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US President Donald trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that has been at the heart of tensions between Washington and Tehran since late February. The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported on Friday that Trump had refused a proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait, telling his aides that he expected to resume a bombing campaign against Iran after the US’ midterm elections in November. Trump later posted an image on Truth Social showing an image of the Strait of Hormuz rebranded as the “Trump…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 14:59 GMT+2 Six people have been confirmed dead after a building where they were staying collapsed in Athens. The building collapsed following an explosion on Friday morning in the Plaka district of the Greek capital. Four US tourists had been staying on the first floor of the building while a couple – a 78-year-old British man and a 77-year-old Greek woman – lived on the second floor. The process of formally identifying the bodies is ongoing. Fire crews are now winding down the operation after hours of searching through the rubble. Around 30 firefighters, using six…
Protesters gathered outside the United Nations in New York on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to address the General Assembly. Demonstrators chanted and held signs opposing Netanyahu’s presence at the UN and calling for an end to US military support for Israel. Inside the General Assembly, dozens of delegates walked out as Netanyahu began his speech. Netanyahu used his address to criticise Israel’s opponents and allies, including Britain and France.
The killing later fueled far-right mobilization, including an attempted “punitive expedition” by identitarian militants in nearby Romans-sur-Isère. French judges have sent 11 defendants to the juvenile assize court over the 2023 stabbing to death of 16-year-old Thomas Perotto, with the case involving a racial aggravating factor in the reference to “the white race and the French nation,” French media reported Friday. The order sending them to trial, seen by POLITICO, accuses the defendants of murdering Perotto at a village fête in Crépol, attempting to kill three other people and violently attacking others. Judges seek to trial them as a group…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 14:19 GMT+2•Updated 14:22 At least 11 people were killed and around 30 others were injured following a suicide bomb attack in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, according to police and rescue officials. The bomber is said to have detonated a vehicle laden with explosives at a roadside police checkpoint. Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson for the provincial emergency service, said the attack had taken place in the district of Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, or Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the bombing. Pakistan has seen increasing militant attacks in…
On Friday, the first day of his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV drew huge crowds. According to the Vatican, 300 000 people cheered the pontiff as he passed through the streets of Paris in his popemobile. A little later, 80 000 young people attended a vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. On Saturday, nearly 600 000 worshippers are expected for the Pope’s giant mass on Place de la Concorde, starting at 3 p.m. Among them, Karine, a Parisian, told Euronews: “I am very happy to be here today, to share this wonderful energy we all have together…
The Azerbaijan International Investment Forum (AIIF) completes a full week of high-level events in Baku, which include the Baku Security Forum, where over 100 countries attended to discuss new-age threats and Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which has seen the city transform into the biggest motorsport event of the year. It is one of the busiest weeks in the country’s calendar, and many industries are reaping the rewards. The week concluded with a shift in focus to international finance and investment as the Second Azerbaijan International Investment Forum opened on 25 September at the Baku Convention Centre. The two-day event…
But Germany’s Wadephul struck a more optimistic tone during a press conference with his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa. The invitation “will be a litmus test really, also for Vladimir Putin to negotiate. So these kind of opportunities, one would have to take advantage of,” he said. “Repeatedly we have asked the Russian government and Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiation table. And if it is a possibility, then perhaps it would be at least a start to serious negotiations.” He then added that the prerequisite for a meaningful conversation would be for a ceasefire to be in place during…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Friday said his country is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and resume talks on its nuclear program in exchange for concessions from Washington. Those would include lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales and a ceasefire that would include Lebanon, Araghchi told reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to an AP report. “The seven-day timeline will start as soon as the United States accepts this plan,” he said on Friday, adding that Iran had conveyed its offer…