At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say. Dozens of others are…
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French protesters urge calmer roads after cyclist killed
Hundreds of people gathered across France on Saturday, urging an end to "motorised violence" and calling for measures to ease tensions on the French capital's congested streets, days after…
Flood situation in France gradually easing
Major floods that struck parts of France due to heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday began slowly easing on Saturday. In many areas, clean-up and repair work has commenced. Emergency…
Demonstrators in France praise Gisèle Pélicot's courage in harrowing drug and rape trial
PARIS (AP) — Women and men demonstrated together Saturday in Paris and other French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot and against sexual violence highlighted by the harrowing trial of…
Germany's ailing hard-left party picks new leaders in hope of revival
Members of Germany's ailing hard-left Die Linke (The Left) chose new leaders on Saturday as the party hopes for a revival after a series of electoral defeats and a bruising split with a…
Putin says Zelenskyy's nuclear comments were a 'dangerous act of provocation' at meeting with BRICS group journalists
Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's nuclear comments. The Ukrainian president had suggested that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join…
Scholz defends German arms sales to Turkey after meeting with Erdoğan
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended his country's recently growing defence exports to Turkey, citing the membership of both countries in the NATO alliance as one reason.…
Germany's hard-left Die Linke party has elected new leaders
Members of Germany's hard-left Die Linke (The Left) have elected the journalist Ines Schwerdtner and former member of the German lower house of parliament Jan van Aken as the party's new…
Renewed Israeli airstrikes on southern suburbs of Beirut
Israeli forces carried out at least two airstrikes on the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik on Saturday, according to the Lebanese news agency NNA. An Israeli military spokesman had…
Germany approved €103 million in defence equipment for Turkey in 2024
After years of low-volume arms exports to Turkey, the German government is again authorizing large-scale shipments to its fellow NATO member. As of October 13, 69 licences worth €103…
Funeral home in Poland apologizes after a corpse falls out of a hearse in traffic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic. Polish media reported…
Romania scrambles fighter jets second time this week over breach of airspace
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raised fighter jets early on Saturday for the second time this week after an unidentified object breached its airspace by the Black Sea, the Ministry of…
Iran: Fight against Israel continues after Hamas leader's death
The killing of Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar by Israeli forces on Wednesday will not stop the struggle against Israel, according to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "His death…
The ever-shifting alliances that fuelled Kenya's impeachment drama
Losing a deputy just two years after being elected on a joint ticket could be seen as a big blow for a president, but not this time in Kenya. As soon as Rigathi Gachagua was seen to be…
First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in…
Church bell rings after 150 years of silence
After sitting silent for more than 150 years, a Somerset church bell is ringing again - in an Australian wedding chapel. The bell, which dates from about 1550, once rang worshippers to…
Reeves Puts Bond Market Over UK Ministers in High-Risk Budget
(Bloomberg) -- Rachel Reeves’ first challenge when it comes to delivering a delicately balanced UK budget at the end of the month is winning over an increasingly mutinous Labour Party.…
Macron Finds Out What Power Sharing Means and He Doesn’t Like It
(Bloomberg) -- Emmanuel Macron’s diminished authority in France’s power-sharing government appears to be taking a toll. Most Read from Bloomberg Macron’s tirade against his cabinet…
'Merchants of death' trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers
Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass cage. “There will be no more…
Big tobacco companies reach tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Three large tobacco companies would pay nearly $24 billion to settle a long-running legal battle in Canada, according to a proposed deal. Philip Morris International said…
Report: Netanyahu orders more aid deliveries to Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a significant increase in deliveries for the suffering population in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Friday. Israeli public…
Ukraine and Russia Swap 95 Prisoners on Each Side, Moscow Says
(Bloomberg) -- Russia said it exchanged 95 Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of its force in the first major prisoner of war return in more than a month. Most Read from Bloomberg…
IDF video: Israeli tank fires at building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was barricaded before being killed
Video footage released by the Israel Defense Forces shows tank fire targeting a building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been barricaded, authorities said on Friday. Sinwar, the…
Israeli army says it also killed al-Sinwar's bodyguard
The Israeli military said on Friday that it has killed the bodyguard of the late Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar. They reported that Mahmoud Hamdan was taken out during a clash with Israeli…