Saturday, May 9, 2026
ReutersThe Socialist-led central government has responded to the accusations of high-handedness and lack of transparency by providing details of the boat's arrival this weekend.It will not dock directly in Tenerife but will instead anchor out at sea and its...
4 hours agoNick ThorpeBudapest correspondentReutersThe biggest challenge facing the new Magyar government is the urgent need to release €17bn in various EU funds, withheld by the European Commission from the Orbán government. Last week, Commission sources in Brussels suggested...
7 minutes agoBrandon DrenonandJoe Tidy,Cyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesA cyber attack hit several universities and schools in the US, Canada and Australia, causing chaos, confusion and major disruptions amid the high stakes end-of-year season.The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed...
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon20 minutes agoSakshi Venkatraman and Rebecka PiederThe files contain previously classified transcripts from the astronauts aboard the Apollo 11, Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 Moon...
1 hour agoHugh Pym,Health editorandTabby WilsonReutersBritish passengers and crew on the cruise ship hit with an outbreak of hantavirus will be tested before returning to the UK.The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend,...
EPAIran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a "reckless military adventure" every time a "diplomatic solution is on the table". Iranians would "never bow to pressure", Araghchi said in a post on X, a...
ReutersSeparately Ukrainian emergency personnel are battling a huge wildfire in the exclusion zone at Chornobyl, known at the time of the nuclear disaster in the former Soviet Union by its Russian name, Chernobyl.Strong winds, dry weather and landmines in...
2 hours agoArchie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesAs households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead.The uncertainty sparked by the conflict, and Iran's effective closure of the Strait...
20 minutes agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterAnadolu via Getty ImagesOil prices rose on Friday after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.The US military said it had made self‑defence strikes in response to "unprovoked" Iranian...
20 minutes agoSimon Atkinson,MelbourneandLana Lam,SydneyThree Australian women with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have been formally charged after returning home from Syria.Kawsar Ahmad, 53 and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31 appeared in a Melbourne court on Friday,...