Unclear if threat has been carried out or if move will jeopardise talks with US scheduled for SundayIran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace …
Pakistan Interior Minister Lands In Iran After Switzerland Talks Postponed
Tehran and Washington were due to hold talks in Switzerland on Friday, after signing a memorandum of understanding ending the war in the Middle East, but the latest negotiations have been postponed with no new date announced.
A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare-earth mining
The head of Latin America’s top development bank made a pitch to Pope Leo XIV this week in the face of the Vatican’s call to divest from the mining industry: that the mistakes of the past can be avoided in extracting rare earth minerals to supply a glo…
One dead as freight train goods wagons plunge off bridge
The goods wagons fell about 16 feet from the bridge, dpa said.
Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as leaders demand reparations
Ghana has been hosting a conference to advance the UN resolution declaring slavery the ‘gravest crime against humanity.’
‘We need more athletes to speak out’: the future of sport in a warming world
Spanning venues in three countries, and welcoming a record number of teams, this year’s World Cup will carry a massive carbon footprint – and see players exposed to potentially dangerous heat. Sports and sustainability expert Mael Besson tells RFI why…
‘Like a bomb had gone off’: suspected arson attack fuels Glastonbury unease
Arrests after explosion and caravan fires heighten controversy over number of people living in vehiclesJan Johnston was tucked up in the van she calls home when she was rocked by the explosion. “I heard this massive boom,” she said. “I came out and the…
Europe swelters as heatwave intensifies – with temperatures of up to 44C forecast
An ongoing heatwave has triggered weather warnings across Europe, with several nations – including the UK – bracing for what could be one of the hottest June days on record.
UN rights chief troubled by new EU migrant return rules
The UN rights chief said on Saturday he deeply regretted the European Union’s new migration rules, which allow much broader detention powers and the creation of deportation centres outside the bloc.
MSF says conditions in Lebanon’s Nabatieh resemble a ‘death trap’
Israel has stepped up attacks on parts of southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh, since midnight on Friday.