Politics
Israel-Iran truce holds; US ‘did not destroy’ Iranian nuclear sites
By Adam Plowright with Ahmad Parhizi in Tehran AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “historic victory” against Iran despite a ...Kenyans brace for protests one year after storming parliament
Kenyans are expected to take to the streets in large numbers on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests that ...Israel and Iran agree on ceasefire to end 12-day war
By Payam Doost Mohamadi with Frankie Taggart in Washington AFP and Agencies Israel and Iran have agreed to ceasefire, set to begin ...Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia as dispute deepens
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, Associated Press Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two countries ...Colombia says 57 soldiers kidnapped by civilians
Colombia’s army said on Sunday that 57 soldiers were kidnapped by civilians acting under pressure from FARC dissidents in a mountainous area ...Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes
Iranian state media has announced Iran has begun its “mighty and victorious” response to US strikes. The state-run Tasnim agency says that ...Iran weighs retaliation against U.S. for strikes on nuclear sites
By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Maayan Lubell Reuters Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on ...Belarus opposition leader’s husband Sergei Tikhanovsky freed from prison
By Yuras Karmanau and Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition ...Putin says ‘the whole of Ukraine is ours’ – in theory
By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped on Friday that in his view the whole of Ukraine ...US bombs three nuclear sites in Iran: Trump hails ‘very successful’ strikes as he enters ...
By Danny Kemp in Washington with Ahmad Parhizi in Tehran and Adam Plowright in Jerusalem AFP President Donald Trump said US air ...