INTERNATIONAL

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has criticised Greece’s international creditors for failing to accept his government’s latest reform proposals. He said this never occurred with similar measures put forward by other states negotiating bailouts, suggesting creditors might not want a deal. There are also reports that Greece has rejected an IMF counter-proposal seeking more pension and spending cuts. Mr Tsipras’ ...

The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, WikiLeaks says. The whistleblower website cites “top secret intelligence reports and technical documents” from the NSA. The US would not confirm the veracity of the documents, while Mr Hollande called a defence council meeting on the issue for Wednesday, an aide ...

Pakistan’s prime minister has called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province reached nearly 700. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had received orders from Nawaz Sharif to take immediate action. The army is also being deployed to help set up heat stroke centres, with temperatures reaching 45C (113F). Officials have ...

Rwanda’s intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who is wanted in Spain for war crimes, has been arrested in London, BBC Newsnight has learned. The Met Police’s extradition unit arrested Gen Karake at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, it is understood. The Rwandan appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being detained under a European Arrest Warrant, Scotland Yard confirmed. The 54-year-old was remanded ...

Eurozone leaders have echoed hopes that a deal can be struck within days to stop Greece defaulting on its debt. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said new proposals offered by Greece constituted “some progress”. But she said more work was needed and “time is short”. Greece must repay a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan by the end of the ...

Greece’s economy minister has spelled out the terms of new proposals to end deadlock on its debt crisis, amid hopes a deal can now be struck this week. It includes new taxes on businesses and the wealthy, Giorgios Stathakis told the BBC in an exclusive interview. Eurozone finance ministers have welcomed the plan, saying there could be a deal “within ...

More than 120 people have died during a heatwave in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Health officials say most of the deaths have been in Karachi, which has seen temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 deg F) in recent days. The city has seen power cuts, caused by an increased demand for electricity caused by the extreme weather. The ...

Greece faces a critical 24 hours as European leaders gather for an emergency summit in Brussels that could break the deadlock around the country’s debt crisis. On Sunday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras set out new proposals to try to prevent a default on a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) IMF loan. One European official said the proposals held plenty of promise. Greece must ...

The Somali jihadist group al-Shabab has launched a major attack in the country’s capital Mogadishu. A suicide bomb exploded near the national intelligence headquarters on Sunday morning. Following heavy fighting, al-Shabab say they entered the intelligence centre, something that is denied by Somali security officials. The militants have vowed to intensify attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which ...

The African-American church in which nine parishioners were shot dead in South Carolina is to reopen for services on Sunday. Members of Emanuel AME church met again on Saturday in the room where their friends died on Wednesday. Many more people are expected to attend the service at 09:00 (13:00 GMT). Meanwhile, police are investigating an online post, possibly by ...