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Hamas has confirmed the death of a top commander in Gaza, killed in an Israeli air strike on a car outside Gaza City on Saturday. The death of Raed Saad, described in a Hamas statement as the commander of its military manufacturing unit, was the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas official since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in October. The attack killed four people and wounded 25 others, according to hospital officials. Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, who lives in exile, said the attack was one of a series of ceasefire violations committed by Israel since the start…
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The next day, while at the Moldova Security Forum in Chișinău, a Polish government official expressed his deep concern about sharing intelligence with the current U.S. administration. While he had great respect for the embassy in Warsaw, he noted a lack of trust in some leaders in Washington and his worry that intelligence would get leaked, in the worst case to Russia — as had happened during Trump’s first term. My week came to an end at a two-day workshop for democracy activists, all who described the catastrophic impact that the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) elimination had on…
Denmark, which holds the presidency of the Council of the EU, has vowed to hold the vote in time for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to fly to Brazil on Dec. 20 to sign the deal. Several countries warn that the holdup risks ultimately killing the trade deal, concerned that further stalling it could embolden opposition in the European Parliament or complicate next steps when Paraguay, which is skeptical toward the agreement, takes over the presidency of the Mercosur bloc from current holder Brazil. Pro-deal countries, including Germany, Sweden and Spain, argue that France’s concerns have already been…
Women are a key segment of his party’s voter base: Female voters tend to participate in elections to a greater extent than men, and have historically mobilized in favor of the Socialists. But surveys by the country’s national polling institute reveal that women are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the party. In a poll carried out shortly after the Ábalos recordings were released, support for the Socialists among female voters dropped from 26.2 percent to 19.4 percent. Pilar Bernabé, the party’s equality secretary, admitted on Friday that the wave of harassment complaints marked a “before and after” moment for the Socialists,…
Published on 14/12/2025 – 21:04 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump condemned in the strongest terms “a purely antisemitic attack” after a deadly shooting killed 16 people during a Jewish celebration sent shockwaves through Australia. Trump echoed global leaders in condemning the attack which took place at the iconic Bondi Beach, leaving dozens injured. Australian authorities are treating the attack as terrorism and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke of “evil antisemitism”. Speaking from the White House during a Christmas event, Trump said the attack was “horrible” and “purely antisemitic”. The US President added “today we can say loudly we celebrate Hanukkah.”…
By Euronews Published on 14/12/2025 – 19:11 GMT+1 •Updated 19:11 The man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers has been as Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43 year-old fruit shop owner. Ahmed who can be seen in a video dressed in a white tee-shirt approached one of the shooters who was holding a rifle, tackling him, and grabbing his weapon, an act that saved many more lives. Then, with the weapon in his possession, he points it at the attacker, who retreats toward a bridge where a second active shooter was stationed. In a gesture that combined…
Updated: 14/12/2025 – 16:20 GMT+1 Dramatic footage showed two gunmen shooting dead at least 11 people during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested. Australian authorities, who have declared it a terrorist attack, said the suspect was in critical condition. … More
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said during her speech at the conclusion of the Italian right-wing Atreju event, “Trump has said most emphatically that the US intends to disengage and Europeans must organise to defend themselves: hello Europe. For eighty years we outsourced our security to the US pretending it was free, but there was a price to pay and that price is called conditioning. Freedom has a price,’. Meloni’s remarks come after recent tensions between the European Union and the US administration, following Donald Trump’s attacks. The Fratelli d’Italia’s annual political event, founded in 1998 by Giorgia Meloni and…
“The summit in Berlin is important: we are meeting with both the Americans and the Europeans,” Zelenskyy told journalists in a WhatsApp group chat on Sunday, according to a transcript of his remarks. “It is important for us. And believe me, we have done a lot to ensure that these parties all meet together.” Zelenskyy emphasized the need for Ukraine to receive firm guarantees from the United States and European allies that would be similar to those offered to NATO members, according to the transcript of the group chat. “These security guarantees are an opportunity to prevent another wave of…