Netanyahu ‘knows who the boss is’

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, US President Donald Trump told Axios on Saturday, adding that the prime minister “knows who the boss is” in their relationship.
6 July 2026

Thousands pray for Khamenei

Prayers were held yesterday over the casket of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran.
6 July 2026

Ukraine war: Trump offers to help Putin find deal

US President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early yesterday.
6 July 2026

16 Yemeni troops killed in Houthi attack

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 16 troops in an attack south of the port city of Hodeidah, two military officials aligned with the country’s internationally-recognised government told AFP yesterday.
6 July 2026

Temperatures rise again in Europe

Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal yesterday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe.
6 July 2026

‘Dangerous’ super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations yesterday, hours before a “super typhoon” was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.
6 July 2026

Int’l rescue teams wind down search for survivors

Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes killed nearly 3,000, updated official figures showed on Saturday, as international rescue teams began winding down search operations for survivors in the rubble of the disaster.
6 July 2026

‘Very dangerous’ super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

‘Bavi’ was forecast to roar westwards over the area at around 10:00 Monday (0000 GMT)
5 July 2026

Nepal PM marks 100 days with fast change and few words

Observers say that first move set the tone for the government's subsequent actions -- fast and symbolically loaded but also often legally contested and executed with little patience for institutional processes
5 July 2026

Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor

US President Donald Trump told the Axios news website that peace talks had been paused for a week for the events surrounding the funeral.
5 July 2026

Prayers offered for Iran's Khamenei on day two of funeral ceremonies

Prayers were held Sunday over the casket of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran
5 July 2026

Venezuela quake death toll rises to nearly 3,000

Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes killed nearly 3,000, updated official figures showed on Saturday, as international rescue teams began winding down search operations for survivors in the rubble of the disaster
5 July 2026

Trump pushes ahead with US 250th birthday speech after storm delay

Tens of thousands who braved the hottest Fourth of July on record in the capital were ordered to clear the National Mall several hours before the address due to approaching thunderstorms
5 July 2026

St Petersburg oil terminal hit in major drone attack

Russia’s second city of St Petersburg and the surrounding region came under a major Ukrainian drone attack overnight yesterday, with a local port and oil infrastructure hit, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said, as Kyiv’s drone strikes continue to deepen fuel shortages in Russia.
5 July 2026

Thousands throng Tehran for funeral of Khamenei

Vast crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic massed in Tehran yesterday to begin almost a week of funeral ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, which authorities want to send a message of defiance to the West after the war with the United States and Israel.
5 July 2026

'Revenge, revenge': Iran mourners gather for Khamenei's funeral

Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in US-Israeli attacks in late February that sparked a regional war
4 July 2026

Do not open until 2276: US burying time capsule to mark July 4

The contents of the Washington one are not widely known but the capsule due to be buried in Philadelphia near Independence Hall has spilled all its secrets
4 July 2026

Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran

Iranian authorities anticipate between 15 and 20 million participants in Tehran alone over the next three days for tributes
4 July 2026

Happy birthday, America? At 250, nation may be too divided to celebrate as one

One in five Americans say they won't celebrate Independence Day this year
4 July 2026

Heat wave upends July Fourth celebrations across US

A dangerous heat wave has disrupted July Fourth events across the United States, including Donald Trump's flagship Great American State Fair, as the nation prepares to mark its 250th birthday
4 July 2026