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The US has signed a more than US$3 billion deal with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to ramp up production of Patriot and THAAD interceptor missile parts, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain stockpiles. The deal, announced by the Pentagon and Northrop on Monday, follows last week’s announcement of a contract for Lockheed worth up to US$58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles...
The US has signed a more than US$3 billion deal with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to ramp up production of Patriot and THAAD interceptor missile parts, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain stockpiles. The deal, announced by the Pentagon and Northrop on Monday, follows last week’s announcement of a contract for Lockheed worth up to US$58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles...
Cubans are recovering from the sixth islandwide blackout this year
Despite the tense atmosphere, protesters and counterprotesters in Ceuta's Plaza de los Reyes gradually dispersed without the need for a larger police intervention.
Serena Williams believes champions are defined by their recovery after falling. True character emerges during moments of defeat, not just victory. Setbacks are an unavoidable part of any genuine journey toward growth. Resilience allows individuals to adapt and try again after disappointment. This powerful message extends beyond sports to all life's challenges.
Iranians feeling pressure amid US president's on-again, off-again comments on conflict and negotiations.
$400bn tie-up with Bristol Myers Squibb would create world’s fourth largest drugmaker but analysts question rationale for dealMore than £17bn was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest drugmaker, AstraZeneca, on Monday after a report that it was in discussions to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near $400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group.AstraZeneca, run b...
After the UK proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, thousands were arrested or investigated.
Parisians are defying gravity on the Seine thanks to the e-foil, an electric board equipped with a propeller. The board emerges from the water as soon as it gains speed, creating the feeling of flying just above the surface.
European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more peopleThe president of the European Commission has called for action to strengthen Europe’s borders after tens of thousands of people arrived and quickly left the Spanish territory of Ceuta, triggering a furious row between Madrid and other European countries.In a letter to Spain’s prime mini...
Nathan Owen drove his electric Jaguar at up to 86mph and lied to police it was malfunctioning and out of his controlA man who drove his electric Jaguar at up to 86mph on motorways falsely telling police the car was malfunctioning and out of his control has been jailed for four years and three months.Nathan Owen fabricated not being able to brake in a “frighteningly stupid” ploy to avoid paying car...
Russian glide bombs killed one person in Zaporizhzhia, while six people were killed by Ukrainian drone debris in Arkhipo-Osipovka, according to local officials.
Barzani meets Syria's al-Sharaa in Damascus to discuss SDF integration and Kurdish rights in post-Assad Syria.
A 44-year-old man miraculously survived after jumping from the top of New York City's Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday, authorities said. According to the latest update, the man has been identified as Galymzhan Abaildayev, a Brooklyn resident, who now faces multiple charges following the dramatic incident. Videos of the incident show shocked onlookers screaming as the man jumped from the bridge.
The mass arrival of over 70,000 people from Morocco in the Spanish enclave within hours raises questions about the real causes of the border collapse, the diplomatic tensions with Rabat and Washington, and the strategic role of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Representative who did not seek re-election in 2024 died of Alzheimer’s disease, her son saidKay Granger, who served in the US House for almost three decades as the first elected Republican woman from Texas, died on Sunday, her family said. She was 83.The cause of death, according to her son JD Granger, was Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading...
Southern England experienced its "driest month ever recorded" in July, the Met Office added, noting that records dated back to 1836.
Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in Spain and criticism from EU countries.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam – watch on YouTube Continue reading...
Thousands of people filled the streets in Dublin to pay tribute to singer and actor Glen Hansard.
Romania's military detonated part of the Danube riverbed to redirect water towards the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant.
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President Trump called Tehran "unbelievably duplicitous" on Monday after Iran dismissed his claim that talks with the U.S. were set to restart.
US president lashes out on Truth Social after Iran denied it was in negotiations Iran in talks with Oman over shipping route but not US, says TehranPeople walk near a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, earlier today.Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days amid threats from the Iran-aligne...
Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.
The arrival of 60,000 people into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco last week has created serious tensions within the EU over immigration. Spain has called for a meeting of EU interior ministers which is due to take place Tuesday.
Top female wrestlers vow to appeal following the controversial acquittal.
Family update on GoFundMe page says child, who was six when badly injured in 2019 incident, is now back at school A boy thrown from the viewing balcony in the Tate Modern art gallery has a “smile back on his face” after being discharged from hospital, his family have said.The French youngster, who name remains undisclosed for privacy reasons, was six when he was badly hurt in an attack by then tee...
Move comes after Blanche gives senators written assurance he will drop Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fundTwo Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently become attorney general announced they will advance his nomination after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee is due to ...
