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Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat
Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closerMark Zuckerberg has faced questions over why a small cruise ship in south-east Alaska rescued a stranded skiff and its crew when his 387ft superyacht had been closer.The Silicon Valley billionaire’s yacht, worth a reported $300m, is said to have “repeatedly” declined to assist when a nearb...
Hundreds of anti-tourism Spanish protesters march in Mallorca’s Soller
Hundreds of people marched on Saturday in the town of Soller, in the island of Mallorca against mass tourism.
Messi says farewell to his father in hometown Rosario
Lionel Messi attended a private funeral for his father and longtime agent Jorge Messi at El Prado cemetery in Rosario on Sunday, days after his death at the age of 68.
Suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan charged in Ireland after extradition
Kinahan is believed to have run the Kinahan organised crime group, which is suspected of trafficking narcotics into Ireland, the UK and Spain, as well as a slew of other charges, including money laundering and murder.
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Suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai to Dublin
Kinahan is believed to have run the Kinahan organised crime group, which is suspected of trafficking narcotics into Ireland, the UK and Spain, as well as a slew of other charges, including money laundering and murder.
Trump says US ‘low-keying it’ with Iran, playing down urgency over Hormuz
US President Donald Trump signalled on Sunday he is prepared to let economic pressure mount against Iran, apparently backing away from ordering more military strikes even as Tehran issues tough demands. “We are low-keying it,” Trump said, according to the news outlet Axios, which said it spoke to him in a brief phone call. Only a week ago Trump made the latest of his series of threats to hit Iran ...
Trump says US is ‘low-keying it’ with Iran, stresses economic pain
US President Donald Trump signalled on Sunday he is prepared to let economic pressure mount against Iran, apparently backing away from ordering more military strikes even as Tehran issues tough demands. “We are low-keying it,” Trump said, according to the news outlet Axios, which said it spoke to him in a brief phone call. Only a week ago Trump made the latest of his series of threats to hit Iran ...
Where does Iran stand on Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye pact?
Iran not immediately threatened by pact, analysts say, with officials focusing on aspect of diminishing US role.
Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle northern hemisphere this week
Astronomers say viewing conditions promising for this year’s shower, and 50 to 100 meteors an hour may be visibleThe Perseid summer light show is back, and viewing conditions are especially promising across the northern hemisphere.The meteor shower’s is expected to peak on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-...
Nigerian army rescues 33 people abducted by gunmen
The Zamfara region has seen a surge in killings and abductions in recent months.
Israel rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan, says Netanyahu
In rare public break with Trump, Israel’s prime minister says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmedMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza in a rare public break with Donald Trump.In a statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said that he was confronting a “wave of rumours about Israeli weakness and Is...
Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after being extradited
He faces charges of running a drug smuggling and money laundering empire.
Nigerian army rescues 33 people abducted by gunmen in northwest region
Nigeria's army has rescued 33 people who were abducted while traveling in Zamfara state, in the country's north west
Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ effortsCanada’s federal government has announced it will provide urgent assistance to British Columbia after an onslaught of unprecedented fast-moving wildfires forced about 22,000 people to flee their homes in frantic evacuations.A total of 102 wildfires were raging across the province on S...
Alleged Irish crime boss charged in Dublin after extradition from Dubai
Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing a criminal organisation by prosecutors in Dublin on Sunday amid tight security at a special court sitting following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. Kinahan, who was arrested in Dubai in April, was named by the United States in 2022 as one of three leaders of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. US authorities off...
Alleged Irish crime boss charged in Dublin with directing criminal organisation
Irish prosecutors charged alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan with directing a criminal organisation at a special court sitting late on Sunday following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. Kinahan, 49, faces charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money-laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the United States. Air Track...
Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after being extradited from Dubai
The alleged leader of an Irish organised crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money-laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the United States. Air Tracker data showed an Irish Air Corps plane from Dubai landing on Sunday evening at a military airport on the outskirts of Dublin after courts...
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year
Tropical cyclone brings torrential rain and high winds to east coast after hitting Japan’s southern Okinawa provinceTyphoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, has made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing torrential rain and strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.The storm has already swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefe...
Suspected Irish crime boss extradited from Dubai
Daniel Kinahan, 49, faces charges of directing an organized crime group.
Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in westLake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, the latest sign of a deepening water crisis in the American west.Water levels at the reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border outside Las V...
Labour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister says
Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants ‘sense of renewed pace’ in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labour’s red linesThe UK will move faster and be more ambitious on achieving closer ties with Europe under Andy Burnham’s government, his new chief post-Brexit negotiator has said..Hamish Falconer, the new cabinet minister in charge of the EU reset talks, said there was “room to be ambitious” within ...
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery, testing new defence pact
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery, they said on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability from the US-Israeli war on Iran. The alliance with Sunni Muslim US allies, Turkey and Pakistan, is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulat...
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery, they said on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability from the US-Israeli war on Iran. The alliance with Sunni Muslim US allies, Turkey and Pakistan, is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulat...
Poland now sixth-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland and Belgium
Poland's economy is gaining in importance in Europe. In 2025 the country ranked sixth in the EU by nominal GDP, accounting for almost 5% of the bloc's total output.
Wildfire rages in southern France, forcing evacuations
A wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of two hamlets on Sunday as more than 200 firefighters battled flames that had scorched around 90 hectares in the Lozere region. Officials said the blaze, possibly sparked by a vehicle fire, remained out of control amid extremely dry conditions.
Firefighters battle raging wildfires in parts of France and Spain
A fast-moving wildfire was raging in southern France on Sunday, forcing evacuations as more than 200 firefighters raced to contain the blaze. The fire broke out around 12.45pm in the Lozere region, about 140km (85 miles) northwest of Montpellier, and was likely sparked by a vehicle catching fire on a local road. By late afternoon, the uncontained blaze had burned some 90 hectares (220 acres). Back...
Over 200 firefighters battle blaze in southern France
A fast-moving wildfire was raging in southern France on Sunday, forcing evacuations as more than 200 firefighters raced to contain the blaze. The fire broke out at around 12.45pm in the Lozere region, about 140km (85 miles) northwest of Montpellier. Officials said it might have been sparked by a car catching fire on a local road. By late afternoon, the fire had burned some 90 hectares (220 acres) ...
Demi Vollering wins second Women’s Tour de France title
Dutch cyclist Demi Vollering on Sunday won her second Women’s Tour de France title, dethroning defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who dropped out of the race on Saturday.