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The Jubilee 2000 debt relief campaign, inspired by the Catholic church, succeeded in getting billions of dollars of developing-country sovereign debt written off 25 years ago. But in 2025, governments aren’t really listening to pleas for development assistance © FINANCIAL TIMES For a second week running I’m going to avoid talking about Donald Trump as…
EU regulators had ordered Apple to revise its rules within two months of its initial €500mn fine © Lucas Jackson/Reuters Apple is locked in last-minute negotiations with Brussels regulators over making changes to its App Store to avoid a series of escalating EU fines due to come into force this week. The $3tn company is…
Israel has launched air strikes against a series of symbolic regime-linked targets in Tehran, including the notorious Evin prison and headquarters of the Basij secret police, after the US assault on Iran’s nuclear programme. The Israeli military said the apparent broadening of its aerial campaign against Iran had also targeted several other sites belonging to…
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it had launched air raids Monday to block access to Iran’s enriched uranium facility in Fordo which was bombed by the United States at the weekend. A military statement said Israeli forces had “struck in order to obstruct access routes to the Fordo enrichment site” which US President Donald Trump…
DHAKA: A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned that the same “culture of impunity” continues. The Commission of Inquiry into Enforced Disappearances is probing abuses during the rule of Hasina, whose government was accused of widespread human rights abuses. That includes the…
PARIS: An Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran on Monday is completely irresponsible and puts prisoners “in mortal danger”, said Noemie Kohler, the sister of French national Cecile Kohler who is jailed there. Iran’s judiciary said Israeli strikes left sections of the facility damaged and Israel’s defence minister confirmed the army was targeting it….
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (R), Moscow, June 23, 2025. x/ @g_s_World June 23, 2025 Hour: 7:37 am Iranian FM Araqchi noted that Russian-Iranian relations now have a ‘strategic character.’ On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the attacks carried out against Iran by the United States and Israel…
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to coordinate responses to U.S. and Israeli military strikes, as Tehran expresses gratitude for Russia’s support. Tehran and Moscow align diplomatically amid a growing Western military escalation in the region. Photo: RT June 23, 2025 Hour: 6:57 am In response to…
Iran’s parliament considers suspending cooperation with the IAEA, accusing the agency of political bias. Iran warns of nuclear backlash as it accuses the IAEA of bias and condemns U.S. strikes on its facilities. Photo: Al Mayadeen June 23, 2025 Hour: 5:57 am Tehran accuses the UN agency of bias and warns of retaliation after recent…
The high-profile wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez takes place in Venice this week. Since their engagement in May 2023, the couple, 61 and 55 respectively, have dominated headlines and there has been plenty of speculation about the date, location and the guest list for their extravagant nuptials. Already…
