In an attempt to avoid mobilisation, Kremlin now allows foreigners to serve in Russian army

To offset battlefield losses without triggering a second wave of mobilisation, the Russian president signed a decree allowing foreigners to serve in the Russian a...

Israel accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as weapon of war in 2023 attack

The report by the Dinah Project based its findings on survivor and witness testimonies, accounts from first responders, and other evidence.

An Israeli report rel...

European Parliament approves Bulgaria's adoption of the euro

The vote came as thousands of Bulgarians have protested in recent weeks against joining the eurozone.

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favour ...

UK Post Office scandal may have led to at least 13 suicides, inquiry finds

About 10,000 people are seeking compensation, revealed the first volume of the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry report.

At least 13 people are believed to have kil...

Two injured, two missing after suspected Houthi attack on ship in the Red Sea

The Greek-owned bulk carrier Eternity C came under fire late in the same area where the Houthis claimed to have recently sunk another vessel.

Two seafarers are m...

Suspect in shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico stands trial on terror charges

Juraj Cintula, 72, could face life behind bars if he is convicted over the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year.

The man who shot and seriously ...

Germany summons China’s ambassador after military aircraft lasered in Red Sea

The maritime surveillance aircraft was part of the EU mission Aspides, which is intended to better defend civilian ships against attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels....

Jeffrey Epstein 'client list' does not exist, US Justice Department says in apparent U-turn

No more files related to sex trafficking probe into Epstein would be released, the government said, after attorney general promoted the "client list" theory.

Sex...

Trump administration revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria's HTS

Washington's move follows the lifting of sanctions on Damascus after the ouster of the al-Assad government in December in a rebel offensive.

The Trump administra...

Italy's Meloni condemns 'vile' killing of sniffer dog with nail-stuffed sausages

The award-winning bloodhound may have been targeted by criminals due to his work seizing dogs used in fighting rings, according to an Italian MP.

An Italian snif...

More than 100 killed after catastrophic Texas floods devastate communities

Search and rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Texas entered a fifth day, as the death toll is expected to rise.

The death toll from catastrophic flash floods in cen...

Russia increasing military presence in Armenia, Ukraine's military intelligence claims

Yerevan denied the initial claims but Kyiv posted what it claims to be a Russian army order to increase its military presence at Russia's largest base in Armenia,...

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize as leaders celebrate recent joint Iran strikes

Netanyahu said, as he presented Trump with a nominating letter he said he sent the Nobel committee, “He’s forging peace as we speak, one country and one region af...

US envoy satisfied with Lebanon's response to Hezbollah disarmament proposal

The latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict began a day after Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and intensified in September, leaving the Iran-backed group...

Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq cave operation

The troops had been looking for the remains of a comrade killed by Kurdish militants.

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas during...

(Un)orthodox intelligence operations: How Russia is using its churches abroad

Sweden is reportedly probing a Russian Orthodox church in the town of Västerås over possible hybrid warfare techniques, a new investigation shows.

Sweden has ope...

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will do everything to "ensure a new migration route to Crete is not established".

Greece has rescued hundred...

London marks 20 years since 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system

Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds injured when four suicide bombers attacked the city's transport system on 7 July 2005.

London paused in remembrance on ...

Ukrainian drones disrupt Russian air travel, transport minister fired

Ukrainian drones once again disrupted civilian air travel in Russia over the weekend, leading to the dismissal of Transport Minister Roman Starovoit. On Saturday ...

Trump says Musk ‘gone off the rails’ after America Party announcement

The South African-born billionaire said over the weekend the party would fight what he described as a system “bankrupting our country with waste and graft.”

The ...

Australian woman found guilty of triple murder after fatal mushroom lunch

Erin Patterson, 50, was judged to have deliberately laced beef wellington with death cap mushrooms.

A court in Australia has found a mother-of-two guilty of murd...