US Treasury chief says another bank will face Iran-related sanctions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States plans to sanction another bank this week over alleged financial ties to Iran.
1 source
Latest wire
World
Generated summaries from approved sources. Updated hourly.
Extreme heat strains Tunisia's power grid and disrupts water service
Tunisia introduced rotating power cuts as temperatures approached 50C, with some outages also interrupting electrically powered water pumps.
1 source
Niger's army contains Niamey mutiny with support from Russia's Africa Corps
Niger's army said it regained control after a mutiny in Niamey, while Russia's ambassador said Niger requested help from the Africa Corps.
1 source
Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs gather to honor former commander Ratko Mladić
Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs gathered to honor former commander Ratko Mladić, who was convicted of genocide and war crimes for his role in the Bosnian War.
1 source
State Department says about 85 Americans remain unaccounted for after Nepal-Tibet floods
A State Department spokesperson said about 85 Americans remained unaccounted for after flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, while nine had been evacuated.
1 source
Australian boxer Tony Mundine dies at 75 after heart attack
Australian boxer Tony Mundine, who competed across four weight divisions and challenged for the world middleweight title, died at 75 after a heart attack.
1 source
Guinea-Bissau counts votes on constitution expanding presidential powers
Guinea-Bissau began counting referendum ballots on a constitution that would let the president appoint or dismiss the prime minister and dissolve parliament.
2 sources
Israeli strike kills two Palestinians, including 3-year-old child, in Deir el-Balah
Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli strike killed two Palestinians, including a 3-year-old child, in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
1 source
U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said it attacked two U.S. bases in Jordan after the Larak Island strike; Jordan said it intercepted eight missiles and reported no injuries.
3 sources
Syria and Libya agree to restore diplomatic missions after 14-year closure
Syria and Libya's Tripoli-based government agreed to reopen Syria's embassy in Tripoli and establish a Syrian consulate in Benghazi.
1 source
Australia raises Nepal flood aid to $8 million as 43 citizens remain missing
Australia announced $3 million in additional aid for Nepal as officials said 43 Australians remained missing after catastrophic flooding.
1 source
Pastor Robert Guanco identified as man killed by falling festival sign in West Sussex
Robert Guanco, 41, died and six others were injured when a large wooden sign fell at the Big Church Festival near Steyning, England.
1 source
England and Wales narrow early-release plan to exclude manslaughter and sex offenses
The government revised its prison early-release plan to exclude all manslaughter convictions as well as rape, child sexual abuse and grooming offenses.
1 source
ICE deports British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos after immigration removal order
U.S. officials said ICE deported Milo Yiannopoulos to the United Kingdom after an immigration judge ordered his removal.
1 source
Sweden Democrats buy all ad space at country's largest train station before election
Al Jazeera reported that the Sweden Democrats bought every advertising surface at Sweden's largest train station weeks before the election.
1 source
Niger loyalists repel mutiny in Niamey with Russian military support
Niger's Defense Ministry and analysts said loyalist forces, aided by Russia's Africa Corps, repelled a daylong mutiny centered on Niamey's airport and presidential district.
1 source
Libya’s rival administrations sign plan for national elections within two years
Representatives of Libya’s rival administrations signed an agreement in Tripoli calling for presidential and legislative elections within 24 months.
1 source
Nepal-Tibet flood death toll reaches 797 as Nepal begins temporary mass burials
The reported death toll from flooding in Nepal and Tibet reached 797 on Sunday as overwhelmed morgues in Nepal began temporary mass burials.
1 source
Ghent University bars Nathan Cofnas from teaching for three months
Ghent University imposed a three-month teaching ban and remote-work requirement on researcher Nathan Cofnas while allowing limited research to continue.
1 source
Nepal issues new flood warnings as crews search devastated communities
Nepal warned flood-hit districts to remain alert Sunday after upstream water levels rose, while officials reported 788 deaths and 2,502 people missing in the country.
1 source
British recruitment firm PGGBR enters voluntary liquidation months after buying Premier assets
PGGBR appointed a voluntary liquidator after the recruitment firm reportedly fell behind on payments for assets bought from the collapsed Premier Group Recruitment.
1 source
Ontario erects large Lake Ontario sign after Trump orders U.S. agencies to use Lake America
Ontario erected a large Lake Ontario sign after President Trump ordered U.S. agencies to call the shared Great Lake Lake America.
1 source
German police arrest man after British woman fatally stabbed in Rosenheim
German police detained a 27-year-old man after a 31-year-old British woman was fatally stabbed at Rosenheim train station, authorities said.
1 source
At least seven dead after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
At least seven people died and 23 remained missing after a ferry carrying 267 people capsized off northern Cyprus, the region’s prime minister said.
1 source
Israel's Ben-Gvir posts prison video endorsing harsh conditions for Palestinian women detainees
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted footage from a women's prison and said he was responsible for maintaining harsh detention conditions.
2 sources
Nepal-Tibet flood death toll reaches 768 as more than 3,000 remain missing
Officials reported 768 confirmed deaths and 3,048 people missing after a glacial collapse triggered flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border.
1 source
UK prosecutors consider charges against 12 former undercover police officers
The Crown Prosecution Service is reviewing evidence concerning 12 former officers involved in undercover surveillance of political groups.
1 source
Protesters demonstrate outside Peter Thiel’s Buenos Aires mansion
Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos Aires after he disclosed a stake in an Argentine oil and gas company.
1 source
Iran's Khamenei urges Gulf unity as Tehran maintains Hormuz restrictions
Iran's supreme leader urged Gulf governments to confront what he called their common enemy as Tehran continued to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
1 source
Avanti West Coast and Aslef agree to 3.6% train-driver pay increase
Avanti West Coast and the Aslef union agreed to a 3.6% pay increase for train drivers after members had considered strike action.
1 source
Israel says Yair Netanyahu returned from US after threat to his life
Israel's Shin Bet said Yair Netanyahu was urgently returned from the United States after it assessed a significant threat to his life; the agency did not identify the source.
1 source
Nepal issues new flood warnings as regional death toll reaches 750
Nepali authorities issued new flood alerts as officials reported 750 deaths across Nepal and China's Tibet region, with more than 3,000 people missing.
1 source
Glacial flood devastates villages along Nepal’s Trishuli River as about 2,500 remain missing
Authorities were searching for about 2,500 people after a glacial flood devastated villages along Nepal’s Trishuli River, Al Jazeera reported.
1 source
Iceland voters reject proposal to hold EU accession talks
Icelandic voters rejected reopening European Union accession talks, with the no side leading 52.5% to 47.5% as the final votes were counted, broadcaster RUV reported.
3 sources
One killed and five injured in shooting at rave in Aarau, Switzerland
Swiss police said a 22-year-old woman was killed and five people were injured in a shooting at a rave in Aarau as officers searched for one or more suspects.
2 sources
Friends of the Earth analysis finds South West Water had England's worst environmental record
Friends of the Earth ranked South West Water as England's worst environmental performer after assessing sewage spills, bathing-water pollution and other measures.
1 source
One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen wins Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia
One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen defeated Labor’s Georgia Tree in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western Australia.
1 source
UK prime minister exempts unlawful-killing convictions from early-release scheme
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said people convicted of unlawful killing will be excluded from a planned early-release scheme.
1 source
Myanmar military retakes strategic towns as opposition forces withdraw
Myanmar's military has retaken 22 of 101 towns lost since the 2021 coup, according to the ISP-Myanmar think tank, while opposition forces have withdrawn from several urban centers.
1 source
Demonstrators protest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's appearance at New York event
Demonstrators rallied outside a New York City event hosting Mohan Bhagwat, chief of India's Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
1 source
Meloni's office distances Italian prime minister from UK party dispute
Giorgia Meloni's office said she would not enter disputes between British parties after Reform UK and Conservatives argued over accounts of her meeting with Kemi Badenoch.
1 source
Iran appoints veteran hard-liners to senior security posts during war with US
Iran's supreme leader appointed veteran military and intelligence figures to senior posts as the war with the United States reached six months.
1 source
Golo residents repair Darfur road by hand to help emergency vehicles
Residents of Golo in central Darfur are clearing and repairing a rugged road by hand so emergency vehicles can reach their community.
1 source
Albanese urges Labor to challenge One Nation over working-class issues
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Labor delegates that the party should counter One Nation with policies focused on workers and multiculturalism.
1 source