JD Vance has accused Israeli politicians of manipulating American public opinion to keep the US drawn into the Iran conflict. The explosive claim signals a rare and serious rift between the Trump administration and one of its closest allies.
Hungary’s ex-foreign minister Péter Szijjártó has taken a senior role with Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, just months after leaving government. The move is drawing intense scrutiny given his direct role in securing BYD’s massive Debrecen factory deal.
The US launched fresh strikes on Iran targeting missile facilities near Tehran, as President Trump warned the country it had better ‘behave’ or face far worse. Trump said he has not yet decided whether to ‘finish off’ Iran entirely.
The EU’s proposed Return Regulation would allow migrant detention for up to 18 months using 16 broad risk criteria, sparking warnings that Europe is institutionalizing crimmigration. Legal scholars and rights groups are pushing back hard before trilogue negotiations begin.
The WHO has warned that the DRC’s current Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing ever recorded, with most new cases coming from untraceable transmission chains. Health officials say the situation is escalating at a pace that’s never been seen before.
Seven British nationals are among 13 people killed in wildfires sweeping the Valencia region of Spain, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Twelve of the dead were foreign nationals caught in fast-moving blazes during an extreme heatwave.
The Ebola outbreak has spread to two new provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 31 deaths confirmed so far. Meanwhile, a Sudanese court sentenced paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo to death in absentia, and protesters in Nigeria’s Niger Delta demand action over devastating oil pollution.
Sam Neill, the actor best known for his role as Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, has died aged 78 in what his family described as a ‘sudden and unexpected’ death. Tributes have flooded in from across the world of film, politics and beyond.
The European Union’s Cohesion Policy is heading into one of its most consequential debates in decades, with the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework set to reshape how hundreds of billions of euros flow to Europe’s regions. The Committee of the Regions is now at the center of that fight, demanding that regional development funding isn’t gutted in the name of centralisation.
Jayden Adams, the South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder who featured at the World Cup, has died at just 25 years old. Tributes have poured in from across the football world following the devastating news.
