Trump says U.S. "semi-negotiating" with Iran after Tehran sets new demands
President Trump signaled he would be piling economic pressure on Tehran as the stalemate continued and Iran laid out new conditions to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
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In 2018, Florida teacher Diane Tirado was fired for giving zeros to those who did not submit assignments. What happened to her?
How the US far-right weaponised ‘inshallah’ against Abdul El-Sayed
After his Senate primary win in Michigan, the Egyptian American doctor faced a coordinated digital smear campaign.
Colombia hunts for survivors after earthquake kills at least 111
Colombian volunteers and rescuers sifted through rubble with bare hands and buckets on Monday, hunting for survivors following a massive 7.4 magnitude quake that has claimed the lives of at least 111 people. The quake struck several cities across Colombia’s picturesque coffee region and Pacific shortly after 7.30am (local time), sending panicked residents onto the streets and damaging at least 1,5...
At least 111 dead in Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, injuring 87 and damaging hundreds of buildings, President Abelardo de la Espriella said. The president declared an emergency, which will expedite funding for the earthquake recovery, and said he would visit the disaster zone, centred around the rural region of Choco. “The national government has al...
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At least 79 dead in Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 79 people, trapping residents under debris of collapsed buildings and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogota. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 400km (250 miles) west of Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colom...
At least 69 dead in Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 69 people, trapping residents under debris of collapsed buildings and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogota. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 400km (250 miles) west of Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colom...
At least 47 dead in Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 47 people, trapping residents under debris of collapsed buildings and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogota. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 400km (250 miles) west of Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colom...
At least 20 dead in Colombia after 7.4-magnitude earthquake
A fatal earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday morning, burying people in the South American nation under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure in the Pacific region and the central Andes. At least 18 people died in the western city of Pereira - about 300 km (190 miles) from the capital Bogota - in the 7.4 magnitude quake, Mayor Mauricio Salazar said. “The situat...
At least 18 dead in Colombia after 7.4-magnitude earthquake
A fatal earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday morning, burying people in the South American nation under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure in the Pacific region and the central Andes. At least 18 people died in the western city of Pereira in the 7.4 magnitude quake, Mayor Mauricio Salazar said. “The situation is critical,” Salazar told Caracol Radio. The ear...
Colombia hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake
A major earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday morning, burying people in the South American nation under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure in the Pacific region and the central Andes. The magnitude 7.4 tremor struck at 7:34 am local time near the town of San José del Palmar in Choco province, according to the US Geological Survey. There was at least one afte...
Colombia, Ecuador hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a municipality in the Choco region about 400km (250 miles) west of Colombia’s capital, Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colombia’s counterpart reported. The USGS said it ...
China, India and Pakistan’s dangerous nuclear triangle just became more complicated
The China-India-Pakistan triangle has never been short on danger, but Islamabad’s new defensive alliance has added another variable to an already volatile situation. Last week, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a pact in Mecca in which they agreed to treat an armed attack on one as an attack on all. The three governments have described it as defensive and not directed at any particular stat...
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 30
Donald Trump says the US is only ‘semi-negotiating’ with Iran.
Ofcom investigates GB News over guest’s pride and paedophilia remarks
Regulator acts after 12,000 complaints over comments by Caroline Farrow linking parades with bestiality and paedophiliaUK politics live – latest updatesGB News is being investigated by the UK’s media regulator after a guest appeared to link pride parades with bestiality and paedophilia.The remarks are thought to have set a new record for individual complaints about a GB News programme, with more t...
Record 230 people reach UK on single boat after crossing English Channel
The government has accused people smugglers of 'cramming' migrants onto 'unseaworthy vessels' and putting lives at risk.
Car owners should challenge insurers on steep price hikes and ‘call their bluff’, Asic says
Regulator finds many insurers raising premiums faster than inflation and advises customers to ask for better dealsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCar owners should challenge motor insurers over steep premium hikes, the corporate regulator advises, after finding many companies were raising prices faster than inflation.In a report released on Tuesday, the Australian Securi...
SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash
Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystemPlans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast rocket launch site on a stretch of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline have stirred a backlash among some local opponents who fear it will badly damage the area’s fragile ecosystem.A deal for SpaceX to take control of 130,000 acres of coasta...
Iran changed the rules in Hormuz. The Gulf is changing the rules for Iran
Iran gained leverage in Hormuz, but its neighbours are reshaping regional security to limit what Tehran can do with it.
Why Netanyahu’s ‘coup’ against Gaza plan risks endless war
The Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led roadmap threatens to entrench a state of conflict, analysts say.
DR Congo: Could a vaccine soon be available to the public?
The Ervebo vaccine has proved safe and effective against the more common Zaire strain of the Ebola virus, and World Health Organization experts say early data, notably from animal trials, suggest it may also offer some protection against the rarer Bundibugyo strain, which is spreading in the DR Congo. We discuss this with our guest, Dr. Paulin Mutombo Beya, deputy director at the Kinshasa School o...
Strong earthquake causes significant damage and injuries in Colombia
The magnitude-7.4 quake had its epicentre near a village on the Pacific Coast.
From Dubai luxury to an Irish jail cell: Daniel Kinahan’s drastic lifestyle shift
Only spending outlet for man accused of helping to control a third of Europe’s cocaine supply will be prison tuck shopIt sounds like the penal equivalent of five stars: a private gym and library, daily outings to the exercise yard and a landing cleared of other prisoners.Daniel Kinahan’s first full day inside the walls of Portlaoise prison on Monday, however, marked a drastic change from his luxur...
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate buildings
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighboring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings.
Zuckerberg’s yacht did not hear call for maritime assist, says spokesperson
The crew of a yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, a spokesperson said.
Count Binface continues U.K. election run as ‘intergalactic space warrior’
Binface, who has run against prime ministers past and present, was the first to throw his bucket in the ring when Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage abruptly quit Parliament.
Iran sets new terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said the U.S. is only "semi-negotiating" with Iran after it laid out new terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
Revolut bags full French banking licence in European growth push
Revolut's French banking licence follows the bank receiving its UK banking licence back in March 2026.
UK water firm gives US$1.35 million payout to finance boss despite massive debt
Thames Water has handed a delayed £1 million (US$1.35 million) “golden handshake” payment to its chief financial officer and agreed controversial retention payouts to top bosses despite its battle to secure its financial future. The stricken supplier, which is sinking under a debt pile of more than £20 billion, disclosed in a letter to the Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that it ha...
