China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission
China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and ...
Australia seeks military talks with China, ties with Philippines
Australia has asked for military talks with China and is comfortable growing closer to the Philippines, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit.
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Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting doubt on a key part of a truce proposal ...
South Africa election set to end three decades of ANC dominance
South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the party that freed it from apartheid on Saturday, as voters angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages slashed ...
Major air attack damages Ukrainian energy infrastructure in five regions
Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in five regions across Ukraine, officials said.
Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo said the attack damaged ...
British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at staff
The British ambassador to Mexico has been removed from his post after he pointed an assault rifle at a local embassy employee in a car, according to media reports and ...
EU response to crises over five turbulent years: braver, greener, fairer
By Maria Demertzis
In 2019, ahead of that year’s European elections, my colleague Guntram Wolff, at the time Bruegel’s director, and I edited a collection of essays written by ...
An angry Trump vows to keep fighting after guilty verdict
Donald Trump stared down a bank of cameras inside Trump Tower on Friday and delivered a message fitting for both his legal and political battles: He is ready to fight.
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Georgian PM calls for review of relations with US
Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Kobakhidze called on Friday for a review of relations with the United States after Washington ordered punitive measures over the passage of a law on “foreign ...
El Salvador presidential inauguration bomb plot foiled, police say
Police say they have thwarted a plot to detonate explosives at locations across El Salvador on Saturday, when President Nayib Bukele is set to be inaugurated for a second term.
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Biden: Criticism of Trump jury verdict is ‘dangerous, irresponsible’
President Joe Biden said on Friday that it was “dangerous” for people to question the integrity of the guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money jury trial.
In his ...
Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept it
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called on Hamas militants to agree to a new offer from Israel on releasing hostages in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire, saying this ...
Trump says he will appeal historic conviction (Updated)
Donald Trump said on Friday he would appeal the guilty verdict that made him the first U.S. president convicted of a crime, though he will have to wait until ...
Israeli military says combat in part of north Gaza is over
Israeli forces have ended operations in north Gaza’s Jabalia area after days of intense fighting and over 200 airstrikes, while probing further into Rafah in south Gaza, targeting what they ...
Kremlin: Trump verdict shows his rivals are using all means to get rid of him
The Kremlin said on Friday that Donald Trump’s guilty verdict showed that all legal and illegal means were being used in the United States to get rid of political ...
Houthis launched missile attack on US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis launched a missile attack on the U.S. aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea in response to U.S. and British strikes on Yemen, Houthi military ...
Turkish economy expands 5.7 per cent in Q1 on strong domestic demand
Turkey’s economy grew 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of the year, in line with expectations, official data showed on Friday, growing strongly as domestic demand boosted the economy.
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Israel will not agree to halt in Gaza fighting without hostage return
Israel will not agree to any halt in fighting in Gaza that is not part of a deal that includes a return of hostages, a senior Israeli security official said ...
Kremlin: Ukraine has already tried striking Russian territory with US arms
The Kremlin said on Friday that it was already aware of attempts by Ukraine to strike targets on Russian territory with weapons provided by the United States.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...
Right-wing extremism
Far right AfD cracks Germany’s post-Nazi firewalls with success in the east
In a recent discussion by the east German district council of Sonneberg about getting refugees into work, Roland Schliewe of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) said demanding jobs could ...
Russian nuclear threats are no bluff says Medvedev
Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia was not bluffing when it spoke of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine and warned Moscow’...
US-British strikes leave 16 dead in Yemen
The Houthi’s Al-Masirah television said on Friday 16 people had been killed and 35 wounded in U.S. and British strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah province.
The outlet reported that the ...
Amalthea humanitarian aid corridor
US looking for ‘different way’ to get aid from Cyprus to Gaza
The United States government is looking for a “different way” to get aid from Cyprus to Gaza, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Friday.
With the temporary jetty which had ...
TRUMP TRIAL
Guilty on all counts, Donald Trump becomes first US president convicted of a crime
Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up ...