Swiss bar owner released on bail after deadly New Year’s fire
The owner of a Swiss barthat was engulfed in a deadly New Year’s Day fire was released from detention on Friday on bail, court authorities said.
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UN rights body censures Iran’s ‘brutal repression’ of protests
The UN rights body condemned Iran on Friday for rights abuses and mandated an investigation into a recent crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands of people.
“I call on ...
How Israel moved its ‘Yellow Line’ deeper into a shattered Gaza City neighbourhood
As Israel moved the blocks marking its armistice line with Hamas deeper into one Gaza neighbourhood in December, it destroyed dozens of buildings and displaced Palestinians in violation of a ...
China keeps low profile in Davos in pursuit of Western investment
China’s low-key approach in Davos this year could not have been more different to that of the United States, with some business leaders saying Beijing stands to benefit from ...
French government survives no-confidence votes over budget
The French government survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament on Friday over its decision to ram through the income part of the 2026 budget without giving the National Assembly the ...
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Russia, Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi on Friday to tackle the vital issue of territory, with no sign of a compromise, as Russian airstrikes plunged Ukraine into its ...
World order changing, not rupturing, finance chiefs say
The world order is changing but not enduring a rupture, finance leaders said on Friday, pushing back on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s narrative that a new order, driven ...
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Bulgarian court approves President Radev’s resignation
Bulgaria’s constitutional court said on Friday it had approved the resignation of President Rumen Radev, opening the way for him to step down from the post.
Radev resigned this ...
Putin agrees next steps with US envoys but Kremlin says territory is key
Russia said it will hold security talks with the U.S. and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on Friday, but warned after a late-night meeting between President Vladimir Putin and three ...
Trump revokes Canada’s invitation to join Board of Peace
President Donald Trump withdrew an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
Trump’s about face follows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’...
UN agencies take responsibility for IS camps in Syria after Kurds retreat
The United Nations said on Thursday it was taking management responsibility for vast camps in Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children associated with Islamic State, after the ...
US military assets heading to Middle East even as Trump backs off toughest Iran rhetoric
A U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets will arrive in the Middle East region in the coming days, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, even ...
National Bank of Greece approves new board member
The National Bank of Greece has announced the election of Michalis Haralabidis as a non-executive member of its board of directors.
Haralabidis was elected during a board session held on ...
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Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as Nato asks allies to step up
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step ...
How Israel moved its ‘Yellow Line’ deeper into a shattered Gaza City neighbourhood
By Dawoud Abu Alkas, Catherine Cartier, Edward Carron and Rami Ayyub
As Israel moved the blocks marking its armistice line with Hamas deeper into one Gaza neighbourhood in December, it ...
Train collides with crane in Spain’s fourth rail crash in a week, several injured
A commuter train collided with a crane in southeastern Spain on Thursday, emergency services said, in the country’s fourth rail crash in less than a week.
Several people suffered ...
Trump says Ukraine efforts ‘getting close’ ahead of Zelenskiy talks
US President Donald Trump said peace efforts on Ukraine were “getting close” ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Davos on Thursday, as US envoy Steve Witkoff said ...
EU-Mercosur deal likely to take effect provisionally from March, says EU diplomat
The EU’s free trade deal with South American countries will probably be applied on a provisional basis as soon as March, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Thursday, despite ...
Trump launches Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN
President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and ...
New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills two
Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, following a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped ...
United States formally withdraws from WHO as funding dispute escalates
The US is due to officially exit the World Health Organization today Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both US health and global health and also in ...
Trump reversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option, sources say
President Donald Trump’s retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped weeks of policy chaos, as top aides scrambled both to accommodate the president’s ...
Trump rules out force, says Greenland deal framework reached
After weeks of rhetoric that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades, US President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage ...
Death toll in Iran protests rises to 3,117
Iranian state television reported on Monday that a total of 3,117 people had been killed in a major anti-government protest movement that was brutally suppressed, citing the Iranian War Veterans and ...