Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan

Several earthquakes have rocked Afghanistan in recent years, particularly in isolated areas, straining the country's megre resources and emergency rescue services...

Trump says China’s Xi assured him that he won’t take action on Taiwan

Taiwan is a self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as part of its territory, and US officials have long been worried that China may use military acti...

Built in the shadows, launched at night: Ukraine's long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries

Built from parts made in a scattered network of workshops, Ukraine's domestically-produced drones now fly much further than at any point in the war.

At a secret ...

Israel says Hamas has returned remains of three hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

Since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October, Hamas had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza before Sunday’s handover.

Israel on Sunda...

Drones detected flying over Belgian military base for third consecutive night

For a third consecutive night, drones were seen flying over a Belgian military base. This weekend, drone sightings were also reported above two other military ter...

Israel warns to intensify strikes on Hezbollah if Lebanese government does not move to disarm group

The statement comes soon after Israel confirmed the killing of four Hezbollah members, further straining the fragile ceasefire agreement.

Israel has threatened t...

Tehran will rebuild it's nuclear facilities with more 'vigour', says Iran's President Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that his country will rebuild its nuclear facilities “with greater vigour”, as he reiterated Iran's unwill...

Ukraine's energy sector again target of overnight Russian strikes

Russia launched strikes at numerous Ukrainian regions, which Zelenskyy says struck 'ordinary residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, as well as numerou...

Five German nationals killed avalanche in Italy's South Tyrol province

All five missing mountaineers from Germany have died in an avalanche disaster in the Ortler mountainous region in South Tyrol. The last two missing bodies of a Ge...

UK police detain two suspects after stabbings on a London-bound train hospitalised ten people

Police have not yet disclosed a motive behind the stabbing attack at a train headed to the capital, London, which injured ten people, nine of them critically. Off...

Trump administration says War Powers Resolution does not apply to boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea

US Congress says Trump’s attacks in the Caribbean Sea against suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats fall under the bounds of the War Powers Resolution, a 1973...

At least 21 dead and more than 1,000 homes destroyed as landslide hits Kenya's Rift Valley

More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed as heavy rains triggered mudslides. Authorities say search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

At least 21 people were kill...

Completing Europe: Ukraine’s integration is a strategic imperative

Confidence in the European project depends on whether the EU can rise to this moment — by embracing those who are already defending European values on the front l...

Ukraine's Secret Service reveals number of strike targeting Russian oil refineries and pipelines

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) notes that the special operation targeted the Koltsevoye oil pipeline, which supplied resources to the Russian army,...

Drone interrupts flight operations at Berlin Airport for two hours

Air traffic control at Berlin's Brandenburg Airport had to suspend flights for two hours on Friday evening due to an unidentified drone breaching its airspace. Th...

Hamas returns remains of three more people to Israel, Red Cross says

Hamas has returned the remains of three more people, which were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross late on Friday. The bodies are still being forensically ex...

UK, Germany and Jordan foreign ministers condemn atrocities in Sudan and call for immediate truce

The foreign ministers announced their condemnations of the atrocities, reportedly committed by the RSF, in Darfur’s city of al-Fasher, as they participated in a s...

Major demonstrations planned to mark one year since tragic awning collapse at Novi Sad train station

Nationwide protests have gripped the country for nearly a year after a concrete awning collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad killing 16 people, in what prote...

German companies pay Russia €1.72 billion in taxes, raising concerns of funding its war in Ukraine

German companies have paid nearly $2 billion (€1.72bn) in taxes to Russia since the Ukraine invasion, funding the war effort. Critics urge immediate withdrawal.

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UN Security Council approves resolution backing Morocco's plan for Western Sahara

The UN Security Council backed Morocco's claim over Western Sahara in a resolution supported by the US, marking a significant shift in international stance.

The ...

Four Bulgarian nationals sentenced to prison for defacing Paris Holocaust Memorial with ‘red hands’

Judges found the 'red hands' graffiti was part of a coordinated campaign to stir division in France, echoing a previous pro-Russian disinformation operation.

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