Stock markets were mixed while oil prices fell again on Friday on investor optimism that the United States and Iran would reach a deal to extend their ceasefire — despite Washington and Tehran offering conflicting views on the state of negotiations. Oil markets have been up and down this week as investors assess the chances […]
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Trump says making final decision on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was making his decision on a potential deal with Iran, though Tehran insisted there was still “no final agreement” on ending the Middle East war. A report from Iran’s Fars news agency also rebutted several key elements of Trump’s characterization of the deal, citing informed sources as […]
Canadian poison seller pleads guilty to aiding suicides
The Canadian man who sold packages of poison to distressed people in dozens of countries pleaded guilty on Friday to 14 counts of aiding suicide, but prosecutors said he will not face murder charges. Kenneth Law, a 60-year-old former chef, ran online forums that offered people advice on how to end their lives and made fatal […]
Russia accused over drone that hit Romanian apartment block, Putin hits back
A drone that smashed into a Romanian apartment building set off furious condemnation of Russia by Romania and its NATO allies on Friday but President Vladimir Putin insisted there was no evidence to blame his country. Two people were injured in the first drone hit on a residential building outside Ukraine since the start of […]
Lula blasts US for labelling Brazil crime factions as terrorists
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday slammed Washington for designating the country’s two biggest crime factions as terrorist groups, warning the United States against “playing games with our democracy.””We will not accept being treated like children. We will not accept being treated as if we were some tinpot republic,” a furious Lula […]
Colombian army looks to outsmart guerrillas with drone warfare
A drone drops an explosive onto mountainous terrain below, shattering the silence of the Andes as Colombia’s military enters an arms race with guerrillas already using the remote devices to wreak havoc. Hovering at an altitude of up to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet), the remote-control-operated device can fire 60-caliber grenades with an impact that destroys […]
Chancellor swap? Rumours swirl about German leader Merz’s future
The German government Friday dismissed rumours that Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s rivals were laying the groundwork to oust him as his popularity craters, reforms stall and the far right gains in strength. Speculation reached fever pitch this week of manoeuvring within the centre-right CDU party to potentially replace Merz, Germany’s most unpopular modern-day chancellor, after just […]
NATO, EU outrage as drone hits Romania apartment block
A drone smashed into an apartment building in NATO-member Romania early Friday, wounding two people and drawing condemnation from the Atlantic alliance and the European Union, which blamed Russia and warned against further incursions. Romania called the incident — the first drone hit on a residential building outside Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale […]
Trump says now making ‘final determination’ on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump said he was meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran. Trump said Washington would lift its naval blockade of Iran but insisted Tehran must open the Strait of Hormuz and agree never to […]