G7 leaders urge 'de-escalation' but stop short of calling for Israel-Iran ceasefire

Jun 18, 2025

Kananaskis [Canada], June 18: The leaders of G7 nations have urged a "de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza" -...

Russia's deadliest attack on Kiev for months flattens apartment block

Jun 18, 2025

Kiev [Ukraine], June 18: Russia has carried out a mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital, Kiev, killing at least 10 people and wounding...

Italy blocks German rescue ship from leaving Sicilian port

Jun 18, 2025

Rome [Italy], June 18: A German rescue ship has been blocked from leaving Italy after docking with several dozen migrants on the Mediterranean island of...

Indonesia's Lewotobi volcano erupts

Jun 18, 2025

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 18: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a volcano located on Indonesia's Flores island, erupted on Tuesday and sent a column of ash up to...

Sweden's 'garbage queen' given jail term

Jun 18, 2025

Copenhagen [Denmark], June 18: Sweden's self-proclaimed "garbage queen" Fariba Vancor has been sentenced to six years in prison for 19 counts of serious environmental crimes,...

Greenpeace concerned as two oil tankers on fire in Gulf of Oman

Jun 18, 2025

Tehran [Iran], June 18: Following a suspected collision between two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Greenpeace is warning of devastating consequences for the...

Baltic countries begin evacuation of citizens from Middle East as crisis escalates

Jun 18, 2025

Riga [Latvia], June 18: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have begun to evacuate their citizens from the crisis-hit Middle East, according to radio broadcaster LRT on...

President Trump 'repeating the same mistakes' as Bush: CAIR

Jun 18, 2025

Washington DC [US], June 18: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned Trump's call for mass displacement in Tehran, warning that the US president...

Jordan's king says Israeli attacks on Iran threaten region, beyond

Jun 18, 2025

Amman [Jordan], June 18: Jordan's King Abdullah II warned in an address to the European Parliament that Israel's "attacks" on Iran threatened to dangerously escalate...