US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a “very good” hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia’s President Vladimir…
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USA: Palestinian Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks out about his arrest
A Palestinian student activist, who was detained by US immigration officers earlier this month, has spoken out for the first time about his arrest. In a letter dictated over the…
Palestine: ‘Once again, fear has gripped the people’
It had started as a normal night in Gaza, with people up already having their pre-dawn meal in the holy month of Ramadan. After 50 nights of ceasefire, life in…
Iran: Authorities release French tourist held since 2022
A French tourist detained by Iranian authorities for more than two years has been released and returned to France, President Emmanuel Macron has said. Olivier Grondeau, 34, is “free” and…
UK: Police officer taken to hospital after knife attack
A police officer has been injured in a knife attack during a night-time patrol. Officers from Cambridgeshire Police were carrying out patrols in Eagle Street, Cambridge, when they stopped a…
UK: University of Cambridge seeks four-month protest injunction
The University of Cambridge is seeking a High Court order to block Israel-Palestine protests on parts of its campus for four months. Last year, pro-Palestine protesters staged demonstrations at Senate…
Israel: Netanyahu calls strikes on Gaza ‘only the beginning’ as hundreds reported killed
Israel has “resumed combat in full force” against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night. In a defiant video statement, he warned that “negotiations…
Palestine: At least 55 killed in new Israeli Gaza strikes
At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence agency has said. It comes after Israel resumed its bombing campaign and…
New Zealand: Prodigy, Sam Ruthe becomes first 15-year-old to run a sub-four minute mile
New Zealand’s Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to run a sub-four-minute mile, aged 15. The middle-distance prodigy ran a record time of three minutes 58.35 seconds…
Indonesia: Anger as new law allows military bigger role in government
Indonesia’s parliament has passed controversial changes to legislation that will allow its military a bigger role in government. Critics warn that the move could return Indonesia to the dark days…