Iraq PM targets powerful militia stronghold in $30m oil smuggling probe
Iraq’s PM has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling network worth up to $30m monthly.
Netanyahu says only a unity government can guarantee Israel’s security
Netanyahu says only a unity government can guarantee Israel’s security Eisenkot, in charge of forming a government, dismisses the appeal as ‘tricks’ as talks and a Knesset speaker vote loom.…
Explosion near Syria’s capital kills father and child
News Explosion near Syria’s capital kills father and child Syria’s Internal Security Forces have launched an investigation into a suspected bomb attack in a suburb of Damascus. Deadly car bomb…
Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed
Warning – this story contains graphic content A woman who has alleged that she was raped by Russell Brand when she was 16 has waived her right to anonymity and…
Ronaldo-less Portugal thrashed 4-1 by Denmark in the Nations League
Ronaldo-less Portugal thrashed 4-1 by Denmark in the Nations League Rasmus Hojlund stars with brace as Denmark close in on a spot in the Nations League quarterfinals. Denmark’s Rasmus Hojlund…
US flights resume after ageing technology blamed for outage
US flights resume after ageing technology blamed for outage
US envoy Kushner says he aims to broker Europe-Russia talks on Ukraine
News US envoy Kushner says he aims to broker Europe-Russia talks on Ukraine Europe’s direct engagement with Moscow as part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks is edging closer to becoming a…
India’s Assam state demolishes homes of 132 Muslim families
Authorities in India’s Assam have demolished the homes of 132 Muslim families.
Can being ‘non-Western’ cost you your home in Denmark?
Denmark’s Supreme Court is set to rule on whether families can be forced from their homes under a law.
Deadly car bomb blast kills two near Syria’s capital
At least two people, a man and a girl, have been killed in a car bomb blast in Jaramana, near Syria’s capital Damascus.