An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It warned of a tsunami as high as 3 metres (9.84 ft) in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefecturs. The tremor had an epicentre in the Pacific Ocean and was 10 km deep, […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV said on Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate US President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from Cameroon to Angola as part of his 11-day tour […]
Continue ReadingA United Nations peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded after a UNIFIL patrol came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday. Two of the wounded peacekeepers were seriously injured, it said. UNIFIL said initial assessments indicated the fire […]
Continue ReadingCounter-terror police are investigating an arson attack in north-west London “due to the similarities” with recent incidents in the area. A man was spotted approaching a row of shops carrying a plastic bag later found to contain three bottles of “fluid”, the Metropolitan Police said. He placed the bag by a building in Hendon before […]
Continue ReadingSwiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European venue to stop or postpone the US rapper’s performances amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments. FC Basel, who are responsible for concerts and events that take place at their St. Jakob-Park ground, told Reuters […]
Continue ReadingIran has swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway after the US said the reopening would not end its blockade. Tehran’s joint military command said on Saturday that its “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state… under strict management and control of […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Tanzania questioned the fiancé of US social media influencer Ashly Robinson, who died after an alleged suicide attempt while the couple were on vacation in Zanzibar, a tourist hub off the east African country’s mainland. Police had confiscated the passport of her partner, Joseph Isaac McCann, 45, also a US citizen, they said […]
Continue ReadingHomelessness charity Centrepoint has said it has “no plans to work together in the future” with Sharon Osbourne after she expressed support for a rally being organised by Tommy Robinson. The former The X Factor judge used her official Instagram account to leave a comment saying: “See you at the march” in response to a […]
Continue ReadingA son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has avoided being charged with attempted murder after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and breaking immigration laws in South Africa. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, have been detained since mid-February, facing attempted murder charges following the […]
Continue ReadingThe price of oil has tumbled and stock markets globally rallied higher after Iran declared it had reopened the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Brent crude fell 11% to just over 88 US dollars a barrel in afternoon trading on Friday as Iranian authorities said the strait has fully reopened for commercial traffic as […]
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