Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making deal

Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck "rapidly" with the country.

In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to "cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL" - which would include the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to "Iran's nuclear threat".

Trump said the decision had been taken alongside Israel. The announcement came amid US media reports that Washington might have been planning new


How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media

Italy is not the only country to see Spain as soft on migration, though.

Meloni's call for an urgent meeting of interior ministers to be held on Tuesday was signed by almost two dozen EU heads of state, calling for the elimination of all policies that could be "pull factors" to Europe.

Above all, they mean Spain's controversial move to allow hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants apply for residence and work permits and "regularise" their status.

The government's pragmatic: Spain is ageing


Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle: 'We are not lonely'

It's a Friday night. A young woman trudges back to her apartment after a day of work. She enters a spotless kitchen, unloads a bag of groceries, and unwraps a frozen pizza before sliding it in the oven.

What follows is a nightly routine that is almost meditative in its mundanity: she lights a candle and gazes briefly at the snow-covered landscape outside her window, piles a premade salad onto a plate with the pizza, and settles on her sofa to eat in front of the TV.


Young guns for hire - the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe

The Natland case illustrates how the VaaS system works.

Natland is the son of two journalists in Stavanger and had a comfortable upbringing, but he drifted into drugs and developed psychosis, ending up spending time in rehab and a short period in a children's home. There he met another teenager who used the online handle UnknownHustler.

It was UnknownHustler who first sent Natland the online request for someone to carry out a hit in the UK - "Killing in England 270k" (270,00


Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali

Experts say the deliveries signify that the Kremlin is doubling down on its support for Mali's ruling junta, which has been rocked by the success of a rebel offensive led by the Jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Tuareg separatists. The advance has seized large swathes of territory in the north.

The Kremlin has backed the Mali military government since French forces withdrew from the country in 2022 , receiving cash payments and preferential access to mines and gold deposits in return


Why Uganda seems to be winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR Congo

The Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-worst on record, with the official death toll passing a grim milestone of 1,500.

Experts believe the true number of fatalities during this outbreak, which was declared in May, is much higher. And in another alarming update, authorities in DR Congo confirmed on Thursday that the virus was spreading much faster than in previous outbreaks.

Next door in Uganda, a country that also reported infections in May, the picture is


The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80

"He loved being an actor. He was passionate about his craft and was always encouraging, respectful, and generous with young actors, taking the time to offer guidance and support whenever he could," Attermann said.

He continued: "For me, losing Vinny is deeply personal. Over more than three decades, I had the honor of watching not only his remarkable career but also the incredible person he was. I will miss his friendship, his loyalty, his humor, and his heart."

Pastore was born


A bruising 24 hours - what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino?

The quickest route for Infantino's exit would be for the Swiss to resign, like his predecessor Sepp Blatter did in 2015.

But Infantino still retains support and he could try to hold out until March, when he is up for re-election for a fourth and final term as president.

What other avenues are open?

The Fifa Council could try to force Infantino's hand through an emergency meeting.

Such a gathering would be triggered if 19 of the 37 Fifa Council members call for


Ginger hair portraits show unexpected 'golden thread' connecting Americans

While most Native Americans could explain where the ginger gene might have come from, there was one exception - a Cherokee girl called Lakia - whose family knew of no European ancestry.

"It is a totally different colour of red," Kieran said.

"It's deep ruby. That really intrigued me."

In the book, Lakia says that all her family, on both sides, have jet-black straight hair but hers turned red during her childhood.

"Everyone thought, since I was about eight,


How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire

Back at Yebra's centre, the team's work is particularly timely with weather forecasters predicting a super El Nino this summer - which could increase the probability of extreme heat, drought and bushfires.

"Our next fire season is looking like it's going to be a bad one," Yebra says.

That concern is shared by Jason Heffernan, chief officer of the Country Fire Authority in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria. Here, the memories of 2009's Black Saturday bushfires –