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One morning in October 2024, the writer Julie Summers received a call at her home in Oxford conveying astonishing news. A boot containing the remains of a human foot had been found on the north flank of Mount Everest. A woolen sock tucked into the boot bore a white name tape, with red letters spelling out: A.C.…

THE Duchess of Sussex’s deal to star in Netflix smash-hit series The Gentlemen is worth more than £1million. We revealed yesterday that Meghan was in advanced talks for a major role in the gangster comedy-drama by Guy Ritchie. But last night a journalist claimed the deal was off. Tina Brown claimed on X: “I learned this morning…

HUNDREDS of people dressed in pink traveled near and far to gather silently outside of the courthouse where Lindsay Clancy faces three murder charges after strangling her kids in January 2023. Men, women and children stood outside the Plymouth County Superior Court in Massachusetts on Thursday for Lindsay wanting “to be still and be quiet and just…

Authorities have not yet confirmed details of the reported shooting or the number of people injured. Multiple victims have been reported following a shooting in Hebron, Indiana, according to local police and media reports. Police told a local news outlet that one of the dead is believed to be the shooter. A third person, a woman, was…

With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November’s midterm elections. The setbacks are striking for a president who returned to office last ​year promising to be a “peacemaker” and made resolving international conflicts a…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments published on Saturday ​that Kyiv had opened “Pandora’s box” with its strikes on Russian ‌economic targets, saying that Russia would hit back at Ukraine’s “most sensitive economic sectors”. Ukraine has this summer escalated a campaign of drone strikes targeting Russian ​economic infrastructure, including oil refineries and online retailers’ warehouses, ​seeking…

A Chinese ‌humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men’s world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation ​Center, won its heat at the opening of the games’ second…

Iran has granted permission for a number ​of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the ‌Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. IRNA ​said obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was ​one of Baghdad’s main requests during Iranian ⁠parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s visit to…

THE Duchess of Sussex is in advanced talks to play a role in the hit Netflix Guy Ritchie gangster series The Gentlemen, eight years after she quit acting. Yesterday it was revealed that she had been offered an opportunity to return to acting, which contributed to her and Harry’s plan to come back to the UK. The…

President Donald Trump sought Friday to boost Sen. Darline Graham’s effort to win a full term, telling thousands of supporters that the first step toward keeping her as their senator involves helping the political newcomer triumph in a Republican runoff next week. The Republican president also begged them to pretend that he’s on the ballot Tuesday —…

A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history was a hoax. The Infowars founder can only be forced to pay about $6 million,…

Tom Brady’s celebrity status did not get him a discount on one of his big summer purchases. One of the NFL legend’s business partners, Chris Costa, told the California Post on Friday that when Brady made a deal to acquire Fernando Mendoza’s rarest rookie card last month, it cost him a small fortune. “It’s a life-altering amount…

Kroy “KJ” Jr., the 15-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alums Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann, has been arrested for serious sexual assault charges. He was taken into custody Monday for aggravated sodomy (a forceful sex act involving the mouth or anus) and aggravated sexual battery, Page Six can confirm. The teen is being held without…

Prince Harry and six other public figures face paying up to £34.5m to the publisher of the Daily Mail after a High Court judge imposed an exceptional order for legal costs over their failed privacy case. The seven claimants, also including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, must pay an initial £9.54m by Friday of next week…

Hayden Panettiere was 16 when drugs first arrived in her life in Hollywood. Ahead of a red carpet event for the hit series Heroes, she has said someone on her team handed her a pill to help amp up her energy. The hit sci-fi NBC series had catapulted the teen into a household name – and that…

Syria is weighing whether to join the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, while Bangladesh has also expressed openness to joining a wider framework. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia could expand as Syria weighs whether to join the pact, while Bangladesh has said it is open to…

A record-strength El Niño could intensify global warming and disrupt weather patterns, with India facing additional pressure on the monsoon and farm output This year’s El Niño is on track to become the most powerful in over a century, with Pacific waters expected to heat up more than 3°C above normal — a level that would dwarf…

British commandos fast-roped from a helicopter on June 14 in the English Channel to intercept the sanctioned oil tanker Smyrtos, captained by Ajay Pant. The Indian captain of an alleged Russian shadow fleet oil vessel seized by British commandos has been made a “scapegoat”, his wife told AFP, as her husband awaits trial. Ajay Pant, 38, in…

The MPs have urged the UN to help restore communications and essential supplies, end arbitrary arrests and ensure accountability for deaths and injuries. More than 70 British parliamentarians have urged United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to step up international engagement over the worsening situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), calling for an end to bloodshed, restoration of communications,…

Parents ‌of children abducted from Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state protested in Uba town on Thursday, demanding the federal government secure their release nearly 100 days after they were taken. The children were seized from their ​classrooms on May 15 in Mussa, a community on the fringes of ​the Sambisa Forest, a long-time stronghold of Islamist militants. The…

An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked students at ​a Swedish high school on Friday, killing one person and injuring three, and police shot and detained him as media reported the ‌attacker was a former student at the school. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at the Brinell high school in the central Swedish town of…

The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead ​of Monday’s scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran’s most important trading partners including China. As the ‌war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks. All the while, oil shipments…

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on ​Friday, in a move the U.S. 7th Fleet said “demonstrates ‌the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific”. The Chinese military tracked and monitored the patrol and reconnaissance aircraft throughout the transit, the ​state-backed Global Times newspaper reported, citing a military…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that ​would halt much of the development. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to consider the administration’s formal request to ‌let it continue…

Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden’s win over President Donald…

Morgan Stanley has picked Dallas for a major expansion of its banking empire outside New York City — accelerating Wall Street’s migration to Texas following the election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, The Post has learned. The financial giant plans to relocate up to 4,800 jobs to the state by 2031, passing over Alpharetta, Georgia, according to municipal…

HAYDEN Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson has broken his silence on the actress’ sudden death from a suspected overdose. The Nashville star died on Sunday afternoon at her South Carolina Airbnb, where she was staying with Brian and his brother Zach Hickerson. An investigation is currently ongoing into what led to the 36-year-old’s death, and the Drug…

South Korea’s annual military exercises with the US come to an abrupt end on Friday. Ulchi Freedom Shield, which involves 18,000 South Korean troops and 11 other American ally nations, is being halted with only half of the scheduled programme complete – days after US President Donald Trump announced he had ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce”…

US VP’s remarks come after President Trump threatened “crushing economic measures” against Iran. The US president promised ‘Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,’ but provided few details. United States Vice President JD Vance said that economic pressure is Washington’s “most effective tool” against Iran but noted that it’s a “delicate dance.” “The most effective tool…

Local reports indicate that insurgents completely surrounded the police facility, triggering an intense, prolonged gunfight with duty personnel before overrunning the post Tensions have escalated sharply in Balochistan’s Pishin district following a high-stakes, targeted raid on the Saranan Police Station. Heavily armed militants stormed the complex, launching rocket-propelled grenades and detonating high explosives that caused extensive structural…

Sources close to the Pakistani establishment said Khan is out of jail after a “proper deal” and could be rehabilitated soon. Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved from jail to a hospital following an order by the country’s Supreme Court on medical grounds, fuelling speculation over a possible backchannel understanding with the country’s…

UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, and Norway have warned that the strategic expansion risks permanently destroying the viability of a two-state solution A joint coalition of Western nations has issued a stern condemnation of the Israeli government’s decision to publish construction tenders for the contentious E1 West Bank settlement project. In a unified statement, leaders from…

A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in U.S. midterm elections this year, and they aren’t the usual power brokers who have sat atop the political food chain in Washington in previous decades. Crypto companies, artificial intelligence firms and online betting have emerged as the biggest industries shaping the 2026 midterm races, driving a…

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank not to steal property owned by Palestinian ​Americans, describing such behavior as “a violation of God’s law”. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and longtime supporter of Israel’s settlements, told Reuters in an interview ‌that settlers found to have taken part in a…

U.S. Senate Democrats asked the Department of Agriculture late on Wednesday ‌to explain what caused the agency to vastly overstate beef export sales last month and what role department staff losses played in the mistake. Six senators, led by Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,…

Sinan Can Demir wanted to spend the last week of July burnishing his resume. Instead, he engaged in a battle of wits with an artificial-intelligence agent unleashed by a British government lab. It ​started after Demir, a computer science student at the University of Texas at Dallas, stumbled across an attempt to sabotage a piece of open-source…

Turkey, Egypt and Qatar, which have been trying to mediate an end ​to the Gaza conflict, condemned recent Israeli strikes in ‌the Palestinian enclave, urging Israel to meet its ceasefire obligations and avoid steps that could escalate tension. Their joint statement followed Israeli strikes that have killed at ​least 16 Palestinians in Gaza since Tuesday, according to…

Artificial intelligence promised to disrupt India’s IT industry and it is delivering. Outsourcing giants like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS), Infosys (INFY.NS), Wipro (WIPR.NS), HCLTech (HCLT.NS), and Cognizant (CTSH.O), are rejigging business models, increasingly tying fees ​to performance outcomes instead of hours worked, as clients demand steep price cuts and more productivity. Industry executives also say they are…

Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who is facing deportation from South Africa, has reiterated that she was born in the country and believes she has been “treated unfairly and targeted”. South African officials want her detained as they pursue her deportation after she was declared a prohibited person in 2024. Adetshina, 25, whose mother has Mozambican roots and…

Australia’s foreign minister has said she is “outraged” over an Israeli military decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an air strike in Gaza. Frankcom was an Australian aid worker with World Central Kitchen (WCK) who was killed with six other colleagues in an Israeli…

RUSSIA has ramped up its thinly veiled threats towards Britain sparking fears Vladimir Putin could send the two nations spiralling towards a terrifying conflict. The Kremlin’s volatile war of words has drastically escalated this week as Russia said the UK faces “consequences” for supplying drones used by Ukraine for devastating attacks. Putin’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, lashed…

Hayden Panettiere appeared to still be in the throes of addiction just three months ago as she desperately tried to reset her life, we’re told. In May, the “Nashville” actress was visiting her hit show’s namesake town to promote her memoir, “This Is Me.” Sources told Page Six that while there, she was allegedly seeking out whippets…

Before the war broke out in the Middle East, China, India, Turkey, Germany, South Korea, and Japan were among Iran’s largest trading partners. US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened “tremendous” punishment on any country that helps or does business with Iran, an economic pressure campaign that comes as the war in the Middle East nears its…

Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s stance against Turkish forces near its borders, asserting that such deployments threaten its security Israel on Wednesday told the Trump administration that its recent strike on a Syrian airbase was intended to prevent a Turkish military buildup at the site, according to US and Israeli officials quoted by Axios. The unusual attack…

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran ​until further notice, citing a military escalation by Tehran with a missile threat, has refocused the spotlight on fraught ties between the major ‌Gulf Arab oil producer and Iran. The UAE, a close U.S. ally and regional power, was the Gulf state most…

Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishing trawl wires and dodged Royal Navy frigates on board small Icelandic ​coastguard vessels 50 years ago, using guerrilla-like tactics to keep foreign fleets out of their waters. Iceland won the series of confrontations known as the Cod Wars, and control of those ‌waters became the foundation of the volcanic…

The head of Israel’s spy agency held a phone call with Syria’s foreign minister last week during which ‌they discussed Turkey’s military presence in Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, just days before Israel bombed a Syrian airbase. The August 14 call between Mossad spy agency chief Roman Gofman and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani…

The Pakistani government challenged on ‌Wednesday a Supreme Court order to move jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, a petition filed with the court showed. The move could dash the hopes of Khan’s party and family, who have been calling for him to be given access to healthcare and visitation rights, and also…

Seven people, including five Americans and Ecuador’s intelligence ​head, were killed on Wednesday when the tourist ‌helicopter they were flying in crashed in Kenya’s Samburu county. The aircraft was flying to the Loisaba Conservancy, a wildlife reserve and ​safari destination in northern Kenya, when it crashed, ​according to a preliminary report from Archers Post ⁠police station seen…

GREENVILLE, SC — Hayden Panettiere had a “bag of medication” she was taking around the time of her death, according to her boyfriend, who cops said did not appear upset even as EMS workers fought to save her life. Brian Hickerson, whose brother, Zach, was also at the Greenville, South Carolina, Airbnb where the 36-year-old died Sunday,…

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard’s health was ailing for more than a year before his death on Monday. As far back as March 2005, the rock band announced on Instagram that Beard was temporarily stepping away from their Elevation tour to “attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.” “He is looking forward to…

THE White House has blasted a US senator as a “lightweight loser” after he claimed Donald Trump would rather build a ballroom and fly around than serve as president. Natalie Harp, one of Trump’s aides who has earned the nickname the “human printer” came under fire in Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff’s comment, causing the White House to…

AN “apocalyptic” war is looming over Europe as Russia lines its borders with new drone bases capable of striking Nato and Kremlin warships stalk the seas, experts warn. Desperate Vladimir Putin is rapidly expanding Russia’s drone network and developing new warfare tactics as he prepares to take on the West. Professor Mark Galeotti, a modern Russia expert…

Lindsay Clancy was “begging for help” before killing her three children, her former mother-in-law testified on Tuesday, echoing others who have told a court that Clancy’s mental health deteriorated after the birth of her youngest son. “She had insomnia. She was losing her appetite,” the mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, said at the murder trial. “She was very anxious…

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said London will continue “to support Ukraine 100%”, after Moscow warned of “consequences” following confirmation that British-made drones were used in recent Ukrainian strikes in Russia. “We are not fair-weather friends, we will be there in Ukraine’s hour of need and that won’t change,” he said. The Russian embassy in the…

After confirming India’s upcoming friendly against Brazil, the AIFF are also in the final stage of discussions with the Cape Verdean Football Federation. India are set to face Cape Verde in the upcoming FIFA international window, which will take place from September 21 to October 6. This will be the latest addition to the men’s national team’s…

Trump has been insisting on passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which seeks stricter citizenship requirements to vote in US elections. India has reacted to US President Donald Trump’s nod to the Indian electoral system, noting that its “credibility and robustness” are well established globally. Trump has cited India’s voter card system to press…

Scientists from the US space agency determined the crater was 60-feet-wide (18 meters), and less than 10 feet deep, based on the length of its shadow. NASA on Tuesday released new images of the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon earlier this month. The photographs were captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)…

Iran rejected UAE’s “baseless” claim of missile threats, urging regional countries to avoid unsubstantiated accusations and preserve good neighborliness. Iran on Wednesday rejected the United Arab Emirates’ allegation that it had launched two ballistic missiles towards the Gulf state’s territorial waters, calling the claim “baseless” and urging regional countries to avoid unsubstantiated accusations. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson…

Disney (DIS.N), and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to block an early ​review of licenses for eight ABC stations, arguing that the Trump administration is trying to punish the network over its broadcast content. President Donald Trump ‌has repeatedly urged broadcasters to drop comedy or news programs he dislikes or which have…

The Trump administration took a step ‌toward rescinding a decades-old rule that protects undeveloped forests on Tuesday in a move it says will help manage wildfire risk, but which environmental groups oppose, saying it would do the opposite. President Donald Trump has ​rolled back environmental regulations and taken land out of conservation for purposes such as ​energy…

U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran’s assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to ‌shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday, while stock markets sagged and…

South Korea and the United States will cut short annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some ‌field training, the allies said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in U.S. participation. The change in the drills comes as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits South Korea on Wednesday…

Meta Platforms (META.O), rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape ​some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 U.S. states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or…

An Israeli airstrike killed at least six ​Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said, a day after Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner ended a trip to ‌the region that failed to push forward the U.S. president’s plan to end the war in Gaza. Israel’s military said it had carried out an airstrike on Hamas…

Russia has accused the UK of “deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis” following confirmation that British-made drones had been used in strikes on targets in Russia. “In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks,” the Russian Embassy to the UK wrote in…

Hayden Panettiere suffered from ‘really severe” health issues in the months leading up to her tragic death, according to an insider. “I know she suffered earlier this year with her back,” the “Nashville” star’s hairdresser and good friend, Erick Orellana, exclusively told Page Six. Orellana described Panettiere’s pain as “really severe ” — so much so, the…

Hamas had pledged to hand over its weapons to a new Palestinian governing body, an arrangement that brought scepticism from Netanyahu but which Trump hailed as a breakthrough. US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting…

A strange bulge beneath Donald Trump’s suit has sent social media into a frenzy, spawning diaper jokes, wild theories and renewed speculation about the US president’s health American politics has seen its share of strange debates. Tariffs, indictments, deportations, wars, elections, presidential naps—the usual Washington menu. But this week, the internet has decided to focus on something…

Ben-Gvir, one of the most hardline members of Netanyahu’s coalition, made the remarks in a podcast over the weekend. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for Israeli forces to kill “30 to 40″ people in Gaza every night, saying Palestinians in the territory were “not even humans”. Ben-Gvir, one of the most hardline members…

President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, ‌with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday. Just 33% of respondents in the four-day survey said they approved of Trump’s performance in the White House,…

Thousands attended a vigil ​in central London on Monday for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge sociology professor who ‌was found dead on Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny over accusations of plagiarism and other claims. Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, resigned on August 5 after a former researcher accused him of plagiarism…

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran would not make ‌the deal he thinks is needed to end a war with the U.S.and should surrender as talks between the countries remained stalled. “They’re not going to make the kind of a deal that I feel is necessary. Look, we’re in there for one reason: Iran ​cannot…

A day after he ordered ​the United States to scale back military exercises with South Korea and called North Korea “unthreatening and respectful,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‌had responded to his outreach. Trump’s relationship with Kim has received less White House emphasis than it did in his…

Rebuffing President Donald Trump for a second time, the U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear his ‌appeal of a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist. The justices rejected Trump’s request to reconsider their previous decision in June…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched his final reelection campaign on Sunday from a storied stadium where he stood on a table to address some 60,000 striking metalworkers in 1979 without a sound system. The homecoming in the “May 1” ​stadium in Sao Bernardo do Campo, a once-thriving factory city on Sao Paulo’s industrial outskirts,…

Residents of villages in eastern Indonesia hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least ‌54 people were awaiting aid on Monday as rescuers prepared to comb through collapsed buildings in search of people trapped beneath the rubble. Thousands have been evacuated following the country’s deadliest disaster since a 2022 quake killed hundreds in West Java, with…

Donald Trump’s envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, ​a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the U.S. president’s Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave. Hamas ‌officials were present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” ​joint military exercises with long-term Asian ally South Korea, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul’s refusal to take part in actions against Iran. Hours before exercises were scheduled to begin, Trump ‌said on his Truth Social site he was “not happy” that the…

Over 995 aftershocks have been recorded, some damaging infrastructure and forcing thousands into temporary shelters. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck Indonesia’s earthquake-hit Flores region, days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake killed at least 53 people and caused widespread damage. The latest tremor was recorded on Monday by Germany’s GFZ Research Centre for Geosciences. It struck at…

WHEN 22-year-old Michele walked out of her mother’s home carrying a suitcase and her passport in September 2015, her family simply thought she had gone off travelling again. The young woman from Germany had already ventured right across the world chasing her dream of becoming a model. These trips had taken her from Europe all the way…

Iranian Army chief Amir Hatami announced the $30,000 bounty to capture soldiers, saying that the plan had been drawn up after a “large number of requests” to participate, according to a report. $30,000. That’s how much Iran’s military is offering to the country’s citizens. For women, the reward doubles to $60,000. But there’s a catch – capture…

Under the pact, an armed attack against any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all three. US President Donald Trump has welcomed the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, describing the pact as a major step towards greater regional security and self-reliance. In a post…

Just three days after a 14-year-old opened fire at his school, killing eight people before shooting himself, another incident in the same province illustrated even more starkly Thailand’s troubled relationship with guns. Chalong Riewrang, a 71-year-old former politician, went into the local administration office to discuss a large sum of money he says he was owed by…

Two people died and and hundreds were evacuated after two fires broke out “almost simultaneously” on a Greek island near Athens on Sunday afternoon, officials said. About 200 firefighters were deployed to keep the twin fires from converging on the island of Salamina, which was under a high wildfire risk on Sunday. The first blaze was reported…