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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Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently claimed that Russian forces are making significant advances on the battlefield, though their progress has been slow ...

Neighbourly conflicts hinder North Macedonia at the gates of the EU

Historical and cultural disputes between North Macedonia and Bulgaria hinder EU accession. The stalemate revolves around identity and language recognition.

Histo...

UNESCO General Conference lands in Samarkand: Uzbekistan's vision of reform meets global stage

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called the moment 'historic', noting that Samarkand is often described in literature as one of the world's most luminous cu...

Latvia 'will have to respect' rules protecting women even if it quits Istanbul Convention

Latvia will have to uphold protection rules for women even if it quits the Istanbul Convention in a divisive move seen as backtracking on fundamental rights.

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Kazakhstan closes 130 crypto platforms in shadow economy crackdown

Authorities in Kazakhstan seized digital assets worth €14.4 million and uncovered 81 illegal cash-out networks amid growing efforts to curb financial crime.

Kaza...

French justice minister's prison visit to Sarkozy sparks legal complaint by lawyers

France's justice minister visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Santé prison in Paris on Wednesday evening, sparking a legal complaint.

A visit by Fran...

Turkish court sentences hotel owner and 10 others to life for deadly fire that killed 78

The blaze broke out at the Grand Karta Hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort on 21 January during the winter school break, killing 78 people and injuring 133.

A Tur...

Centrist D66 confirmed as Dutch general election winner

With nearly all votes counted, Geert Wilders' far-right PVV party no longer has a chance at overtaking the centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten.

The centrist lib...

ECB keeps interest rate at 2% as growth holds up against trade tension

With inflation subdued and growth steady, the ECB maintained rates at their lowest level in more than two years, matching market expectations.

The Frankfurt-base...