Trump lets 60-day deadline for Iran peace deal expire, threatens to ‘bomb’ Oman
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not seek to extend the memorandum of understanding with Iran, claiming that while Iran...
Russia summons Japan ambassador over disputed Kuril Islands row after Putin visit
Moscow said on Monday it had summoned the Japanese ambassador after Tokyo condemned President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Russia’s far-eastern Kuril Islands, which...
Claims Hegseth ‘on verge of losing job’ raise questions about future US-China defence ties
Speculation is growing that Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is at increasing risk of losing his job, raising questions about the possible implications for US-China...
China’s space race has a new problem: finding room for failure
There is something about the speed of consensus on China’s rocket failures that should give us pause. Within hours of Long March-7A rocket’s disintegration...
Ecuador’s Noboa courts China on shrimp, copper without threatening US ties
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his first state visit to China, an eight-day trip during which he will seek...
Thousands mourn ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday in London vigil
Thousands of people gathered in central London late on Monday to hold a vigil for black academic Jason Arday, blaming racism and relentless media...
Trump approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, poll finds
Published: 3:35am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 4:13am, 18 Aug 2026 US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to the lowest level of his presidency,...
Long-awaited trial begins in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Las Vegas killing
Published: 3:07am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 3:41am, 18 Aug 2026 Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a...
Mafia link feared in theft of grand master paintings from Sicily museum
Published: 1:53am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 4:08am, 18 Aug 2026 The theft of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina may have involved organised...