Six bodies of migrants recovered in southeast Libya, security directorate says
TRIPOLI, Aug 25 – Libya’s security authorities recovered the bodies of at least six migrants in the southeast of the country after their vehicle broke down in the desert, the…
Sweden’s ruling coalition trails in poll, but closes gap on centre-left opposition
COPENHAGEN, Aug 25 – The gap between Sweden’s ruling right-wing coalition government and the centre-left opposition parties has narrowed since June ahead of an election for parliament next month, a…
Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more
Aug 25 – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been detonated or removed from international waters of the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran has…
Nigeria’s president orders rescue after mass kidnapping
LAGOS, Aug 25 – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by…
US military transport plane lands in Moscow, Kremlin says it has no information yet
MOSCOW, Aug 25 – A U.S. military transport plane landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Tuesday, data from the flight tracking service Flightradar24 showed. Read More
USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand next week, Thai official says
There have been reports of concerns about mental health and deteriorating conditions aboard the the aircraft carrier. Read More
NASA’s $5b ‘cosmic eye’ takes aim at the universe’s darkest secrets
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will unlock “the fabric of the universe itself”. Read More
Peru to welcome Pope Leo with hymn honoring slain nun
LIMA, Aug 25 – Peru will welcome Pope Leo XIV in November with a hymn in honor of a Catholic nun killed by Maoist insurgents, celebrating the pontiff’s return to…
China defends cooperation with Iran, warns against disrupting it
Beijing is threatening to retaliate if the US sanctions China’s major banks. Read More
Tornado in southwestern France damages over 300 homes, injures dozens
PARIS, Aug 25 – A tornado swept through the Aude region of southwestern France late on Monday, damaging more than 300 homes and injuring dozens, authorities said. Read More