Scotland scraps peak rail fares – will the rest of the UK follow?
Scotland scraps peak rail fares – will the rest of the UK follow? 44 minutes agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC News Getty Images Train passengers no longer have to pay higher…
Iran’s currency hits new low as ‘snapback’ looms over nuclear programme
Iran’s currency hits new low as ‘snapback’ looms over nuclear programme Iran is facing multiple crises at home as Israel’s Western allies pile on the pressure and threaten more sanctions.…
Russia suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria
Russia suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria Plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen on four-day tour of ‘front line’ states on EU’s eastern flank landed with…
Trump claims India has offered to reduce tariffs on US goods to zero
Trump claims India has offered to reduce tariffs on US goods to zero US president recently imposed 50 percent tariff on Indian goods and denounced New Delhi for buying Russian…
Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah?
Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah? US envoy Barrack proposed the zone, but analysts say locals don’t trust Israel or the US’s ability to control it.…
More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan
More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan 41 minutes agoYama BarizBBC Afghan Service correspondent, Heading for quake-hit areas andPaulin KolaBBC News EPAHospitals – already under strain – are…
Iraq mosque wrecked by ISIL officially reopened after restoration
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri and its leaning minaret have reopened in Iraq, eight years after being destroyed by ISIL.
Guyana votes in elections amid oil boom debate and Venezuela tensions
Guyana votes in elections amid oil boom debate and Venezuela tensions The three-way race is on between President Irfaan Ali of PPP, Aubrey Norton of PNCR, and billionaire Azruddin Mohamed.…
CEO who snatched boy’s hat at US Open says he made ‘huge mistake’
CEO who snatched boy’s hat at US Open says he made ‘huge mistake’ 25 minutes agoAoife WalshBBC News Getty ImagesThe man said he was “convinced” tennis star Kamil Majchrzak, pictured…
Xi, Putin and Modi pledge unity at summit to counter US-led global order
Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China.