Iran’s powerful clerical establishment has concluded deliberations to choose a new supreme leader following the death of Ali Khamenei. The decision was taken on Sunday by the influential Assembly of Experts, the constitutional body responsible for appointing and supervising the country’s highest religious authority. Members of the council confirmed that voting had already taken place […]
Iran has announced a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a two-week ceasefire with the United States in an effort to calm rising tensions in the Middle East. The decision was made public on Tuesday night. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, confirmed that the strategic waterway would be reopened under controlled conditions. The […]
The New Zealand government has announced a new six-month work visa for international graduates as part of reforms to its post-study immigration framework aimed at better aligning graduate employment opportunities with labour market demands. According to a statement published on the New Zealand Immigration website on Monday, the new Short-term Graduate Work Visa will take […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Monday to tech companies, including Apple and Google, to prevent explicit images from being taken or viewed on children’s mobile phones within three months or face legislation compelling them to comply. Speaking at the London Tech Week show, Starmer said the initiative, requiring operating system developers […]
President Donald Trump pardoned former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer, R-Ind., who was convicted on four counts of securities fraud in 2023 after he left Congress. Buyer had been convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison after he was charged with trading stock based on two mergers he knew about based on work at his […]
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines on Monday killed at least 31 people, according to provincial authorities, after toppling buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. National disaster authorities said at least a dozen people were still missing, while 134 had sustained injuries. Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move […]
Former US President Barack Obama’s sweary private reaction of horror at Britain’s decision to leave the EU has been disclosed for the first time. According to Britain’s former ambassador in the US, Lord Kim Darroch, Obama thought the UK had “f***ed” itself. Writing in Sir Anthony Seldon’s book, The Brexit Effect, which is being serialised […]
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party has won parliamentary elections, preliminary results showed on Monday, a victory seen as endorsement of the nation’s pro-Western shift after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. Pashinyan’s push to forge closer ties with the West and move Armenia out of the orbit of its former imperial […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received the backing of the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in calling for direct ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to a joint statement issued following defence talks in London on Sunday. Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich […]
Israel said Sunday that Iran launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, further complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war. Iran’s state broadcaster confirmed the missile launches and cited the armed forces as saying that “if Israel responds to Iranian attacks […]
