Reuters The UK, Australia, Canada, France and Norway have imposed sanctions on what they call "networks" involved in financing and enabling attacks against Palestinian civilians by Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.
France also barred far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
Getty Images Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu believed that victory over Iran would reshape the Middle East.
The region is being reshaped. But not in the way they expected. The Islamic Republic of Iran has not been defeated. The risk now is of a long, attritional permacrisis that will lurch in and out of outright conflict.
The Iranian regime has proved to be a much harder nut to crack than Trump and Netanyahu had assumed. Their judgement was wrong, and they have lost control of the consequences.
The latest of those
As the four players made their way down the steps at Queen's Club, there was no doubt that the raucous roar from the 9,000-plus crowd was meant just for Williams.
But there was no big reaction from the former world number one, who gave a brief wave before starting her warm-up and locking in for the task ahead.
Williams said on Sunday that winning was "not important" on her return, but it was inevitable that the competitive spirit would kick in for the
Getty Images A version of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool which the company said was too powerful to be released to the public has just been released to the public.
Some worry the tool is so powerful it could pose financial security risks, though others have questioned how much of the hype is marketing spin.
Anthropic said on Tuesday Fable will be released with safeguards and user limitations in place, though it said "releasing a model this capable comes with risks".
"Fable's capabilities exceed those of any model
In the past, World Cup hosts have tended to give Fifa what they want - and that includes easy access for officials and supporters.
It has been the case with two of the most divisive World Cups, in Russia and Qatar.
Indeed, Russia positively rolled out the red carpet in 2018, removing any need for a visa.
All supporters required was a valid passport and personalised card known as a 'Fan ID' to prove they were travelling for the football.
In Qatar, fans needed a Hayya
NASA has named its crew for its next major Moon mission, Artemis III, though the astronauts will not walk on the Moon or go anywhere near it.
The mission was originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, with two astronauts due to set down near the Moon's south pole
Getty Images President Donald Trump has accused Iran of shooting down a US helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond to the attack out of "necessity".
Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone, US officials confirmed to the BBC.
"There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured," the president wrote on Truth Social. "Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity,
AFP via Getty Images Taliban police used live fire to disperse a rare protest against the detention of women accused of violating strict Islamic dress codes in the western Afghan city of Herat, witnesses and protesters said.
Medics told the BBC two people died, but did not specify how. A number of others at the protest were injured.
Both men and women had taken to the streets days after local Taliban government
AFP Israel has carried out strikes across southern Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran not to continue attacks in the country.
The Lebanese health ministry said eight people were killed in Tyre, where the Israeli military issued a new order for residents to leave the southern city, including its Christian quarter for the first time.
Israel and Iran paused hostilities on Monday, after an Israeli strike on Beirut targeting the Iranian-
Getty Images Refereeing at the 2026 Fifa World Cup was set to be the highlight of Omar Artan's career, but the Somali will miss out on the opportunity to take charge of matches on the game's biggest stage after being denied entry to the United States.
The 34-year-old, who was set to become the first man from his country to play