Former aide to Ukraine's pro-Russian ex-President Yanukovych shot dead outside school in Madrid

Andriy Portnov, a former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead outside an elite American school in Madrid.

Former Uk...

Hungarian minority plays key role in Nicușor Dan's Romanian presidential win

High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George...

Two close aides of Mexico City mayor shot dead in daylight attack

Clara Brugada’s personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and her adviser José Muñoz were killed on Tuesday morning, in what experts believe was an organised crime hit.

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Germany arrests five teenagers over alleged right-wing extremist plot and attacks

The suspects — aged 14 to 18 — are believed to have been members of a right-wing extremist organisation that calls itself "The Last Wave of Defence".

German poli...

Trump announces 'Golden Dome' missile defence system plan

The US president has said the initiative will cost $175 billion (€154bn) and could be completed by 2029. Experts have expressed scepticism about both claims.

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Israel 'completely rejects' EU decision to review trade and cooperation deal

Israeli foreign ministry has denounced the European Union's move to review a pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza.

Israel ha...

UN says aid hasn't reached Palestinians yet despite entering Gaza

The UN have described the new Israeli security process to get aid cleared into warehouses for distribution as ‘long, complex, complicated and dangerous’.

Israel ...

Kyiv to consider the Vatican for Zelenskyy-Putin meeting, Foreign Minister Sybiha tells Euronews

Kyiv is interested in a direct Zelenskyy-Putin face-to-face, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in Brussels on Tuesday, confirming that the Holy See pr...

Lowest winter rainfall in Syria for almost 70 years triggers water crisis in Damascus

Residents in the Syrian capital are feeling the effects of the lack of rain with authorities urging them to reduce their water consumption.

The Syrian capital Da...

Egyptian fisherman who arranged migrant boats to Europe jailed for 25 years in the UK

UK-based Egyptian national Ahmed Ebid helped smuggle nearly 3,800 people from north Africa to Italy as part of a lucrative criminal network.

An Egyptian man base...

Israel to allow dozens of aid trucks into Gaza each day, government says

The Israeli government enabled UN aid trucks to enter the Strip on Tuesday amid international pressure over a blockade that has been in place since March.

Israel...

Members of Japan's Yakuza crime syndicate arrested for operating office too close to library

During the Yakuza's heyday in the 1960s, the group operated internationally and boasted more than 184,000 members, according to Japan's National Police Agency.

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Germany: Number of politically motivated crimes reach record high

Germany's Interior Ministry has proposed a series of measures to combat politically motivated crimes, which it says have increased by 40% in the last year.

The n...

Cambodia commemorates victims of Khmer Rouge genocide on its 50th anniversary

Hundreds of Cambodians marked the Day of Remembrance by attending a ceremony honouring victims of the Khmer Rouge at one of the "killing fields".

Cambodia on Tue...

Salvadoran lawyer and Bukele critic Ruth López arrested

Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known.

El Salvador's authorities have arrested a la...

German police arrest suspect in Bielefeld stabbing attack that injured five people

According to witnesses, the perpetrator attacked his victims indiscriminately with what they called a bladed object.

A suspect who allegedly attacked and injured...

Russia is playing for time in Ukraine peace negotiations, Germany says

Europe needs to increase pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine through more targeted sanctions, said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.

Germany's Defe...

Second man charged over fires at homes linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Police have charged 26-year-old Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc with arson with intent to endanger life, and arrested a third man over the fires.

Police in B...

Sudan's army chief appoints first prime minister since war's start

Kamil al-Taib Idris will be responsible for forming the country’s transitional government, two years after the country's civil war began in 2023.

Sudan's army ch...

Further arrest warrants issued in Turkey's crackdown on Istanbul municipality

Istanbul's municipality faces further crackdown as 22 arrest warrants are issued, following Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's arrest and mass protests against alleged corrup...

Russia releases Greek-owned oil tanker after brief detention near Estonia

The Liberian-flagged Green Admire was seized on Sunday in Russian waters after leaving a port in Estonia.

Russia has released a Greek-owned oil tanker which was ...