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Watch: What does the US-Iran deal mean for Lebanon and Israel?The war has been President Donald Trump’s worst foreign policy blunder – so far.It makes it harder for the United States to deter its enemies. It has damaged its alliances with the oil-producing Arab monarchies of the Gulf, whose business model as islands of stability in the turbulence of the Middle East will take years to repair.Privately, their officials already talk about diversifying their allegiances, and about the necessity of finding ways to live alongside Iran, its neighbour across the water. China will have been watching closely as the United…
Getty ImagesJessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis host the Roku Original show Honest Renovations.Media giant Fox is buying streaming firm Roku in a deal the companies say will create the third largest player in US TV by share of viewing.Fox’s move is being seen as a bet that combining streaming with its news and sport offering will leave it in a strong position as TV audiences move online.The offer of $160 per share, made up of cash and stock, values Roku at $22bn (£16bn).”This is a defining moment for Fox, and a natural extension of the deliberate and focused strategy we…
LIVEIran and US agree deal to end war as Israel says its forces will stay in LebanonPakistan, a key mediator, says the agreement will end “military operations on all fronts” and be signed on Friday in Switzerland.
Fifa seeks explanation over VAR official’s hand gestureFifa is seeking an explanation over a hand gesture made by video assistant referee Shaun Evans before Germany’s 7-1 win over Curacao on Sunday.44 mins agoWorld Cup
ReutersMore than three months after the US and Israel first began their war with Iran, the White House and the Iranian regime have agreed a framework deal to bring about a more long-term end to hostilities.The Middle East crisis sent global oil prices soaring as the conflict effectively closed one of the world’s key water transport routes for oil, liquid natural gas and other essential commodities, limiting global supplies.But experts warn a return to normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will take time, and the impact of the war will continue to affect the global economy for potentially months…
GoogleThe “Skeleton Bridge” where people rope jump from in Ponte do Esqueleto, BrazilA woman has died in what appears to be a tragic extreme sports accident in Brazil.Three men have been arrested over the incident, in which instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge in São Paulo state.Footage went viral over the weekend of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas being carried to the edge of the abandoned bridge before being let go on Saturday. She fell 40m (130ft) and emergency services pronounced her dead at the scene.Police are now investigating whether the…
Ahmed FamilyHania Ahmed (pictured with her father) was very friendly, bubbly, and very social, her school principal told the BBCAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on authorities in Pakistan to investigate the fatal shooting of an Australian girl while on holiday with her family.Nine-year-old Hania Ahmed and her family were taken hostage at gunpoint by armed robbers inside their rental car in the northern city of Chakwal in Punjab province on 10 June.The suspects fired at a police officer, leading to a shootout, Punjab police said.A police officer, thinking that the suspects were fleeing on the family’s vehicle, “mistakenly”…
LISE ASERUD/NTB/AFPMarius Borg Høiby is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit but not a member of the royal familyMarius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.The three judges in courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court cleared him of two other counts of rape, but found him guilty of many of the other offences of which he had been accused.Høiby was not in court for the verdict for unspecified health reasons, but joined the session via video link.Prosecutors had called for Høiby…
LIVEUnder-16s to be banned from social media in the UK, Starmer announcesSnapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X will be among the platforms banned by spring 2027, the government says.
Getty ImagesTree was known for hits including Life Goes On, Miss You and Alien Boy, as well as his 2023 collaboration with KSI titled VoicesThe alt-pop US musician and internet personality Oliver Tree was among six people who died when the helicopter he was travelling in collided with another in Brazil.The 32-year-old had been on a world tour when the crash occurred over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. One of the helicopters then fell onto the car park of a dealership, setting around 20 vehicles ablaze.Footage published by Brazilian media shows one of the helicopters dropping from the sky, as…