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France budget debate faces rocky start as Socialists vow to fight

The French government was on Tuesday set to take the 2027 budget to debate in parliament, with the opposition Socialists and far right staunchly against it, as the government tries to reassure anxious debt markets while containing public anger over spending cuts. The lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is due to begin examining […]

‘Holding our ground’: Israel demolishes dozens of Bedouin homes

Under an overcast sky in southern Israel, Bedouin villagers wandered through the rubble of what used to be their homes, the latest to be demolished after being deemed illegal structures by Israeli authorities. The residents of Al-Dahiya in the Negev desert say they have nowhere else to go after bulldozers destroyed around 80 structures housing […]

11 missing after ships struck off Bulgaria in latest Black Sea attack

Eleven people were missing after two merchant ships were struck off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday in the latest sign of increasing spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador after drones struck a Ukrainian-owned cargo ship, while another vessel was also hit and sank […]

Saudi coalition tells Sanaa residents to flee site before operation

The Saudi-led coalition signalled an imminent attack on an oil facility in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital on Tuesday, warning civilians in the surrounding area to get out. After a series of attacks on the kingdom’s airports and oil facilities, it was the first time the coalition battling the Houthis has issued an evacuation order for Yemen’s […]

AI could ‘change the stakes’ on bioweapons: UK spy chief

The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency warned Tuesday that artificial intelligence was affecting the security risks faced by the UK, and could “change the stakes” on bioweapons.”Today AI is already supercharging the cybersecurity contest between attackers and defenders,” Ken McCallum, MI5 director general, said in his annual threat briefing. Artificial intelligence technology had the […]

Sweden centre-left leader fails to form government

Sweden’s Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday she had failed to form a government with the three other parties in the left-wing bloc following last month’s election.”My overall assessment is that progress has been made, but at the same time, the conditions are currently not in place to form a government that can […]

EU economy chief doubtful Russian diesel exports will affect prices

EU economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis told AFP on Tuesday that Russian diesel sales recently authorised by the United States were unlikely to move the price of the commodity, which has spiked since the start of the Iran war. US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had spoken to President Vladimir Putin and they had struck […]

‘Ink’ director Danny Boyle slams Trump’s Truth Social ‘lies’

At the UK premiere of the drama “Ink” following the makings of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle criticised US President Donald Trump’s tendency to dismiss things as “fake news”. On the red carpet at the London Film Festival on Monday, Boyle told AFP the film sees the “first seeds of the […]

Pope Leo admitted to hospital for lung operation

Pope Leo XIV was admitted to hospital in Rome on Tuesday for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, but cardinals said he appeared “very relaxed” about the operation. The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule, or small growth of tissue in the lung, marks the 71-year-old’s first hospitalisation since he became head of […]