King Charles’ coronation cost 72 million pounds, government says
LONDON – Last year’s coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla cost 72 million pounds and showcased Britain to millions around the world, a government report said on Thursday, with…
Explainer-What’s next after ICC issues warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders?
THE HAGUE – Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief and a Hamas leader…
Lebanon seeks faster Israeli pull-out, right to self-defence in truce, official says
BEIRUT – Lebanon is seeking changes to a U.S. ceasefire proposal to ensure a speedier withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon and to give both parties the right to…
Cost of living fuels radical right challenge in Romanian presidential vote
BUCHAREST – Romanians vote in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, with worries about the cost of living likely to earn radical right leader George Simion, who…
Displaced by war, cancer patients in Lebanon struggle for survival
BEIRUT – Lebanese small business owner Ahmad Fahess thought nothing could be more devastating than his cancer diagnosis until suddenly, while he was at work one day, Israeli airstrikes started…
Man arrested in investigation into 2022 Irish blast that killed 10, law firm says
DUBLIN – Irish police investigating a 2022 explosion at a petrol station that killed 10 people have arrested a man who voluntarily presented himself at a police station in relation…
In Spain’s Canaries, rescuers exhausted as new migrant routes open
VALVERDE, Spain – El Hierro, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, is Europe’s latest frontline in the struggle to cut irregular migration. Nearly twice as many migrants as residents…
World still split over climate cash as clock ticks on COP29
Latest draft illustrates the divisions as poorer nations say they need to see a concrete number from rich states. Read More
Migrant gets life sentence for Laken Riley murder highlighted by Trump
The nursing student’s murder became a rallying cry for the US President-elect during his campaign. Read More
Former UK deputy PM Prescott dies, his family says
He served as deputy prime minister from 1997 to 2007. Read More