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Thursday 23 July | 08:00

Houthis attack Saudi oil tankers, threatening global supply crisis

The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 23 July | 07:54

US says it reaches nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 23 July | 06:30

Average UK private rents increase 3.3 per cent in year to June

British house prices rose ⁠by 2.7 per cent in the year to May, after rising by an upwardly revised 3.9 per cent in the year to April, the Office ‌for ⁠National Statistics ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 21:47

US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro

A judge on Wednesday set a June 1, 2027, trial date for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on U.S. drug trafficking charges, while a defense lawyer ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 19:31

Wildberries, ‘Russia’s Amazon’, becomes a target for Ukraine

From humble origins as a family business run out of an apartment near Moscow, Wildberries has grown in under two decades into Russia’s top online retailer and a key ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 17:48

Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure after Houthis block Red Sea artery

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant every time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, raising the ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 15:00

Venezuela’s Maduro due back in US court in drug trafficking case

Venezuela’s ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a U.S. court on Wednesday for a hearing over the upcoming schedule in their ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 14:45

Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe

Firefighters battling wildfires in Spain and France on Wednesday said the risk of more blazes over the coming days was very high, even as a major fire raging in Spain’...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 14:25

UK inflation cools to 2.6 per cent in June on brief fuel price drop

British inflation cooled by more than expected last month as a brief de-escalation in the Iran ‌war reduced fuel prices, but the slowdown is likely to offer only temporary relief ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 11:33

Andy Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap from January

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Wednesday he would cut the price of single bus tickets by up to a third as part of early measures to ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 08:30

Ukraine gets new top commander as protests spark war’s biggest military shake up

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy named a young major general, Mykhailo Drapatyi, as the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military after days of street protests, marking the biggest shake-up in the country’s ...

By Reuters News Service

Wednesday 22 July | 07:59

Rubio says Iran ‘not serious’ about talks as oil routes face disruption

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 22:34

Trump pledges support for Lebanon in meeting with Aoun

US President Donald Trump pledged support for Lebanon on Tuesday during talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun but offered no timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, saying only ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 22:04

French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children

French lawmakers approved a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around the world over the impact social media have on the health ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 21:36

Trump warns Iran strike on nuclear site could come soon

US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States could strike a heavily fortified Iranian nuclear site “very soon”, while tensions in the Red Sea intensified after Yemen’...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 21:20

Lebanese army deploys to south after Israeli withdrawal from pilot zone

Lebanese troops began deploying to parts of southern Lebanon on Tuesday after Israeli forces withdrew from a designated pilot zone under a United States brokered agreement aimed at reducing tensions ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 20:42

Turkey discussing future of S400 systems with third countries

Turkey is in talks with third countries over the future of its Russian made S400 air defence systems, Defence Minister Yasar Guler has confirmed, signalling possible efforts to resolve one ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 17:54

Saudi crude tankers turn back as Houthis open new front in US-Iran war

Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 17:31

‘Interaction’ with Iran’s injured Supreme Leader increasing daily, president says

The level of “interaction” with Iran’s Supreme Leader is increasing day by day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a video clip published on state media on Tuesday. His ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 17:06

Murdered Widdecombe was struck with hammer 21 times, court told

The man accused of murdering former government minister Ann Widdecombe struck her 21 times on the top of her head with a hammer during the attack at her home earlier this ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 16:06

Turkey’s opposition leader to form new party to challenge Erdogan

Turkey’s opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, said on Tuesday he will resign from the main opposition party and form a new one, amid a nearly two-year long legal crackdown on ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 15:53

Man attacks two tourists with knife near ancient Acropolis site in Greece

A 60-year-old man attacked two Greek-American tourists with a knife on Tuesday in the Acropolis area, near the archaeological site which hosts Greece’s famed ancient monuments, before being arrested ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 14:16

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets commanders as street protests mount

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met some of Ukraine’s top military commanders to try to ease growing discontent with the defence leadership that has triggered the largest street protests since Russia’...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 21 July | 10:56

Lebanese army deploys in southern town after Israeli withdrawal, official says

Lebanese army troops began deploying in the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh on Tuesday after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, a senior Lebanese security official said, in line ...

By Reuters News Service

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Houthis attack Saudi oil tankers, threatening global supply crisis

US says it reaches nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia

Average UK private rents increase 3.3 per cent in year to June

US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro

Wildberries, ‘Russia’s Amazon’, becomes a target for Ukraine

Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure after Houthis block Red Sea artery

Venezuela’s Maduro due back in US court in drug trafficking case

Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe

UK inflation cools to 2.6 per cent in June on brief fuel price drop

Andy Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap from January

Ukraine gets new top commander as protests spark war’s biggest military shake up

Rubio says Iran ‘not serious’ about talks as oil routes face disruption

Trump pledges support for Lebanon in meeting with Aoun

French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children

Trump warns Iran strike on nuclear site could come soon

Lebanese army deploys to south after Israeli withdrawal from pilot zone

Turkey discussing future of S400 systems with third countries

Saudi crude tankers turn back as Houthis open new front in US-Iran war

‘Interaction’ with Iran’s injured Supreme Leader increasing daily, president says

Murdered Widdecombe was struck with hammer 21 times, court told

Turkey’s opposition leader to form new party to challenge Erdogan

Man attacks two tourists with knife near ancient Acropolis site in Greece

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets commanders as street protests mount

Lebanese army deploys in southern town after Israeli withdrawal, official says