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Rome airport chief: EES has tripled wait times
Ryanair warns passengers to allow extra time for summer travel, while the European Commission insists delays at airports are limited.
Tate brothers arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition
British prosecutors charge Andrew Tate with seven new rapes, raising the number of alleged victims to seven, while the brothers deny the allegations.
Two US soldiers killed in Iranian attack in Jordan
The first US casualties since March, with Tehran stating it no longer considers itself bound by the agreement.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes to a near standstill following attacks
The number of ships drops to a three-week low as the US bomb Iran for the seventh consecutive night.
Trump accuses Canada of wildfire smoke and announces tariffs
US President Donald Trump demands that the cost of pollution be factored into Canadian tariffs, accusing Canada of cross-border smoke drift.
Activist Wangchuk taken to hospital after 20-day hunger strike
Police removed the exhausted activist from the protest site on Saturday morning, but his movement is not abandoning the march to parliament.
US military launches further waves of strikes on targets in Iran
CENTCOM claims strikes on air defence and command centres to protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran reports Semnan airport hit.
Hungarian parliament votes to dismiss President Sulyak
Tisza party secures majority to end Orbán loyalist's term; President Sulyak has five days to sign or refer amendment to the Constitutional Court.
US strikes Iran for third night, two tankers hit in Hormuz
A member of the crew of a tanker from the UAE was killed; Trump announces blockade of Iranian ports and a 20 per cent levy for the Strait of Hormuz transit.
30 dead in bar fire in Bangkok, locked doors investigated
Survivors describe blocked exits; preliminary investigation points to a short circuit in the air conditioning and flammable decorations that accelerated the fire.
US strikes Iran for third night, Trump announces Hormuz blockade
A sailor was killed in an Iranian attack on two UAE tankers, while Washington imposes a 20 per cent levy on all cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz from Tuesday.
US returns $81bn in unlawful tariffs
Supreme Court ruling in February invalidated much of Trump's tariffs; refunds have surged from $5bn to $81bn.
Israel sets date for 27 October election, first since 2023
Trump imposes 20 per cent levy on traffic through Strait of Hormuz
The US simultaneously reinstates a blockade on Iranian ports and continues air strikes, while Tehran declares that diplomacy has proven futile.
Five family members killed in Illinois, two teenagers arrested
The two suspects, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on Sunday; police describe the attack as a targeted shooting in East St Louis.
Fire near Paris engulfs 800 hectares of Fontainebleau forest
Motorway A6 partially closed, around 15 homes evacuated from Vaudoué, and trains from Gare de Lyon delayed by up to six hours.
OLAF uncovers smuggling ring of 200,000 counterfeit condoms
Condoms from China were declared as toys and sold under a well-known brand logo; seized in Romania, Serbia and Spain.
Zelensky proposes dismissal of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko
Opposition expects Sviridenko to become ambassador to the US, with a prime minister's resignation automatically triggering a cabinet reshuffle.