Joint Expeditionary Force launches enhanced partnership with Ukraine

Defence ministers of the UK-led coalition met with their Ukrainian counterparts in Bodø in Norway to deepen their collaboration and strengthen security in the Nor...

US Army removes food bank guidance for its soldiers after Euronews report

The US Army removed guidance directing soldiers to food banks during the government shutdown after Euronews reported it. Soldiers await mid-November pay.

The US ...

Ukraine carries out further overnight strikes on Russian energy sector

Ukraine is continuing to target Russia’s energy infrastructure, which it says is one of the Kremlin’s primary sources of funding for its invasion, as it looks to ...

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after street groping incident

Sheinbaum said she felt a responsibility to press charges for all Mexican women. “If this is done to the president, what is going to happen to all of the young wo...

US to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ airports over government shutdown

The cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upward of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by aviation analytics firm Cirium.

US aviation a...

Philippines declares state of emergency as Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 114 people dead

According to the Office of Civil Defense, nearly 2 million people have been impacted by the typhoon's devastation, with some 560,000 villagers currently displaced...

Portugal intercepts narco-submarine carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine en route to Iberian peninsula

Portuguese authorities intercepted a drug-carrying vessel in the Atlantic Ocean with 1.7 tonnes of cocaine destined for European markets. Four crew members were a...

UK police hunt for two more wrongly released prisoners days after new measures brought in

The inadvertent releases heap further embarrassment on the Prison Service, which has been starved of resources for many years.

British police were undertaking tw...

Government shutdown: US Army tells soldiers in Germany to go to the food bank

US soldiers in Germany may not receive November pay amid the prolonged US government shutdown. Emergency funds covered October salaries, but future payments are u...

Swiss top court upholds conviction of four over 'Kill Erdoğan' banner at 2017 rally

The banner featured an image of the Turkish leader with a gun pointed at his temple. A regional court convicted the defendants in 2020, handing down fines and sus...

Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to constitutional order

The Interior Ministry said Muslim Interaktiv represented a threat to the country's constitutional order by promoting antisemitism and discrimination against women...

Latest drone sightings force flight cancellations at Belgium's main airport

The airport operator said that about 400-500 travellers spent the night there after 41 flights were cancelled and 24 diverted to other airports.

Dozens of flight...

Poland's Sejm to vote on stripping former justice minister's immunity amid fraud claims

Poland's Sejm committee is considering waiving Zbigniew Ziobro's parliamentary immunity over allegations of leading a criminal group that misallocated €35 million...

Motorist rams vehicle into people on French island of Île d’Oléron, injuring at least nine

The arrested man is not on France’s database of radicalised individuals (FSPRT) but was known to police for a string of minor offences, including damage to proper...

Uzbekistan’s vision for a fairer future takes centre stage at the World Summit in Doha

At the World Summit in Qatar, Uzbekistan showcases its social development vision, advancing global cooperation, justice, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth. ...

US government shutdown becomes longest on record as talks to end stalemate stall

The US government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the previous record set in 2019 during US President Donald Trump's first term.

The lives of million...

UPS cargo plane crashes in Kentucky, killing at least seven

The MD-11 bound for Hawaii veered off course, hitting buildings and hangars. Three crew members and four people on the ground were among the victims.

A UPS cargo...

Fire at a retiree nursing home in Bosnia kills ten people, media reports say

Prime Minister Nermin Nikšić described the fire as "a disaster of enormous proportions."

A fire at a boarding house for retirees on Tuesday in the northeastern B...

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor’s race as Democrats triumph over Trump’s picks in elections

Voters across the US backed Democrats, including in contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, rejecting President Donald Trump’s late and lightweight push...

Traffic at Brussels Airport temporarily suspended and flights diverted due to drone sighting

Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.

All air traffic i...

Doha hosts UN social summit as calls grow for concrete action towards equality

Doha is hosting the Second World Summit for Social Development this week with world leaders, experts and youth meeting to tackle poverty, inequality and the futur...