Author: staff
The Israeli far right in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government coalition is using the moment to call for a full resumption of the war. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Israel to renew its military operations in the Gaza Strip “in full force” following the IDF reports, writes Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The far-right minister said Saturday that he had given Netanyahu a deadline to dismantle Hamas and enact the death penalty for terrorists, threatening that if his conditions were not met, his far-right Otzma Yehudit party would quit the government, writes another Israeli daily, the Times of Israel. Also…
The break-in occurred around 9:30 a.m., the French interior ministry said in a statement. Several individuals broke into the building and into the Galerie d’Apollon by forcing open a window, the ministry said. They stole jewellery from display cases and fled on scooters, it said. The thieves accessed the building on the Seine docks, where work is taking place, according the French daily Le Parisien. They used a freight elevator to access the targeted room, the newspaper said. The thieves took nine pieces from the Napoleon and the Empress jewellery collection, according to the Parisien report. The interior ministry said…
Published on 19/10/2025 – 11:25 GMT+2 •Updated 13:54 France’s world-famous Louvre museum in Paris was forced to close on Sunday after thieves broke into Apollo Gallery and stole valuable crown jewels. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed the heist, saying the thieves used a basket lift to access the room directly, forced a window and broke display cases to steal the jewels, before escaping on two-wheelers. He said forensic work is underway and a precise inventory of the stolen objects is being compiled, adding that the items have “inestimable” historical value. Culture Minister Rachida Dati wrote on social media there were…
Berlin is recalling for consultations its ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, after he became the target of attacks from the pro-Russia government of the South Caucasus country, the German foreign ministry announced on Sunday. “For many months, the Georgian leadership has been agitating against the EU, Germany and also German Ambassador Fischer personally,” the Federal Foreign Office wrote on X in a post announcing the decision to recall the ambassador “for consultations on how to proceed.” The situation in Georgia, which last December inaugurated its new President Mikheil Kavelashvili, a far-right firebrand and former footballer, amid claims his controversial election was…
Updated: 19/10/2025 – 12:00 GMT+2 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 19th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More
The EEAS this month initiated a discussion at the technical level on the basis of a draft declaration of the EU and its member states on reinforcing the International Law of the Sea framework, according to the EEAS document. That effort “would provide an additional tool to member states to boost the effectiveness of enforcement actions, including providing a basis to board shadow fleet ships,” the document says. The draft declaration proposes “possible bilateral agreements between the flag states and the EU on pre-authorized boardings for inspections,” the EEAS wrote in the document. The objective is to finalize the draft…
Published on 19/10/2025 – 12:38 GMT+2 •Updated 12:43 Israel has launched an attack in Rafah in Gaza, reportedly killing at least one person, as it continues to feud with Hamas over alleged violations of the fragile US-brokered ceasefire, which came into effect last week, aiming to end the war. Israeli media reported “multiple attacks” carried out by the IDF in the late hours of Sunday morning, saying Hamas fighters clashed with Israeli troops stationed in the southern city. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly left a cabinet meeting to hold security consultations about the Rafah skirmishes. There are also reports of…
Thousands of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the US on Saturday taking part in the “No Kings” demonstrations, decrying what participants see as the government’s swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. People carried signs with slogans reading “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or “Resist Fascism” as they packed into New York City’s Times Square and rallied by the thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago and other metropolitans. Demonstrators marched through Washington and downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside capitols in several Republican-led states, a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and at hundreds of smaller public…
By Esmira Aliyeva Published on 18/10/2025 – 20:05 GMT+2 The historic Catacombs of Commodilla, dating back to the 4th century, have been fully restored in the Holy See with Azerbaijan’s support and were opened in a ceremony attended by the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva. The restoration project was carried out with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, under an agreement signed on 4 March, 2021, between the Foundation and the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology. Discovered in the 18th century, the Catacombs of Commodilla first underwent archaeological research in 1900. The catacombs house some of…
Published on 18/10/2025 – 18:58 GMT+2 •Updated 19:02 The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, author László Krasznahorkai, will not participate in the International Literary Festival currently underway in the Portuguese town of Óbidos, north of Lisbon. According to the organisers, the author’s publisher informed them that Krasznahorkai had to leave the village of Óbidos “due to health issues requiring immediate attention” and “will not be able to attend the events and media engagements he was so looking forward to.” The author had already skipped his appearance at the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair earlier this week, and his…