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King Charles arrives in US for trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and shooting
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, a tour which has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’ reign, marks the 250th anniversary of the US declaration of... -
Hezbollah disarmament ‘must happen’, senior Lebanese minister tells US think tank
Lebanon’s social affairs minister backed calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah but cautioned that the process would take time before a “political settlement” could be reached, calling the group a “community” and not merely a militant organisation. Haneen Sayed told a discussion on Monday that disarming Hezbollah – an Iran-backed militant group – was a demand of her government and its people,... -
Trump demands immediate sacking of TV host Jimmy Kimmel over ‘despicable’ joke
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC, joining his wife Melania Trump in calling out the late-night talk show host for a monologue he delivered before a shooting near a gathering of journalists and politicians over the weekend. Kimmel, in a parody of the White House Correspondents Dinner that was broadcast last week... -
4 killed and dozens injured in train crash outside Jakarta
Two trains collided outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta late on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and prompting a mass evacuation effort, officials said. There were chaotic scenes at the Bekasi Timur station some 25km (15 miles) from Jakarta, with rescuers shouting for oxygen tanks as ambulances stood by in a snaking queue, lights flashing. An Agence France-Presse reporter... -
Pope meets first female Archbishop of Canterbury in symbolic Vatican encounter
Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which the leaders of the long-separated Catholic Church and Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed together. Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans, was welcomed by Leo, the first US leader of the world’s... -
Trump weighs Iran’s ‘red lines’ as Tehran’s top diplomat engages Russia’s Putin
Following high-level mediation efforts in Islamabad over the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Monday. The diplomatic surge comes as US President Donald Trump convened his senior national security team to evaluate a fresh Iranian peace proposal, delivered via Pakistan, aimed at ending the months-long... -
Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reveal the face of one of the victims
Archaeologists at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a victim of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that smothered the city, offering a new way to understand one of history’s most famous natural disasters. The digital portrait represents an older man who was among two victims discovered as they attempted... -
Bruised by Trump, Nato alliance considers end to annual summits
Nato is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources told Reuters, a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with US President Donald Trump in his final year in office. Trump’s administration has engaged repeatedly in scathing criticism of many of the US-led defence alliance’s 31 other members, most recently berating some for not providing more help... -
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 14
A small plane crashed on Monday in South Sudan near the capital Juba, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, local officials said. On top of instability, conflict and poverty, South Sudan also lacks reliable transport infrastructure with frequent plane crashes attributed to overloading and bad weather. The plane was a Cessna that departed Juba International Airport at 9.15am local time and... -
Why tougher US visa rules for skilled foreign workers may end in exodus to Asia, Europe
Yoyo Yue has spent much of her life navigating the complex US immigration system. The 31-year-old Chinese content creator moved from China to a US boarding school, went to university, secured an H-1B visa and later a “green card” – a path long considered the “gold standard” for skilled foreign workers. Now, she said, that path felt far less certain. “The H-1B path today comes with significant...
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