The people of Japan go to the polls on Sunday to elect lawmakers to the Upper House of parliament. Surveys suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party is set to lose its Upper House majority, which...
Clashes continue despite Syria’s ceasefire
Syria’s government says its security forces are deploying in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida as fighters continue to clash despite reports of a ceasefire being agreed. Sky’s Alex Crawford explains the...
What is happening to England’s water? | BBC Newscast
Today, the Environment Agency reported a 60% rise in serious pollution incidents by water companies within a year. There were 2,801 pollution incidents in England in 2024, the highest on record, up from 2,174 in 2023...
Russian strikes kill at least three across Ukraine amid escalating drone attacks • FRANCE 24
Russian missile strikes killed three people across Ukraine on Saturday, while Ukrainian drone attacks briefly halted train services in Russia’s Rostov region. The conflict, now in its third year, continues to escalate...
Syria announces Sweida ceasefire as monitor says 940 killed in sectarian fighting • FRANCE 24
The Syrian presidency on Saturday announced an immediate ceasefire after days of sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida that left more than 900 people dead, according to a war monitor. The US...
Over 200 prisoners released in major US-Venezuela prisoner swap
The US and Venezuela completed a major prisoner swap on July 18. Over 200 Venezuelans, that had been deported from the US and held in a prison in El Salvador, were released back to Venezuela. In exchange, ten Americans...
Venezuelan migrants deported from US are returned to Venezuela in complex prisoner swap | DW News
Hundreds of men accused of belonging to a Venezuelan criminal gang have been released from a high security prison in El Salvador. Now they have been sent to Venezuela in a prisoner swap between Caracas and Washington...