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Europe
Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as Putin marks 74th birthday
Russia destroyed an apartment block in northern Ukraine as a birthday "gift" to Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesd...
Germany’s ex-spy chief arrested for espionage
Police have arrested the former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage, the ...
Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authoriti...
Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86
Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has...
Romania, Poland scramble jets as Russia pounds Ukraine with drones, missiles
Romania and Poland scrambled military jets to protect their airspace after Russia launched a new wave of attacks on neighboring Uk...
Sweden faces political deadlock after Andersson gives up attempt to form government
Attempts to form a new government in Sweden hit the buffers on Monday after Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson said she ...
Serbia heads for early elections
Serbia's president has resigned after more than a year of student-led protests and growing public discontent over allegations of g...
Poland Predicts Murkier Russian Escalation, Not Full Invasion
Poland's foreign minister said that Russia is preparing a significant escalation this year, warning that President Vladimir Putin ...
World
Bolsonaro will face Lula in runoff in Brazil’s presidential vote
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidenti...
Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon, the latest in a series of faith-r...
The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with talks on trade and artificia...
Pope Leo XIV faces packed 19,000-mile South American tour
Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 19,000 miles on 14 flights during a 12-day visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November, in...
Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis
Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, two offic...
Troops from NATO member Turkey, nuclear-armed Pakistan headed to Saudi Arabia
Turkey and Pakistan will send troops to Saudi Arabia in a "rapid deployment" under a new mutual defense alliance, the three countr...
Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died
Kenya has recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who has been living in Democratic Republic of Congo and arri...
Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Iran’s war planning raise fears of wider Middle East conflict
Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response in case the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources sai...
Israelis mark three years since Hamas attack that set off Gaza assault
Israelis will on Wednesday mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering a military assault that de...
China warns Taiwan and human rights are ‘red lines’ ahead of Trump-Xi summit
China has warned that Taiwan and human rights are among issues that cannot be challenged ahead of a summit between Chinese Preside...
Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working h...
Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of Nepal after a devastating flash flood and mudslide killed more than 160 peopl...
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European Parliament Urges Tougher but Open EU Approach to China
The European Parliament on Wednesday called for the European Union to keep up dialogue with China while taking a firmer line on tr...
MEPs Want Employers Held Responsible for Workers’ Mental, Physical Health
The European Parliament voted Tuesday to urge the European Commission to propose new EU rules aimed at preventing, eliminating or ...
Diplomats: Deaths from Russian-linked hybrid attacks are a matter of when, not if
Diplomats from the 27 European Union countries are privately working out how the bloc would respond to a hybrid attack that kills ...
EU monitors ‘very closely’ suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Russia
The European Commission is monitoring the suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Siberia, Russia, "very closely" and stands rea...
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What is in the US-Greenland-Denmark security deal?
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US milita...
Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block thei...
NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine
North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia...
Other News
Athletics Malta announces Road Running League 2026/2027
Athletics Malta has announced the Road Running League for the 2026/2027 season, with the six-race series set to be retained after ...
Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair...
Dutch pull out of ‘no longer neutral’ Eurovision
Dutch state broadcaster Avrotros said on Monday that the Netherlands will not be taking part in next year's Eurovision Song Contes...
Princess Diana’s brother to publish book about her life
Charles Spencer, the brother of Britain's late Princess Diana, is to publish a book about his sister's life, promising to divulge ...
