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Iran’s joint military command said in a statement carried by state media that U.S. “covetousness, bullying, totalitarianism or brutality” would meet a “devastating response.” Iranian strikes hit a Kuwaiti power and water desalination plant for the second time in two days, Kuwait’s electricity ministry said, sparking a fire in a country that relies on desalination for about 90 percent of its drinking water. Bahrain reported intercepting attacks, and Jordan said it shot down three of four Iranian missiles aimed toward its territory. Israel warned that projectiles fired toward the port city of Aqaba could spill over into its territory for…
Published on 19/07/2026 – 13:53 GMT+2 A passenger ferry carrying 116 people began sinking off the coast of Guyana, triggering a major search and rescue operation. At least 53 people have been rescued after the MV Barima sent a distress call late on Saturday during a voyage from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. Guyana’s coast guard received a distress call at around 11 pm and responded alongside private vessels. Prime Minister Mark Phillips told AFP that the search and rescue operation would continue in the daylight and that he expected the number of rescued people to go up. He shared an…
Asked about Thorsten Frei, his chief of staff, whom ZDF has floated as a possible successor to Spahn, Merz declined to confirm any names. Promoting Frei would leave Merz with another senior vacancy to fill. In the interview, Merz also declined to defend Spahn personally, saying he had not expected outrage “on this scale.” “It probably also had something to do with his person, and also with the communication,” the chancellor said. Merz said Spahn told him about the child around 10 days ago and asked him to keep it quiet, which he did. Spahn informed the party “very, very…
Around 6,000 members of Italy’s armed forces and security services marched through Rome on Saturday, demanding higher pay, better pensions and stronger workplace protections. The demonstration brought together representatives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza in the first joint protest organised by the country’s main defence and security unions. The rally came just days after the government renewed the collective agreement covering around 430,000 military and security personnel. The deal includes a gross monthly pay rise of €188 and a one-off back payment of €2,448, as well as a commitment to open talks on pension…
Published on 19/07/2026 – 14:31 GMT+2•Updated 15:25 At least five people have been killed and ten others were left injured after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Peru. The quake hit on Saturday night, with its epicentre near the town of Chupaca in the Andean region of Junín, at a depth of 24 kilometres. Seventeen minutes later, a magnitude 3.7 aftershock struck the same area. Authorities say its intensity was much lower than the main quake, which was felt moderately in Chupaca. Officials are continuing to assess the damage. The worst damage was reported in the district of Chongos Bajo,…
Published on 19/07/2026 – 14:41 GMT+2 French football legend Zinedine Zidane is set to become the next head coach of France, according to French sports daily L’Équipe. The newspaper revealed the news ahead of Sunday’s World Cup third-place play-off, in which France lost 6-4 to England. According to the report, Zidane will officially take over on 1 September, replacing Didier Deschamps. The French Football Federation has not yet confirmed the appointment, but its president, Philippe Diallo, has said an announcement will be made before the end of the month. French newspaper Le Parisien also reports that Zidane has already begun…
Within the space of a year, more than 288,000 German citizens have moved abroad. This is confirmed by data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (source in German) (Destatis). A recent survey commissioned by the job platform Indeed suggests that the trend is continuing: since 2020, the number of searches for international job offers has more than doubled. Plans to move abroad are particularly widespread among top earners. More than one in two respondents with a household net income of at least 6,000 euros (54 percent) said that in the past twelve months they had applied for jobs abroad or sounded…
Acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it the largest ballistic attack of the war. Ukraine’s air force put it lower, saying it was one of the largest and the fourth strike of comparable size on Kyiv in the past five weeks. It said it shot down 18 of the 41 missiles and downed nearly all of those on a ballistic trajectory. The strikes damaged residential buildings, a supermarket and a dormitory in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. At least one person in Kyiv was killed in the attack and 15 wounded, Ukrainian officials said. Russia’s defense ministry said…
Published on 19/07/2026 – 12:45 GMT+2 Two major wildfires remain active in north-eastern and central Spain, with emergency services focusing on a blaze near La Mierla in Guadalajara province and another near Orés in Zaragoza province. Together, they are already among the country’s most destructive fires this year. The fire near La Mierla, around 100 kilometres north-east of Madrid, began on Thursday and has burned almost 9,900 hectares, according to the latest official figures. During the early hours of Sunday, firefighters concentrated on two areas. Crews directly attacked the southern edge of the blaze near Gascueña de Bornova, while others…