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Vafaei 'fighting to make Iranians proud' at Worlds

Iran snooker player Hossein Vafaei says the ongoing war in his country makes it difficult to focus on his job as he prepares to play a World Championship match on Wednesday.

Starmer sends 'chill' through civil service, union boss says

The 'chill' follows the sacking of lead civil servant at the Foreign Office Sir Olly Robbins by the prime minister.
Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise

Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise

An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.
Why Myanmar’s token amnesties are ‘no cause for celebration’

Why Myanmar’s token amnesties are ‘no cause for celebration’

Myanmar’s military-backed rulers have shaved time off Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence and freed thousands of detainees, but analysts say the apparent goodwill gestures tell a story of a regime growing bolder, not more merciful. The government last week announced an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, its third in six months, and reduced by a sixth the 27-year sentence of the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi, who has not been seen in public since her criminal trials ended in December...
Oil prices hold near $100 as Trump extends Iran ceasefire but keeps blockade in place

Oil prices hold near $100 as Trump extends Iran ceasefire but keeps blockade in place

Traffic in Strait of Hormuz at standstill as US president says blockade of Iranian ports and shores will continue

Price rise contingency plans 'ready if needed'

The Manx treasury says plans are in place to protect essential services in the wake of the Iran war.

Priceless 2,500-year-old golden helmet returned to Romania after Dutch museum raid

The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month.

Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids

Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids.
Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting at university

Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting at university

Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether artificial intelligence played a role in a deadly mass shooting at a university in the US state. The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT and the suspected gunman, who opened fire at Florida State University last year, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier. “If ChatGPT were a person, it would be facing charges for murder,” Uthmeier said. Florida law...

'Our boy was abused at nursery - tougher checks are needed'

The couple say stronger safety measures including mandatory CCTV are "essential" at nurseries.
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp sells record HK$18.8 billion in green bonds

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp sells record HK$18.8 billion in green bonds

The MTR Corporation has sold HK$18.8 billion (US$2.4 billion) in green bonds, the largest and the company’s first public bond issuance in the Hong Kong dollar market, in its latest efforts to diversify funding sources for a string of projects. The rail giant said on Wednesday that it sold five-year, 10-year and 30-year bonds, with the size of each tranche also representing the largest for their respective tenors to date. The overall order book of the issue exceeded HK$60 billion, or three times...

War in Iran 'has put up our fuel bill by £100,000'

How are rising oil prices affecting truckers, carers and heating oil users?