikes, adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “really has to end that war”. The US president’s remarks came after a 50-minute meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday on the sidelines of a…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that “great progress” was being made to end the war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, reported AFP. US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC on Tuesday, June 24(Bloomberg) “I think great progress is being…
Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, according to officials and activists. Within days of Israel’s airstrikes beginning on 13 June, Iranian security forces started a campaign of widespread arrests accompanied…