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Iran war live: Israel pounds Lebanon; Iranian officials in Qatar for talks 

25 May 2026

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Canada’s Mark Carney calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists ‘appalling’ 

25 May 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed indignation at the Israeli government’s “appalling” treatment of...

Israel to intensify Lebanon offensive in bid to ‘crush’ Hezbollah 

25 May 2026

⁠Israeli ⁠Prime Minister ⁠Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to ⁠intensify strikes ⁠against H...

Czech police detain Russian priest over ‘white substance’ find 

25 May 2026

Czech police have detained a Russian cleric after four containers of a suspicious white substance were discovered in his...

Trump dangles normalisation amid pro-Israel criticism of possible Iran deal 

25 May 2026

Since reports of a possible deal with Iran started to emerge, pro-Israel advocates in the United States have been warnin...

Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds 

25 May 2026

News|Politics The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Min...

Israel escalates Gaza attacks as Netanyahu stalls ceasefire for polls 

25 May 2026

Seven months after a “ceasefire” was brokered to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the agreement has morphed into a ...

Mexico says it will host Iranian team during 2026 FIFA World Cup 

25 May 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that her country will host the Iranian national football team during t...

Over 1.5 million pilgrims begin Hajj amid regional tensions 

25 May 2026

The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, has begun in Saudi Arabia as more than 1.5 million pilgrim...

Tunisian court hands presidential critic Sonia Dahmani new jail term 

25 May 2026

News|Freedom of the Press Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani has been sentenced to two years in jail for critic...