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The announcement of an agreement to halt hostilities between the United States and Iran has handed Donald Trump a timely political boost for his birthday – though the package comes with considerable uncertainty. In a social media post celebrating the breakthrough, the US president stated that the Strait of Hormuz would once again be accessible to commercial shipping and that the United States would end its naval blockade. "Let the oil flow!" Trump declared on Sunday. He went on to

• Police used water cannons in Northern Ireland as anti-immigration protests continued for a second night after a Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a knife attack. • Political leaders across Britain denounced both the stabbing and the anti-immigrant unrest that followed. • The disturbances come amid growing racial tensions in Britain, intensified by far-right rhetoric and activity on social media. Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons on Wednesday as

Clear your schedule. The FIFA World Cup 2026 has arrived! From global icons like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane to emerging talents such as Lamine Yamal, Arda Guler, Yan Diomande and others, the world’s finest footballers will gather across North America for the sport’s biggest spectacle. Recommended Stories • list 1 of 4Everything you need to know about the FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums • list 2 of 4Confirmed squads for all 48 nations competing at the FIFA World

Brazil’s preparations for the World Cup suffered an early setback after Neymar missed the national team’s first training session to undergo medical examinations, casting uncertainty over his role in the squad. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that the 34-year-old forward, who is recovering from a right calf injury, did not participate in the closed training session at the Granja Comary complex. Instead, he was sent to a private clinic in Teresopolis for imaging tests to

Mohammed Odeh, the commander of Hamas’s armed wing, was killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, just days after his predecessor died in a comparable operation. According to local medics and witnesses, at least three Palestinians were killed and dozens injured when the strike hit a residential building in one of the busiest market districts of Gaza City. Israel’s military and the Shin Bet security agency said the buildings targeted were being used as a hideout by Odeh. Officials

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide attacker drove an explosives-packed vehicle into the vicinity of a railway line just as a passenger train was passing through the southwestern city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 70 others, authorities reported. The powerful blast caused two train carriages to derail and burst into flames, with thick black smoke rising above the scene, as seen in videos posted online. The bombing occurred in an area typically monitored by

WASHINGTON (AP) — American and Nigerian forces have killed a senior Islamic State leader in Nigeria during a joint operation conducted on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced. In a late-night social media statement, Trump disclosed the mission carried out in Africa’s most populous nation but provided limited operational details. He identified the militant as Abu Bakr al-Mainuki and described him as the Islamic State group’s global second-in-command, saying he had attempted to conceal

Passengers have started leaving the cruise ship linked to the hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s Ministry of Health confirmed, as part of a carefully coordinated international repatriation effort. The vessel, MV Hondius, docked early Sunday at the Spanish island of Tenerife with 147 people on board. Small boats were used to transfer passengers from the ship, which remained anchored off the Port of Granadilla, to the island. Once ashore, passengers boarded waiting buses that transported them directly

Israel’s armed forces have announced new evacuation directives for residents of several towns and villages in southern Lebanon, including locations outside the areas currently held by Israeli troops, despite an existing truce intended to pause hostilities with Hezbollah. In a statement posted Sunday on social media, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, urged civilians to leave immediately. “For your safety, you must evacuate your homes at once and move at least

Two months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family residence in an affluent Johannesburg suburb, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert Mugabe’s youngest son on two separate charges. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33, were originally both charged with attempted murder following the shooting on 19 February. Earlier this month, Matonhodze admitted guilt to attempted murder, firearms violations,

A military court in Jakarta has begun hearing the case against four Indonesian soldiers accused of carrying out an acid attack on an activist who opposed the growing role of the armed forces in civilian government. On Wednesday, military prosecutors formally charged the four men — Edi Sudarko, Budi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, Nandala Dwi Prasetia and Sami Lakka — with premeditated aggravated assault. Under Indonesia’s criminal code, the offence carries a maximum penalty of 12 years in prison. The

The team widely regarded as the favourite for the upcoming World Cup could be facing a major setback after Spanish forward Lamine Yamal suffered an injury while representing Barcelona in a La Liga fixture on Wednesday. Initial reports suggest that club medical staff fear Yamal may have torn his hamstring, although a definitive diagnosis will only be confirmed after he undergoes medical scans on Thursday. The 18-year-old star earned a penalty for his side and confidently converted it in the 40th

At least six people lost their lives and several others were wounded after a gunman opened fire in Kyiv on Saturday, according to Ukrainian authorities. The shooting occurred in the southern Holosiivskyi district of the capital. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated that the suspect, a local resident, began firing at people in the street before entering a nearby supermarket, where he took several individuals hostage. Klymenko confirmed that the attacker was shot and killed inside the

With not one but two ceasefires now holding across the Middle East, could the region be on the verge of two significant diplomatic breakthroughs? The pauses in fighting — one involving Iran and another in Lebanon — are both being described as fragile, which is often the case with such arrangements. Still, as the sound of combat subsides, a window has opened that carries both promise and peril. At first glance, Thursday night’s declaration of a 10-day halt in hostilities between Israel and the

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent two days visiting the front line in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. During the trip, he met with troops from the 65th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and stressed the urgent need for increased Western assistance. According to Johnson, the current level of support is not enough to repel ongoing Russian assaults. While in Kamianske, an area subjected to constant shelling, Johnson personally witnessed the threat posed by enemy drones. He later

A plane transporting individuals deported from the United States has arrived in Uganda, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues advancing its policy of sending migrants to countries where they have no previous connections. According to a senior Ugandan government official who spoke anonymously, those removed from the US will remain in the east African nation during what was described as “a transitional period” before they may potentially be relocated to other destinations. The

More than three million government officials across India have launched what is set to be the largest national population survey in the world, initiating a yearlong exercise that could significantly influence welfare distribution and political representation nationwide. The census, postponed partly due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, officially commenced on Wednesday and is scheduled to continue until March 31 of next year. In the initial phase, census workers will spend

The United States is urgently deploying more than 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, closer to the area surrounding Iran. The elite units are preparing to depart within the next few days, according to the Associated Press, which cited three defense officials familiar with the matter. The 82nd Airborne Division serves as the U.S. Army’s primary rapid-response force, capable of executing swift and complex airborne operations, including parachute landings, securing