Macron to double defence budget by 2027
Paris [France], July 14: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday evening an acceleration of national defence spending, with the budget set to reach €64...
Snoop Dogg unveils Swansea kit in playful dig at Wrexham's Reynolds
London [UK], July 14: American rapper Snoop Dogg has unveiled Swansea's new kit with the Welsh club taking a playful dig at Wrexham's Hollywood owner...
German state leaders call on Berlin to lower energy tax for all...
Berlin [Germany], July 14: German state premiers on Sunday were putting pressure on the federal government to reverse a decision to lower the energy tax...
Five injured in anti-migrant riot in small Spanish town Madrid
Madrid [Spain], July 14: Police presence was set to be ramped up in the sleepy Spanish town of Torre-Pacheco after five people were injured in...
Paramedics treat hundreds of ravers at Berlin techno parade
Berlin [Germany], July 14: Firefighters and paramedics treated several hundred people during Berlin's Rave the Planet techno parade on Saturday, according to the local fire...
German president backs compulsory military service amid defence push
Berlin [Germany], July 14: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has spoken out in favour of introducing a new form of compulsory military service to boost the...
Tight security at Club World Cup final Trump is to attend
Trenton [New Jersey], July 14: The planned presence of United States President Donald Trump has led to tight security around the Club World Cup final...
Search for Texas flood victims paused as heavy rains bring new threat
Austin [Texas], July 14: More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and...
Family of American citizen killed by Israeli settlers demands US probe
Washington DC [US], July 14: The family of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old United States citizen from Florida who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers...
Children collecting water among 59 Gazans killed by Israel
Gaza [Gaza City], July 14: Israeli air raids across the Gaza Strip have killed more than 59 Palestinians, at least 10 of them near a...
Recognise state of Palestine: SNP tells government of UK
London [UK], July 14: The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called on the UK Government to "stop the excuses" and follow other European countries in...
Iranian president injured during war with Israel, says report
Tehran [Iran], July 14: Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian narrowly escaped being killed during the 12-day war with Israel, according to an Iranian media report.
Iran signals it's open to diplomacy amid tensions with West
Tehran [Iran], July 14: The Iranian government is prepared to take a diplomatic approach amid military tensions with the West, according to Mohammad Jafar Qaempanah,...
Syria reports progress in battle against devastating wildfires
Damascus [Syria], July 14: Firefighters have halted the spread of wildfires, which have ravaged Syria's north and forced hundreds to flee their homes in recent...
58,000 killed since Israeli attacks on Gaza began, Palestinians say
Jerusalem [Israel], July 14: More than 58,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israeli attacks began in October 2023, health officials in the largely...
Plane crashes at Southend Airport
London [UK], July 14: An aircraft has crashed at London Southend Airport.
Netanyahu aide faces indictment over Gaza leak
Gaza [Gaza City], July 14: An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces indictment on security charges pending a hearing, Israel's attorney general said...
US Senate faults Secret Service discipline after Trump shooting
Washington DC [US], July 14: A U.S. Senate report released on Sunday said a "cascade" of failures allowed a gunman to shoot at Donald Trump...
Kentucky shootings: Suspect dead, multiple people injured
Frankfort [Kentucky], July 14: Multiple people, including a Kentucky police trooper, were injured in a series of shootings around Lexington, the state's governor and Kentucky...
Gaza officials say children killed in Israeli strike
Gaza [Gaza City], July 14: Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in...
One dead, hundreds arrested in US farm raid
New York [US], July 13: A California farm worker died on Friday after U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis nursery and arrested hundreds of workers,...
Arizona resident dies from plague
New York [US], July 13: A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.
Rapidly growing fire near Grand Canyon prompts evacuations
New York [US], July 13: A rapidly growing wildfire north-west of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has expanded more than 10 times in...
Australia rejects US call to declare Taiwan war role
Sydney [Australia], July 13: Australia has rebuffed calls to declare what role the nation would play in a potential war with China over Taiwan, with...
Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid site
Gaza [Palestine], July 13: The Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has said 24 people have been killed near an aid distribution site.
South Korean medical students to return to school
Seoul [South Korea], July 13: South Korean medical students who walked out of school last year in protest at a government plan to increase medical...
North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia in Ukraine conflict
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 13: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" all actions taken...