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By Euronews with AP Published on 06/07/2025 – 22:24 GMT+2Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for the US on Sunday to meet with US President Donald Trump for talks on a new ceasefire deal for the war in Gaza. Netanyahu told reporters that Trump “can certainly help to advance” ceasefire efforts, adding that Israel has “never had such a friend in the White House.” The Israeli leader said that he was determined to bring the remaining hostages held by Hamas back. According to him, 20 are still alive while 30 are dead. He also emphasised the Israeli goal of eliminating Hamas’ military and governing power. Trump…
When Russia sought assistance from China, North Korea and Iran amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some Western officials expressed concern about the formation of a new axis against Western countries.But none of these countries came to Iran’s aid during the Iran-Israel war or when American forces attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities. China and Russia, the most powerful countries in the axis, have only expressed verbal condemnation of Washington’s actions but stopped short of providing any financial, material or military assistance to Tehran.Alexander Gaboyev, Director of the Carnegie Centre for Russian and Eurasian Affairs, told the New York Times: “Each of…
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza this weekend, the Associated Press reported on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was headed to Washington for talks on a ceasefire plan. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire to the 21-month war between Israel and Hamas. The U.S. proposal for an initial 60-day ceasefire would include a partial release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for an increase in humanitarian supplies allowed into Gaza, according to the report.
At least five civilians were killed and 10 others injured in the Donetsk and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine in Russian shelling on the cities, officials said Saturday. According to authorities, in Donetsk Oblast, three of the victims were reported in the settlements of Andriivka, Novohryhorivka, and Myrnohrad.Seven people were injured in the oblast —two in Andriivka, two in Novohryhorivka, two in Pokrovsk, and one in Rivne—while two people were killed and three injured in Kherson Oblast, officials said.Russian military reportedly targeted residential areas and social and key infrastructure in several oblast communities, according to the authorities. Six homes and five…
Ukraine is responding by building fortifications for ever smaller units — from battalions of about 500 troops to companies of about 100, and now for platoons of 20 to 50 soldiers. “Now we see that the most effective position is a maximum of one detachment. And these are mainly groups of trenches, even so-called foxholes, which make it impossible for the enemy to use strike drones. After all, now a drone, especially on fiber optics, can penetrate any hole,” Ukrainian Army Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told journalists in Kyiv at the end of June. Previously, strong points used extensive…
The leaders will also call for a push to invest in innovation, defense and space; as well as for an effort to contain energy prices, according to the report. Other aspects of the collective push are still being negotiated, the report says. France would like to request incentives for electric vehicles, with Germany more cautious on this point, it says. Tensions are also yet to be resolved on whether to include a reference to the Mercosur trade agreement, according to the report.
By Euronews with AP Published on 06/07/2025 – 1:27 GMT+2Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day-war between Israel and Iran began. His absence during the war suggested heavy security for the Iranian leader who has final say on all state matters. The 86-year-old had reportedly spent the war in a bunker as threats on his life escalated. Attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura, Iranian state television broadcasted images of him waving to a chanting crowd in the Iranian capital of Tehran. No immediate report was available on any public statement made. US President Donald…
The Socialist Party said it will begin an investigation immediately, but said no official complaints had been made. The latest incident is a fresh blow for Sánchez, who was due to speak at the party’s headquarters in Madrid as the news broke. Reuters reported that Sánchez spoke an hour later than scheduled, and called for any woman suffering sexual abuse to report it via the party’s official channels. He did not mention Salazar directly. Sánchez publicly apologized last month for the party’s recent corruption scandals including senior party figures. The Spanish prime minister, who leads a minority coalition government, has…
Thousands of people gathered on Sunday morning in the church of Gondomar, a municipality east of the Porto metropolitan area, for the funeral of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and brother André Silva, who died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.The bishop of Porto, Manuel Linda, presided over the funeral mass. The church was completely full and a few dozen people followed the ceremony through loudspeakers outside. The coffins were then transported to the cemetery next to the church.The urns of the two players were carried by friends and players from Gondomar FC, the club where Diogo Jota launched…
Their arrests come four months after the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was jailed over allegations of corruption. İmamoğlu is considered to be the main political opponent to Erdoğan. His arrest in March led to widespread protests, and he was later named as his party’s presidential candidate. The next presidential election in Turkey is due in 2028. Other CHP figures also have been targeted. The former mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, was arrested along with 137 officials earlier this week on fraud and tender-rigging allegations, the Associated Press reported. State-run media reported that the mayor of Manavgat, also belonging…