The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial thathis opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55,…
BANGLADESH: Authorities shut universities, limits fuel sale as Iran war causes shortage
Bangladesh has closed universities and launched fuel rationing amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Authorities shut all public and private universities across the country…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump vows control over Iran leader as death toll of US soldiers rises
United States President Donald Trump has again asserted that he would exert influence over Iran’s next supreme leader, saying that whoever is picked for the role without Washington’s approval is…
IRAN: Tehran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader after father’s killing
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have plunged the entire…
MIDDLE EAST: Oil soars past $100 a barrel, stocks plunge as US-Israel war on Iran rages
Oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel amid the fallout of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 20 percent…
UK: Huge fire at Glasgow Central Station prompts evacuations as building collapses
A huge blaze has engulfed a building at Glasgow Central Station causing it to partially collapse. The fire started in a vape shop on Union Street on Sunday afternoon, with…
USA: Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home hit by gunfire- police
The Beverly Hills home of pop superstar Rihanna has been hit by gunfire, police say. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at 13:15 local…
Starmer and Trump speak for first time since president’s Iran criticism
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have spoken for the first time since the US president angrily criticised the UK’s Iran response. No 10 released limited details of the call,…
INDONESIA: Authorities to ban social media and other online platforms for under 16s
Indonesia says it will ban social media and other popular online platforms for children under 16, becoming the latest country to introduce restrictions aimed at protecting young people from online…
UAE: UK opens charter flights booking portal for Britons in Dubai
The Foreign Office has opened a booking portal for British nationals in Dubai who wish to access government charter flights to leave the Middle East region. Thousands of Britons have been stranded…