U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive in Kyiv as part of a renewed diplomatic push to hold talks over Russia’s war against Ukraine

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive in Kyiv as part of a renewed diplomatic push to hold talks over Russia’s war against Ukraine

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv for the first time amid widespread skepticism that Washington’s renewed peace outreach would end Russia’s four-and-half year old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Also in the programme: the US ambassador to Israel visits the West Bank and condemns violence by Jewish settlers; and the tennis player from the Philippines who is exciting fans at home and abroad. (Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin in Moscow on 5th September,

Six months after a conflict that rattled markets and pushed the Gulf to the brink of a wider war, the tide may be turning against Iran as Washington unleashes an unprecedented economic offensive to achieve what military force could not.

It comes after the US military announced that it had struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to what it said were ballistic missile strikes launched by the IRGC against two navy warships.View on

Iran said Sunday that its forces struck an unmanned U.S. vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, extending a renewed exchange of attacks between the two countries. The U.S. military had not confirmed Iran’s claim,

Iran has said that it attacked an American ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state media. Iranian state-run media outlet Press TV reported Sunday that a U.S. military vessel, which was remotely-operated,

The election could see Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party ⁠to take power at a state level since World War Two.

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, and the party's top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, attend AfD's final rally before the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg,

In blustery weather on Friday, thousands of far-right supporters from across Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt converged on a windswept open space near the banks of the Elbe in Magdeburg for a giant barbecue party.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is speeding into state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday with a sizeable lead in the polls. If the party gets an outright majority, it will mark the first time the far right has won an absolute majority in a state election since World War II.

The strikes also destroyed an empty hospital, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has largely halted fighting in Lebanon for more than two months.

Sept 6 () - Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as ‌Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone

Israel launched strikes on southern Lebanon early Sunday after accusing Hezbollah of firing two drones toward Israeli soldiers stationed inside an area designated by Israel as a security zone. The Israeli military said

The IDF began a wave of strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning following the launch of two drones by Hezbollah terrorists towards troops operating within the security zone, the military announced.

Authorities have launched an investigation into a fire that killed 22 people at a wedding party in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

The blaze started late Friday night at a building in Lingwala, in northern Kinshasa, and continued into the early hours of Saturday. People attending the wedding struggled to escape through the building's narrow hallways as the fire spread.

Bodies of the injured and the dead were laid at the roadside by attendees who then rushed to help those who had survived.

At least 22 people have been killed in a fire at a wedding party in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, the regional mayor stated on Saturday. The blaze started overnight on Friday and continued into early Saturday morning inside a building in Lingwala,

We’re going to build new mines, new processing facilities.’” Although Trump keeps insisting otherwise, the U.S. relies heavily on Canadian resources. Canada supplied more than 80 percent of U.S. electricity imports in 2025,

US president appears willing to risk jeopardising midterm election in his desire to ‘vassalise’ America’s northern neighbour

Most Americans don’t seem to want a trade war with Canada. A recent Ipsos-Reuters poll shows the tariffs are unpopular in the United States, and they’re not rushing to call Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ either.

President Trump on Wednesday touted a last-minute breakthrough in trade talks with Canada before new 50 percent tariffs were set to take effect this week, claiming there are no longer any tariffs for U.