Mali rebels attack convoy of Russian reinforcements headed to besieged military camp
Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers Thursday morning as they travelled to help cohorts holed up at a northern military camp in the town of Anefis. Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadists and…
Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 fighter jet has crash-landed at Zakynthos airport, closing one of Greece’s busiest summer holiday terminals. The aircraft – which was on a training flight – landed at about 13:45 local time (10:45 GMT) on…
Why are Macron’s aviator glasses in the spotlight again? – Entre Nous
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Traffic through Strait of Hormuz falls steeply after new US-Iran strikes
Throughout its negotiations with the US, Iran has insisted it has the right to control movement through the strait and introduce fees for ships to pass. The US and its Gulf allies, as well as governments in Europe and Asia, oppose this and say passage…
Farage to face Count Binface in self-triggered byelection amid funding probe
British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a by-election he called himself. The shock announcement came as Farage is the subject of a parliamentary…
At least 28 killed in shoe factory in China, state media says
A fire at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, a city in the Chinese province of Fujian, has killed at least 28 people, according to the state news agency. Footage posted by Xinhua showed huge flames rising from a building and thick, black smoke rising into the…
Nigerian police under pressure to reform force amid public distrust
The 36 states of the Federation have yet to ratify the establishment of a State Police force under their responsibility. For several decades, Nigeria has been struggling to restructure the architecture of its internal security: But with a national police…
Emmy Awards nominations 2026: See the key categories in full
US medical drama The Pitt and comedy Hacks lead the nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards, America’s most coveted TV honours. The Pitt has received 25 nominations in total, closely followed by the final season of Hacks with 24. British…
Khamenei successor has yet to be seen as late ruler’s funeral comes to a close
US and Iran have resumed strikes, threatening a return to full-scale war. The fighting also came with Iran preparing to bury Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed alongside close family members on the first day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic…
Nato chief tells BBC that Trump comments are like ‘family argument’
«Five thousand planes taking off from European bases based on bilateral basing agreements in the first, in the six weeks between end of February and mid-April, till a ceasefire came into force.» With Nato’s Nordic countries uncomfortably close to…