USA: Trump ‘very frustrated’ and Zelensky must strike minerals deal, says adviser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has…

Palestine: Body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says

Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal after forensic testing revealed the body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas. The three other bodies…

USA: Two killed after small planes collide midair in Arizona

At least two people have died after two small planes collided midair near an airport in Arizona, police said. A Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II, both fixed-wing,…

USA: Ukraine must strike minerals deal, says Trump adviser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

Summary The leaders Zelensky has spoken to this week Ukraine’s president has been criticised by President Trump for not bringing the war with Russia to an end, claiming “nothing got done” during…

USA: Man dies awaiting sentencing for shooting teen Ralph Yarl

A Missouri man has died weeks before his sentencing for shooting a 16-year-old boy who accidentally went to the wrong address. Andrew Lester, 86, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree…

India: Search for missing miners ends as bodies recovered after 44 days

Rescuers have ended a 44-day search operation after they found the bodies of five men who were trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. DNA…

Sri Lanka: Six elephants dead after being hit by train

A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among…

Spain: Ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss

Spain’s former football federation boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and ordered to pay a fine of €10,800…

Mexico: ‘Severe blow’ to Sinaloa cartel as security chief of El Chapo’s son arrested

The Mexican army says it has arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of Culiacán. José Ángel Canobbio, also known as “El Güerito” (little…