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Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed – LFI) and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election, delivers a speech during a political rally to present LFI’s government program for the presidential election French presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Melenchon on Saturday pledged an economic stimulus programme, including price controls, higher…

The incident comes weeks after an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight carrying passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv (representative Image) An alert over a suspected hostile aircraft intrusion along Israel’s border with Lebanon triggered alarm in northern Israel, before the military clarified that it had been caused by a false identification.The alert was sounded…

‘Start a war, face devastating response’: Iran steps up warnings to US (Reuters file photo) Iran’s Northern Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Mohsen Razzaqi has warned US forces in the region against any aggression, saying coordination among the country’s armed forces is at its highest level and naval units remain prepared to defend its maritime borders…

Second such incident in weeks: UAE rescues 22 after cargo ship fire The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Coast Guard rescued 22 crew members of Arab nationality after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman. All those rescued were reported to be in stable condition.According to the UAE National Guard,…

People attend a prayer vigil with Pope Leo at the Centenary Stadium on the first papal visit to Uruguay since 1988, as part of his 12-day trip to South America, in Montevideo, Uruguay Pope Leo XIV has urged young people to marry and start families, telling them not to fear lifelong commitment, as he continued…

Lebanon condemns Hezbollah’s foreign operations Yemen has urged the Lebanese government to take coordinated and decisive action to stop Hezbollah from providing military assistance to the Houthi militia, while backing Beirut’s efforts to assert sovereign control over its territory and weapons.Yemen’s foreign minister Afrah Al-Zouba, in a post on social media platform X, welcomed Lebanon’s…

Endangered broad-headed snake conservation has reached a world first, with captive-bred juveniles released into the wild in Australia. The reptile, native only to sandstone escarpments around the Sydney Basin, faces serious decline, yet a breeding programme in New South Wales that began with just 17 wild-sourced adults has now returned six young snakes to their…

Liam has broken numerous records across four different weight divisions in powerlifting and set his Guinness World Records title in 2022 when he lifted 285 kg (628.31 lb). Image Credit: Guiness World Records An Irish powerlifter who suffered devastating leg injuries after being struck by a stolen car at 18 has turned a life-changing accident…

A fundraising campaign intended to honour two Las Vegas police officers killed in the line of duty became the centre of a federal fraud case after more than $70,000 raised from donors was spent elsewhere. Michele Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman who also ran as a Republican candidate for governor of Nevada, was…

A Richmond, Virginia, restaurant has received a water bill of $51,594.99 after a damaged meter transmitter was found to have been recording zero consumption. Social 52 Kitchen and Craft Bar said the Department of Public Utilities billed it more than $50,000 in a single month because of a billing error dating back to 2023. Co-owner…