Vance claims he was not referring to Britain or France in his jibe about ‘20,000 troops from random country’ protecting Ukraine JD Vance, the US vice president, has claimed that he was not referring to Britain or France when he said that a minerals deal with the US, giving America an economic stake in Ukraine,…
Arab leaders consider Egypt’s plans to rebuild Gaza Strip by removing unexploded ordnance, clearing rubble and creating green housing More details are emerging of Egypt’s plan for rebuilding the Gaza Strip. The plan, published today, sets out proposals to rebuild the area by 2030 without removing its population. The $53bn plan is counters Donald Trump’s…
Ukraine PM Shmyhal: ‘Our military and government have the tools to maintain situation on frontline’ Reuters is carrying further quotes from Ukraine’s prime minister Denys Shmyhal, who said that his country was ready to sign a minerals deal with the US. The Donald Trump administration has been attempting to persuade Ukraine to provide it with…
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has made a dramatic right turn, and is now “heading towards the Queensland coast”, the state’s premier has warned. Alfred had been gradually heading in a generally southerly direction for 12 days, but changed course on Tuesday as expected. “Tropical Cyclone Alfred has just changed direction and is now heading towards the…
In the Atacama desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, the sky shines when the sun sets. Up in the arid hills 130km south of the Chilean city of Antofagasta, comets burn brightly and flawless trails of stars and nebula streak the night sky. So complete is the darkness in this part of the world,…
A new swab test could help hundreds of thousands of women a year in the UK who may have womb cancer avoid having an often painful invasive procedure to detect the disease. About 800,000 women annually go to see a GP because they are suffering from abnormal bleeding from their uterus and then undergo uncomfortable…