SPAIN: PM Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying ‘no to war’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with Spain by restating his opposition to war and what he…

BOLIVIA: At least 20 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes

At least 20 people have been killed and others injured after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, the country’s authorities say. The…

CANADA: Carney says he supports Iran strikes ‘with regret’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for parties involved in the war in Iran to de-escalate hostilities quickly – and said while he supports the strikes, it is a…

USA: Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over military base access

US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt all trade with Spain, after the country barred the US from using its military bases as part of its operation in Iran.…

JAPAN: Australian girl, 8, killed in snowmobile accident

An eight-year-old Queensland girl has been killed after she was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident at a Japanese ski resort. Chloe Jeffries, from the Gold Coast, was riding on…

SOUTH KOREA: Woman and doctors guilty of murder after killing newborn baby

A South Korean court has convicted a woman of murder after she delivered a baby that was later killed. The woman had wanted to terminate the pregnancy at 36 weeks.…

USA: Trump belittles Starmer with ‘no Churchill’ jibe

Oodles of diplomatic energy have been expended on the unlikely relationship between the former human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer and the former real estate magnate turned reality TV star,…

USA: OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash

OpenAI says it has agreed changes to the “opportunistic and sloppy” deal it struck with the US government over the use of its technology in classified military operations. On Monday OpenAI chief executive…

IRAN: Funerals held for students and staff after Iran school strike

Funerals have been held for students and staff killed in what Iranian authorities have said was a US-Israeli strike on a school in southern Iran. Iranian officials said more than…

UKRAINE: Zelensky fears Trump’s Iran war could hurt Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the war in the Middle East could leave Ukraine struggling to source air defence missiles. He also said there was “a risk” Ukraine’s allies…