Israel strikes Damascus as fighting between government forces and Druze rages
Reuters Syria’s defence ministry headquarters in central Damascus was hit by Israeli strikes Israel’s military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus and government forces in southern Syria on Wednesday,…
Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival
A fire has destroyed the main stage at Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, just two days before the event was set to open. “Due to a serious incident and fire on…
US ambassador calls on Israel to ‘aggressively investigate’ West Bank killing
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he has asked Israeli authorities to “aggressively investigate” the killing of a Palestinian-American in the occupied West Bank. Sayfollah Musallat, known as Saif…
Inside the US base tracking global missile launches
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent Reporting fromBuckley Space Force Base, Colorado Watch: US Space Force Guardians spring into action during training exercise There’s a short sharp shout: “Launch Yemen!” The men…
Donald Trump says it is highly unlikely he will fire US Fed chair
Getty Images President Donald Trump has said it is “highly unlikley” he will fire the chair of the US Federal Reserve, hours after asking lawmakers whether he should sack Jerome…
US senators exempt HIV/Aids funding from planned spending cuts
Republicans in the US Senate have said they will spare the US-backed HIV/Aids programme Pepfar from cuts, amid a larger effort to reduce government spending. Senators said they would end…
Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?
Prime Minister François Bayrou has put the cat among the pigeons in promising to cut two of France’s national holidays in order to rescue the country’s finances. Predictably enough, his…
Three jailed over murder of Swedish hip-hop star C Gambino
Three men in their 20s have been given long jail terms for their part in the fatal shooting of award-winning hip-hop artist C Gambino in Gothenburg last year. C Gambino,…
Minnesota man accused of shooting lawmakers to face federal charges
The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a gun rampage in June has been indicted on six federal charges, the state’s attorney general has…
Harry Potter actress banned from driving for six months for speeding
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Watson already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has been banned…