Category World

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday that the US is ending Gaza ceasefire talks and returning its Qatari negotiating team for consultations after Hamas’ latest response “demonstrates a lack of desire to achieve a ceasefire…

Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire on their border, sparking a sharp escalation in conflict that has left at least 12 people dead, mostly civilians, including two children aged eight and 15. Both countries have accused each other of starting…

Professional wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died at age 71, Florida police and WWE said. Authorities responded to a cardiac arrest call in Clearwater, Florida, on Thursday morning. Hogan was pronounced at the hospital, police said in a statement on…

Police in England have arrested 16 people following a protest outside a migrant hotel last week. A small group of people used a peaceful demonstration as cover to commit violent disorder and criminal damage last Thursday, officers said. The protest…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that he was sending a new anti-corruption bill to Ukraine’s parliament, the latest attempt to ease tensions after he approved changes to anti-corruption laws that sparked a public outcry and sharp criticism from…

George Kooijmans, guitarist and co-founder of Dutch band Golden Earring, co-writer of hard rock legends Radar Love and the writer and vocalist of the Top 10 hit Twilight Zone, has died at the age of 77. Kooymans’ family and the…

Prague Zoo staff have turned into puppeteers to save newborn chicks rejected by their parents. One of them is a small yellow-headed vulture chick that hatched three weeks ago. Bird keeper Antonin Weidl said the disappearance of the dummy egg…

Syria and Saudi Arabia announced in Damascus on Thursday that they had signed 47 investment agreements worth more than 5 billion euros, a significant step toward rebuilding Syria’s war-ravaged economy. The agreements signed at the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum cover a…

British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife last summer before his body was found in a ravine, had been drinking drugs and alcohol on a night out and had taken a 14-hour walk home, an inquest into his…

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged, waiting to assess how severely US President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the economy before deciding on a possible rate cut. The bank’s governing board announced at its headquarters in Frankfurt on…