The British government announced plans Monday to charge a carbon levy on imported raw materials such as aluminum, iron, steel and cement from 2027, in an attempt to prevent firms being undercut by overseas producers.However, the plan has come under criticism from the body representing British steel as being too…

The European Union said Monday that it has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry, more than 140 officials and organizations, and closing loopholes that Moscow has used to bypass previous punitive measures.It’s the 12th round of sanctions and restrictions that the…

BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike believed to have been carried out by Jordan’s air force struck a province in southern Syria late on Monday night, Syrian opposition activists said. Hours earlier, Jordanian authorities said their troops killed several smugglers in a border clash.There was no immediate confirmation from Jordan on…

A boarding school building partially collapsed in central Romania on Monday, leaving one person dead and three injured, authorities said.Emergency workers raced to find the four people under the rubble in the town of Odorheiu Secuiesc in Harghita county, according to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. The affected area…

A volcano in the southwestern portion of Iceland erupted on Monday after weeks of increased and intense seismic activity, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.In a post on X, the Icelandic Met Office said the eruption started at about 10:17 p.m. local time, after an “earthquake swarm” that began an…

BEIRUT (AP) — France’s foreign minister urged Lebanese leaders on Monday to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the Israel-Hamas war could still spread to other parts of the region.Catherine Colonna’s visit to Lebanon came a day after she visited Israel, where she called for…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s weekend snap election was held in “unjust conditions,” with multiple reports of irregularities, international observers said on Monday, as opponents of populist President Aleksandar Vucic took to the streets claiming the vote was rigged.Political tensions spiked in the Balkan country over the parliamentary and local…

Supporters of Albania’s center-right opposition swarmed around the Parliament building Monday as lawmakers weighed stripping former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of prosecutorial immunity.Prosecutors sought the motion after Berisha failed to comply with orders to stay in Albania and report to them every two weeks.”We are and will remain freedom fighters…

The oil minister in Iran confirmed on Monday that a cyberattack caused a nationwide disruption to gas stations.Reuters reported that the hacking group, Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow,” claimed to carry out the attack, as reported by Iranian state TV and Israeli local media.Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji told Iranian…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, whose questionable human rights record and crackdowns on dissent have created cause for concern on the world stage, has been reelected.El-Sissi won 89.6% of last week’s vote against three virtually unknown challengers.El-Sissi first secured his airtight grip on Egypt’s government in 2013, when he spearheaded…