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Iran launches missile attack on US base in Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. Witnesses reported seeing missiles in the skies, followed by explosions, but it...

Iran says it attacked US forces at air base in Qatar
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions boomed Monday night in Qatar, home to a major U.S. air base, shortly after its airspace was closed due to Iranian threats of...

Qatar closes its airspace amid threats of Iranian retaliation against US
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel on Monday expanded its war against Iran to include targets associated with the country's struggling theocracy, striking the gate of a...

How does the ECHR work and what would reform mean?
The Prince of Liechtenstein wants to get one of his ancestor’s old master paintings back from a Czech museum. A German pop star and a playboy aristocrat are cross with a tobacco company for poking fun at them in a series of Lucky Strike...

People are ditching beach holidays for stunning alternative destinations
With the summer holidays fast approaching, many people will be jetting off on their holidays to sun-filled coastal resorts, or for a seaside staycation right at home in the UK. However, not everyone will be heading off somewhere warm, with one...

Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
In this photo released on Monday, 23, 2025, by Iranian army press service, Iran’s army commander-in-chief Gen. Amir Hatami, center, accompanied by high ranked army commanders, speaks in a video call with top commanders of the army, in Zolfaghar...
The Divine Androgyne, pandemonium, and the battle for our souls
By Linda Kimball October 14, 2019 The Queer Eye star, Jonathan Van Ness, owned the red carpet at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys in Los Angeles on Saturday. The bearded Van Ness wore a strapless black minidress, "...adorned with an elaborate mint...

Iranian missile barrage strikes Israel after deadline Trump announced for ceasefire passes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for...

Iranian missile barrage strikes Israel after deadline Trump announced for ceasefire passes
DUBAI – U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of...

Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. U.S. officials reported no...

Israel says Iran has launched more missiles after start of ceasefire
BEERSHEBA, Israel -- Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a U.S. military...

Netanyahu bemoans postponement of son’s wedding
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Iran has reached into his own household, disclosing that his son’s wedding had to be postponed. “This war has not spared my family either,” he said in a televised address at the location...
Here is the latest ranking of the 25 countries with the highest life expectancy in the world, and the USA isn’t even on the list.
With an average life expectancy of 86.5 years, Monaco tops the latest world rankings, well ahead of France. This micro-State of two square kilometres outclasses the major powers, thanks to its privileged lifestyle and ultra-efficient public health...

Israel expands war against Iran to target symbols of its power, including a notorious prison
The Israeli military warned Iranians that it would continue to attack military sites around Tehran over “the coming days” as its focuses has shifted to symbolic targets as well. The military issued the warning on the social platform X, though...

The Week in Women's Football: Carmona leaves Real Madrid; World Sevens; reviewing Nations League
This week, we review the last two rounds of the UEFA Women’s Nations League matches, with the semifinalists set in League A and the teams earning automatic promotion and relegation, while some teams are facing playoffs. We look at some team news...

Ensuring product safety in the EU
Coordinated Activities on the Safety of Products All products offered to consumers in the EU must be safe – whether offered online or offline – and comply with the applicable product safety legislation. There are various efforts to ensure...

Ranked: Countries With the Highest Share of Seniors
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Highest Share of Seniors This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...

Joint Statement: NGOs Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Ibrahim Metwally, Detained Solely for Peacefully Exercising His Human Rights
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our grave concern regarding the prolonged arbitrary detention of 61-year-old Ibrahim Metwally since 10 September 2017, and his recent indictment in three cases at once on terrorism charges,...

Denmark’s parallel societies
Marina Mota | Gerador Every year since 2010, the Danish government has published a list of ‘parallel societies’ which identifies certain areas and neighbourhoods as ‘at risk’. Hørgården, the housing complex made up of grey, modernist blocks in the...

Desire to March to the Sea Should Spill Reason on the Way
Yet again, the Horn of Africa is bracing for trouble. A region already frayed by wars almost every other decade in nearly 70 years, now hears a rising chorus of turmoil. Ethiopia’s leaders have become vocal, arguing that a country with more than...