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A truck rammed into a bus stop at Tel Aviv’s Glilot Junction, in an area that is home to the Mossad headquarters along with several IDF intelligence units. At least 35 people have been injured, after a truck rammed into a bus stop near the Israeli city Tel Aviv. Six iof the wounded are in serious condition, according to Eli Bin, director of Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service.He added that MDA has taken those who were wounded to nearby hospitals.Asi Aharoni, an Israeli police spokesperson, told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that the “attacker was neutralised,” indicating police were…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first comments on Sunday regarding Israel’s attack, saying it “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed.” Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stopped short of calling for retaliation in his carefully crafted remarks on Israel’s attack on his country.“The evil actions of the Israeli regime two nights ago should neither be exaggerated nor downplayed,” Khamenei said. “The miscalculations of the Israeli regime must be disrupted. It is essential to make them understand the strength, will, and initiative of the Iranian nation and its youth.”His comments suggest that that Iran is carefully weighing its response to the…

Foodies can feast on meat dishes and local chocolate at wallet-friendly prices. Whilst Kazakhstan’s former capital Almaty is often known as the city of culture, Astana is still well worth a visit for stunning architecture, friendly locals and a taste of nomadic culture. Unlike many city breaks, an Astana itinerary won’t be packed with art galleries. Thanks to Kazakhstan’s nomadic culture, the performing arts prevailed over physical. This has given rise to a variety of drama, ballet and opera theatres. I spent six days exploring the city and here are my top picks of things to do.The best time of year to…

The demonstrators demanded justice for Odair Moniz, the man shot by Portugal’s police force. Thousands in Lisbon took part in a demonstration against police violence on Saturday after several nights of riots triggered by the death of a man shot and killed by police earlier this week. The demonstrators demanded justice for Odair Moniz, the Cape Verdean man shot by Portugal’s police force. Several flags from the Vida Justice movement, which organised the protest, as well as Cape Verde flooded Avenida da Liberdade. Protesters chanted the slogan “Justice for Odair” as they demonstrated. The right-wing Portuguese party Chega called for a protest in defence…

This year, for the first time, people aged 21 can also run for a spot in the parliament. Lithuanians are voting on Sunday in the second and final round of the country’s parliamentary elections, with the conservative governing party still in contention despite first-round gains from the left-leaning opposition. Strict COVID-19 measures during the pandemic, political scandals and an influx of migrants from neighbouring Belarus have hurt the popularity of Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte’s government, which took office in 2020. The vote in Lithuania, which borders Russia to the west and Belarus to the east, comes at a time when Russia’s war…

Moscow has capitalised on political instability within the EU and NATO’s south-eastern member Bulgaria ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Bulgarians are voting on Sunday in the seventh general election in just over three years, as their country faces growing political instability that could encourage the rise of pro-Russian and far-right sentiment. Only two of the six general elections since 2021 have produced an elected government. However, they both collapsed after trying to introduce reforms and cut remnants of the country’s reliance on Russia. The latest vote held in June produced no clear winner and the seven factions elected in the fragmented…

The result comes after opposition parties cried foul over what they said amounted to systematic efforts to influence the result by the increasingly authoritarian government, which has vowed to ban its opponents from taking up their seats and outlaw rival factions if re-elected with a sufficient majority. “They are stuffing ballot boxes, bullying voters and beating observers,” said Tina Bokuchava, leader of the United National Movement (UNM), the largest opposition party in the coalition. “These are not the actions of a government who believe in free and fair elections.” Photos and videos posted online throughout the day showed disruption at…

With just a few hours left before polls close, Georgia’s voter turnout stood at 50.6 per cent by 5pm local time, according to the Central Election Commission. There are long queues at Georgia’s polling stations and ballot boxes as the country votes in what could be its most pivotal parliamentary elections to date. As the ruling Georgian Dream government faces off with the coalition of pro-European Union parties, the elections will decide if Georgia is bringing an end to 12 years of increasingly authoritarian rule and will head down a path towards joining the European Union, or if they are…

The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130. President Ferdinand Marcos said on Saturday that many areas remained isolated and that rescue efforts were ongoing.Marcos, who inspected another hard-hit region southeast of Manila on Saturday, said the unusually large volume of rainfall dumped by the storm — including in some areas that saw one to two months’ worth of rainfall in just 24 hours — overwhelmed flood controls in provinces lashed by Trami.”The water was just too much,” Marcos told reporters.“We’re not done yet with…

This parliamentary election is widely regarded as a defining point for the country’s international standing — it could determine whether Georgia tilts toward the EU or Moscow. Opposition politician Ana Natsvlishvili from the Strong Georgia party said law enforcement authorities were idle, despite the fact that “organized criminal gangs … are trying to undermine the voting process with aggression and intimidation.” Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili urged the Interior Ministry to remove criminals from polling places. The ruling Georgian Dream party’s parliamentary leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, speculated that an opposition TV channel might be “staging special operations” to create the impression of…