Sarkozy to appeal against conspiracy conviction
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is appealing a conviction for criminal conspiracy over attempts to procure campaign funds from Libya, for which he received a five-year jail sentence last year.
US allies 'not planning' to sent ships to Hormuz
US allies 'not planning' to sent ships to Hormuz
President Donald Trump says US is talking to nations about securing the Strait of Hormuz, but allies Japan and Australia say they're not planning to send vessels to escort ships through the vital waterway.
Hollywood honours the unconventional
Hollywood honours the unconventional
Darkly comic thriller One Battle After Another won best picture at the Academy Awards, leading a haul of six trophies on a night when Hollywood’s top honours went to unconventional fare.
WHO releases funds for Middle East health response
WHO releases funds for Middle East health response
The WHO has released $3.4 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support the health response in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria amidst the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
US predicts quick end to war as Iran stands ground
US predicts quick end to war as Iran stands ground
US officials responding to economic uncertainty over high oil prices predicted on Sunday that the US-Israeli war on Iran would end within weeks and that a drop in energy costs would follow.
Three Iranian footballers return home from Australia
Three Iranian footballers return home from Australia
Three women from the Iranian football team who were granted humanitarian visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland.
Trump calls on other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
Trump calls on other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
Trump has urged other nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened escalation across the Middle East to retaliate for Washington's bombing of its main Gulf island energy hub.
Iran's new leader injured, 'likely disfigured' - Hegseth
Iran's new leader injured, 'likely disfigured' - Hegseth
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.
Israel threatens Gaza-scale destruction in Lebanon
Israel threatens Gaza-scale destruction in Lebanon
Israel destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday and dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation as it deployed more troops to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah...
Israel’s nuclear weapons: its worst-kept secret
Israel’s nuclear weapons: its worst-kept secret
As efforts to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions have intensified, work on an Israeli nuclear site has gathered pace.
Iran war: Nations vow to fight on
Iran war: Nations vow to fight on
The leaders of Iran, Israel and the US have voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approaches the two-week mark, killing thousands of people.
China's first North Korea-bound train in six years set to depart
China's first North Korea-bound train in six years set to depart
The first passenger train service between China and North Korea after a six-year hiatus is scheduled to set off from Beijing today.
Plumber referred after 89-year-old dies from bath burns
Plumber referred after 89-year-old dies from bath burns
A great grandmother's tragic home death from scalding bathwater could set a safety watchdog's eyes on the plumber who replaced her hot water system.
Iran says oil price will rise steeply as it fires on merchant ships
Iran says oil price will rise steeply as it fires on merchant ships
Iran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as its forces hit merchant ships and the International Energy Agency recommended a massive release of strategic reserves.
Evacuation to defuse WW2 bomb
Evacuation to defuse WW2 bomb
About 18,000 people will evacuate an area of central Dresden today after a World War 2 bomb was discovered in the city, police said yesterday.
Six dead in bus fire that may have been deliberate, police say
Six dead in bus fire that may have been deliberate, police say
At least six people died and three others were injured in a bus fire today in a small town in western Switzerland.
Animals to replace people on UK bank notes
Animals to replace people on UK bank notes
Images of animals will feature on the next series of bank notes from the Bank of England, as the central bank shifts away from historical figures such as William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill and...
Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran
Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran
The US and Israel have pounded Iran with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war.
Sacred send-off
Sacred send-off
Andean spiritual leaders perform an ancestral ceremony in memory of the victims of the Bolivian military plane crash, in El Alto, Bolivia, yesterday.
Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies
Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies
Fuel is running low in regional parts of Australia and farmers say shoppers could be in for a rude shock at the checkout as the war in the Middle East continues to have a global impact.