US condemns attack which Turkish official says killed 33 of its soldiers, in Ankara’s worst day of the conflict so far   Dozens of Turkish soldiers have been killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, in a dramatic escalation in the battle for control of the country’s last opposition ...

Demand for bigger cars drives increase in greenhouse gas emissions, says Which?   New cars sold in the UK produce more carbon dioxide than older models, according to new research that suggests the industry is going backwards in tackling the climate crisis. Cars that reach the latest standards of emissions ...

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who reigned over Egypt for 30 years before he was ousted in the Arab Spring uprisings, died on Tuesday, state television reported. He had been taken to an intensive care unit the day before, according to reports, following complications from a previous surgery. He was 91. Mubarak, who ...

Australia is under an “unprecedented” threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country’s most senior spy chiefs said in a rare speech, citing the case of a “sleeper agent” who spent years building business links. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General Mike Burgess said several nations were working ...

The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections, sending markets into a tailspin over fears of a global pandemic even as China eased curbs with no new cases reported in Beijing and other cities. While health ...

‘The general public should be recommended to increase their fibre and fruit and vegetable consumption,’ researcher says   The risk of suffering a certain type of stroke could be diminished through diet, one of the largest studies of its kind has suggested. Scientists observed how food related to two major types ...

Nine people were killed and buildings collapsed across southeastern Turkey on Sunday when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near the border with Iran, injuring more than a hundred in villages and towns in both countries, government officials said. In Turkey, three of the dead were children, and 50 people were ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, and Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, held a work meeting and joint press conference at the Ministry of Information on Saturday afternoon, to shed light on the Coronavirus issue and the necessary and responsible awareness needed in this regard. Attending the meeting ...

France is ready to support Lebanon financially, bilaterally or multilaterally, its finance minister said on Sunday according to a Reuters report, warning against mixing economic recovery in the small Mediterranean state with US-led efforts to counter Iran in the region. “France always stands ready to help Lebanon. It has always ...

Briefing to members of Congress is said to have led to abrupt removal of acting director of national intelligence   US intelligence officials are reported to have warned members of Congress last week that Russia was trying to interfere in the 2020 election campaign in favour of Donald Trump, in ...