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🔥 Lead Story At the NATO summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025, former President Donald Trump stirred controversy by likening the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He declared the strikes “completely obliterated” the sites and likened the impact to the decisive end of World War II, confidently…
In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, Israel resumed airstrikes on Iran mere hours after U.S. President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire—and issued urgent warnings through both channels. 🕊️ Trump’s Ceasefire—Then a Collapse Late Monday, President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Iran, intended to pause the “12‑day war” that had heretofore…
1. Crisis Hits Bayrou Government On June 24, 2025, France’s Socialist Party declared its intention to initiate a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister François Bayrou’s minority government, following the collapse of essential negotiations over the controversial pension reform. 2. Pension Reform at the Heart of the Storm The contentious reform—led by President Macron—aims to raise…
PARIS: If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers. Earlier this year there were briefly fears that the 60-metre-wide (200-foot-wide) asteroid called 2024 YR4, which is big enough to level a…
BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday strongly backed the United States over its strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, staking out a more defined position than other European allies have. “There is no reason to criticise what America did at the weekend. Yes, it is not without risk. But leaving things as they…
MARSEILLE: Two people in France have been taken into custody after a 27-year-old bride was killed at a wedding party in a village in southeastern France, a source close to the case said on Monday. The bride was killed when gunmen attacked a wedding party in the tiny village of Goult early Sunday, with one…
PARIS: Global airlines have suspended or reduced flights in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages and the United States joins the fight. The US carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites overnight Saturday to Sunday after over a week of deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran. Here is the…
LONDON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday had lunch with King Charles III at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said, after he arrived in London ahead of a NATO summit in The Hague. Zelensky, who is seeking to shore up support for his country more than three years after Russia invaded, “visited The King this afternoon…
THE HAGUE: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that Tehran should not be allowed to have a nuclear bomb, as Israel and Iran exchanged fresh strikes on Monday. “When it comes to NATO’s stance on Iran’s nuclear programme, allies have long agreed that Iran must not develop a nuclear weapon,“ said Rutte ahead of a…
JERUSALEM: Israel’s state power company reported supply disruptions on Monday after damage near a “strategic infrastructure facility” at an undisclosed location, as Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles. “Due to damage near a strategic infrastructure facility of the Israel Electric Corporation… disruptions in electricity supply are being reported in several communities in the area,“…
