Joint statement by 23 countries condemns Iranian threats, malign actions in Europe, North America and Australia

23 nations condemn treacherous Iranian attacks

US-led coalition denounces IRGC plots, vows united response to Iran’s overseas threats

Anti-immigrant protests hit Northern Ireland

Masked men set several homes on fire, burned trash bins and pelted police with objects

Vehicles set on fire by protesters burn on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of stabbing a man in the northern part of the city.

EU to mobilise up to €25 billion for renewable energy

EU launches T-MED to drive €25bn in Mediterranean renewables and clean tech

A solar panel installation crewmember. Spain is set to generate more than 50% of power from renewables.

Three hurt in reported Manchester school stabbing

Co-op Academy was locked down as police cars and helicopters swarmed the school

Manchester schoolgirl arrested after three injured in reported stabbing

Dubai extradition lands Irish gangster in 24-year jail

The case stems from a violent, long-running feud between Kinahan and Dublin’s Hutch gang

Sean McGovern was described by the judge Patrick McGrath as a "senior lieutenant" of the Kinahan cartel.

ICC prosecutor suspended over sexual misconduct

Suspended ICC prosecutor denies wrongdoing amid probe into conduct with aide

FILE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

Xi arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un

Xi’s rare Pyongyang visit aims to revive alliance and boost leverage on US

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

UK, France, Germany back direct Ukraine-Russia talks

Western allies call for talks on ceasefire as Russian strikes continue across Ukraine

This combination of pictures created on August 18, 2025 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.

New diabetes jab cuts blood sugar, body weight in trial

Phase 3 trial finds weekly diabetes jab cuts blood sugar and body weight by up to 15%

The weight-loss results were equally striking. Participants receiving retatrutide lost between 11.5% and 15.3% of their body weight on average, compared with 2.6% in the placebo group. Illustrative image.

Over 1.2 million attend Pope Leo XIV’s mass in Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees in Cibeles Square

Pope Leo XIV walks along Alcala Street during the Corpus Christi procession following the Holy Mass held in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid.

Solar eclipse 2026: Hint at 2027’s 6-minute darkness

Twin eclipses: 2026’s fleeting shadow and 2027’s marathon of midday darkness

From Spain to Greenland, a brief 2026 darkness heralds a 6-minute 2027 spectacle

Hungary halts work visas from three countries

Move is part of a broader plan by Hungary's new government to prioritise local employment

The leader of Hungary's Tisza party, Prime Minister elect Peter Magyar

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