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UK’s Labour sweeps to power as Sunak concedes election

Sir Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party expected to win a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative …

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Pressure grows on Biden as he tries to prove fitness

US President Joe Biden sought to speak loud and passionately in brief public remarks delivered at the White House, as he faces close scrutiny over his stamina and mental acuity …

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Houthis claim attacks on Greek ship

Iran-allied Houthi militants have taken responsibility for small watercraft and missile attacks that left a Greek-owned cargo ship taking on water and in need of rescue near Yemen’s Red Sea …

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Nations to condemn Russia on human cost of Ukraine war

Western powers and countries from the rest of the world will use the second day of a major summit in Switzerland to pursue a consensus on condemning Russia’s invasion of …

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Kate making ‘good progress’, will attend royal event

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has said she is making good progress as she undergoes preventative chemotherapy but is “not out of the woods” ahead of her first public appearance …

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Early summer heatwave claims first victim in Cyprus

A 91-year-old woman became the first death from an early heatwave gripping Cyprus as the island sweltered under record June temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) on Friday. Health …

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Houthi missile strikes set ship ablaze, injuring one

Missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi militants have struck a Palau-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, sparking a fire and severely injuring one of her crew, the US military …

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Austria calls election as hard right advances in Europe

Austria’s government, nearing the end of its five-year term, has announced the Alpine country’s next parliamentary election will be held on September 29. The poll date comes in the wake …

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Man arrested after precious icon stolen from Serbian monk

Police in Serbia have arrested a man suspected of stealing a precious religious icon from a well-known monk, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Father Simeon, a Serbian hermit who …

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Houthis claim Red Sea attack on Greek-owned cargo ship

Iran-allied Houthi militants have taken responsibility for small watercraft and missile attacks that left a Greek-owned cargo ship taking on water and in need of rescue near Yemen’s Red Sea …

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