Beirut hopes to gain Trump support to bring ‘normality’ back to south Lebanon
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on July 21, as Beirut’s military moved into an area of the south under a deal with Israel to disarm Hezbollah. The pilot ‘safe zones’…
Watch Texas police officer pull man from burning car
Bodycam and dashcam footage shows a police officer rescue a man seconds before his car was engulfed in flames near Dallas, Texas. Corporal Joshua Swisher was conducting a traffic stop on a motorway when he was alerted to a nearby vehicle emitting smoke.…
UN says 144 migrants and refugees reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania
The United Nations said Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing after «tragic maritime incidents» off the coast of Mauritania last week. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that overall, three rescue and disembarkation…
Chile floods: Towns evacuated following heavy rain in Coquimbo
Officials in Chile have declared a state of catastrophe in the Coquimbo region, and the province of Huasco, after heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides. At least five people are reported to have died, say local mayors. Chile’s disaster…
UK cuts VAT on energy bills ahead of prime minister’s first cabinet meeting
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham kickstarted his programme to ease the cost of living for millions of Britons by planning to remove tax on household electricity bills. The VAT cut is meant to reassure the markets ahead of his first cabinet…
Lebanese army says troops deploying in ‘pilot zone’ after Israeli withdrawal
Lebanon’s army says its troops have begun deploying to a «pilot zone» in the south of the country following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered agreement reached last month. A statement from the army command said units had entered…
Demonstrations break out in Bologna after Moroccan man dies while being restrained by police
Italian police clashed with demonstrators in the northern city of Bologna on Monday, ANSA news agency reported, during a protest over the death of a Moroccan man who died while being forcibly restrained by police during an attempted arrest. Abderrahim…
‘Anti-ICE’ Army veteran set fire outside Manhattan federal building, say officials
A former US Army soldier has been arrested after igniting a fire in front of a federal building in New York City, says the FBI. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, allegedly shot a pellet gun and set off fireworks on Monday morning at 26 Federal Plaza, where the FBI,…
French lawmakers expected to pass social media ban for children under 15
French lawmakers are expected to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15 on Tuesday, putting France at the forefront of similar efforts in the European Union. Parliamentarians from the upper and lower houses reached a compromise…
Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as new overall leader
Hamas is going through one of the most difficult periods in its history. The group – which is designated as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the UK, the US and many other countries – has been severely weakened by the Gaza war, during which…