Since Iran’s October 1 missile attack on Israel in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, there has been much speculation about how Tel Aviv will retaliate. Some observers have suggested that it could hit Iranian oil installations, and others, its nuclear facilities. US President Joe Biden’s administration seems to oppose both options, but it has approved...

Cheering crowds hailed an 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer as a hero as he returned home on Monday after he broke the record to become the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre (26,500-foot) peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet’s 8,027-metre (26,335-foot) Shishapangma on October 9, completing his mission to stand on the world’s highest peaks. On Monday, he returned from China to Nepal’s...

Marine Le Pen and her RN party have been accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France between 2004 and 2016. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court as she and her National Rally (RN) party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds. The nine-week trial is a critical juncture for Le Pen,...