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Trump renews petition for White House ballroom, pointing to nearby shooting 

25 May 2026

The administration of US President Donald Trump has renewed its push to lift a court ruling barring progress on a new Wh...

Iran war live: Israel pounds Lebanon; Iranian officials in Qatar for talks 

25 May 2026

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Israel to intensify Lebanon offensive in bid to ‘crush’ Hezbollah 

25 May 2026

⁠Israeli ⁠Prime Minister ⁠Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to ⁠intensify strikes ⁠against H...

Czech police detain Russian priest over ‘white substance’ find 

25 May 2026

Czech police have detained a Russian cleric after four containers of a suspicious white substance were discovered in his...

Trump dangles normalisation amid pro-Israel criticism of possible Iran deal 

25 May 2026

Since reports of a possible deal with Iran started to emerge, pro-Israel advocates in the United States have been warnin...

Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds 

25 May 2026

News|Politics The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Min...

Tunisian court hands presidential critic Sonia Dahmani new jail term 

25 May 2026

News|Freedom of the Press Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani has been sentenced to two years in jail for critic...

Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanyahu stalls ceasefire for polls 

25 May 2026

Seven months after a “ceasefire” was brokered to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the agreement has morphed into a ...

Mexico says it will host Iranian team during 2026 FIFA World Cup 

25 May 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that her country will host the Iranian national football team during t...

Pope says AI must be ‘disarmed’ to prevent domination, exclusion, and death 

25 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV has called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that “new forms of slavery”...