A blackout at an Iranian atomic site has been described as “nuclear terrorism” by officials, raising tensions in the region. It happened at the Natanz facility, 125 miles (200km) south of Tehran,... Read more »

Jordan’s top military official has denied reports that the king’s half-brother has been arrested as part of an alleged coup attempt against the monarch. But Major General Yousef Huneiti did say that... Read more »

The international community has criticised a World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the origin of the coronavirus, claiming it is “lacking crucial information, access and transparency” and should be “free of surveillance”.... Read more »

The head of the World Health Organisation says “all hypotheses remain on the table” in the search for the origin of COVID-19. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said a WHO team looking... Read more »

The Prince of Wales has spoken of his “profound connection to Greece” as he paid tribute to the country where his father was born almost 100 years ago. Prince Charles and the... Read more »

Imagine the Shard wedged across Horse Guards’ Parade and you begin to grasp the scale of the engineering challenge of unblocking the Suez Canal. At 310m London’s tallest building is actually a... Read more »

Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to secure a majority in Israel’s elections, leaving his future as prime minister uncertain. Mr Netanyahu fell short of the 61 seats needed to maintain control of the... Read more »

Israelis are at the polls again as the country holds its fourth parliamentary election in two years. The vote is seen as a referendum on the divisive rule of its longest-serving prime... Read more »

Even on a grey, drizzly day, the town hall of the third arrondissement in Paris is a fine building. Built in the 1860s, it sits in the heart of a busy district.... Read more »