Scottish Diesel Prices Exceed £2 a Litre at Hundreds of Forecourts
Diesel prices have climbed past £2 a litre across at least 226 Scottish forecourts, stretching from the Borders to Shetland.
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Iran Proposes Seven-Day Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran proposed a deal to the United States on Friday at the United Nations in New York, offering to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington lifts its…
Benjamin Netanyahu Labels Al Jazeera an Eighth Front in Israel War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Al Jazeera a toxic media outlet during an address to the United Nations General Assembly, labeling the broadcaster an eighth front…
Canada Pledges Full Parliament Vote for Any Enhanced EU Partnership
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Strasbourg that any enhanced partnership between Canada and the European Union will go through full parliamentary debate and a final vote…
US, Denmark, and Greenland Reach Arctic Defense Agreement
Following months of diplomatic friction, the United States, Denmark, and Greenland have reached an agreement granting Washington permanent security rights across the Arctic…
German Students Strike Across 100 Cities Over Military Service
More than 45,000 students walked out of classrooms across Germany in over 100 cities to protest new compulsory military service legislation.
Ed Sheeran Cancels Gillette Stadium Shows Amid Weather And Macklemore Tour Turmoil
Ed Sheeran canceled his Gillette Stadium concerts in Massachusetts due to severe weather alerts, compounding weeks of turmoil sparked by the removal of opening act Macklemore over…
US Equities Rise as Treasury Yields Hit Multi-Year Highs
U.S. equities climbed on Friday as Wall Street navigated a volatile week marked by a surge in Treasury yields and ongoing discussions over Middle East oil transport.
Ed Sheeran Gillette Stadium Concerts Canceled Due To Nor’easter
Ed Sheeran canceled his Friday and Saturday concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as a powerful nor’easter swept toward New England.
President Marcos Grants Absolute Pardon to Mary Jane Veloso
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has granted an absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, a former overseas Filipino worker who spent nearly 16 years in detention after…
Netanyahu Brandishes Pager at UN to Invoke 2024 Hezbollah Attacks
During his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a pager to invoke the September 2024 remote sabotage…
Bangladesh to buy 11 Boeing aircraft, adviser confirms
Bangladesh signed an agreement to purchase 11 new aircraft from Boeing, according to Mahdi Amin, an adviser to the prime minister, while a prior deal was reported in July 2025, as…