Israel: PM Netanyahu offers $5m reward for captives freed from Gaza

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said $5m will be given as a reward for each captive released from Gaza and those that help free Israelis held by Hamas will be given a…

Lebanon: More than 200 children killed amid Israeli bombardment: UN

More than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched a military campaign focused on its northern neighbour two months ago, the United Nations agency for children (UNICEF)…

Spain: Roger Federer pays tribute to Rafael Nadal for ‘epic career’

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal “made the whole tennis world proud” during his “epic career” as he paid tribute to his former rival before his retirement. Nadal, a 22-time Grand…

Ukraine: USA closes embassy in fear of Russian attack

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv closed its doors on Wednesday out of “an abundance of caution,” as it warned that a potentially “significant” air strike may be coming. “The U.S.…

USA: Republican lawmaker moves to bar trans colleague from women’s bathrooms

A Republican congresswoman has introduced a bill to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the US Capitol, just weeks after the first-ever openly transgender lawmaker was elected to…

Ukraine: Russian gains accelerate as Kyiv’s Kursk gamble tanks

The Russian military is accelerating its gains along the front line in Ukraine at a crucial time for the conflict. Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)…

Kenya: Catholic Church rejects $40,000 from President William Ruto

Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto. He offered the money towards the building of a priest’s house and as a…

USA: California reports first case of emerging mpox strain

California has reported the first US case of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – that is part of a new outbreak. The state’s department of health, the CDPH, said…

Turkey: Forty-seven on trial over deaths of ten babies

Forty-seven people have gone on trial in Turkey in connection with an alleged scam in which newborns were transferred between hospitals for profit. Prosecutors say doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers…

Germany: Defence Minister suspect sabotage behind severed undersea cables

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said damage to two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea looks like an act of sabotage and a “hybrid action”, without knowing who is…