Iran faces ‘greatest financial offensive ever’, says US treasury secretary
Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.
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Trump hits back at Carney, threatens to hike auto, truck, metals tariffs to 50%
President Tweety McTreason hit back at Canada’s Mark Carney in an escalating trade war by threatening a 50% tariff on cars, trucks and steel from
Sonya Massey’s killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison
The former police officer, whose crime reignited the debate about US police brutality, was undergoing treatment for cancer.
New Zealand to introduce bill for under-16s social media ban
The government faces opposition to its proposals from MPs who believe a ban will not work.
Russia’s second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes
Ozon says its warehouses across southern Russia, including in Dagestan and Krasnodar, were hit in the overnight strikes.
Man charged with manslaughter after ‘crushing co-worker’s head with grapple’
A man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly crushing his co-workers head with a mechanical grapple.
Former US policeman whose killing of black woman sparked outcry dies in prison
A former policeman whose fatal shooting of a black woman in the US sparked a national outcry has died in prison while serving a 20-year
India used pellets, grenades on Gen Z protests: What Amnesty report reveals
Security forces used tear gas, pellet guns and electric shock devices against student protesters, Amnesty inquiry found.
Dutch public broadcaster to boycott ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision
AVROTROS says escalating international conflicts are undermining the event’s neutrality and fuelling divisions.
US threatens toughest sanctions yet against Iran: What we know
Tehran has threatened to retaliate against any country that joins new US economic measures.
Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 31
A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.
Nearly 90,000 told to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada
The fire has burned around 10,500 acres and is completely uncontained, officials say.
Access to Zambian courts prevented as election petition deadline looms
Preparations for President Hakainde Hichilema’s second inauguration appear to be continuing.
Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya
An investigation is looking into whether the deaths were caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops.