US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and restart negotiations aimed at ending the war between Washington and Tehran. Trump told reporters on Saturday that he had rejected the proposal, saying Iran was seeking an agreement because it was facing severe economic pressure….
Six people, including a British national, have been killed after an explosion destroyed a three-storey building in central Athens, Greece. The blast occurred on Friday in the Plaka district, a historic area located near major tourist attractions including the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Four American tourists were among those killed, alongside the…
The White House has barred CNN from travelling with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One for his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, renewing a dispute over media access days after a federal judge ordered the administration to restore access to the network. CNN had been scheduled to serve in the television press pool covering…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting in the country, including online sports betting and virtual casino games. The measure, signed on September 25, comes just over a week before Brazil’s October 4 presidential election, in which Lula is seeking another term. Under the new measure, the…
Iran has offered the United States a seven-day roadmap that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme if Washington accepts a series of conditions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had delivered the proposal to the US through Qatar. He said the plan could restore…
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has joined a Free Palestine protest in New York. He joined demonstrators calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza. Sowore shared news of his participation on Friday through his official X account. The protest took place on Thursday, September 24, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Pope Leo XIV has warned against allowing artificial intelligence to undermine human dignity, urging people not to “lose our humanity amid a paradise of machines” as he began a four-day visit to France. The pontiff delivered the warning on Friday during an address to French authorities, civil society representatives and diplomats at the Élysée Palace…
British rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly will face a retrial in Australia next June after a jury failed to reach verdicts on three rape charges at his earlier trial. The 31-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was acquitted in July of three other rape charges, as well as one assault charge and…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country’s military operations in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East during a contentious address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. Dozens of delegates walked out as Netanyahu approached the podium in protest of Israel’s conduct in the region. The Israeli leader responded by calling…
US President Donald Trump has described his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House as “great” as the two leaders continue high-level talks aimed at managing tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Trump made the comment while showing Xi around the White House grounds following their bilateral meeting on Thursday, according…
