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Moscow immediately called for “a repeat round of voting” after Russia fell short of the support needed to gain a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s 36-member council. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Humanitarian charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended its services in Gaza City Friday after Israeli forces encircled its clinics. There are hundreds of thousands trapped in the city, MSF said. Israel has so far defied pressure to end the conflict, with a growing number of states recognizing a Palestinian state. Addressing the U.N. after a mass walkout of diplomats Friday, Netanyahu said Israel’s forces were “not done yet,” vowing to clear remnants of the Hamas militant group from the territory. His address struck a markedly different tone to that of his ally, U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Friday that…
Denmark reported fresh drone sightings above defense sites Friday and Saturday, after a week of chaos in the skies that temporarily shut down major airports. The Danish defense ministry confirmed drone activity was detected at Skrydstrup Air Base and the Jutland Dragoon Regiment, but would not confirm local media reports of sightings above the country’s biggest military base near Karup, the Associated Press reported. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said earlier this week that Europe was engaged in a “hybrid war” after a wave of drone activity plagued the country’s airspace, with authorities blaming an unnamed “professional actor”. Danish officials…
Efforts by China and Russia to postpone the reimposition of the sanctions failed to garner enough support in the U.N. Security Council on Friday. That failure came after last-ditch talks between Iran and European officials, including the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, ended without success earlier this week. The sanctions include an arms embargo, a ban on uranium enrichment, a ban on activity related to some ballistic missiles, and potential inspections of Iran Air and Iran Shipping Lines cargo, as well as a freeze of assets and travel bans. Pezeshkian said Iran needed reassurances that Israel would not attack Iran’s…
Israeli strikes and gunfire in central and northern Gaza killed at least 38 people, local health officials said on Saturday, despite international pressure on Israel and growing calls for a ceasefire in the war-torn enclave. The strikes Saturday morning demolished a house in Gaza City’s Tufah neighbourhood, killing at least 11 people, more than half of them women and children, according to the Al-Ahly Hospital. Officials at Shifa Hospital said four other people were killed when an airstrike hit their homes in the Shati refugee camp, while strikes on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed nine members of…
The former Welsh leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing party Reform UK has admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements while a member of the European Parliament. Nathan Gill on Friday pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between December 2018 and July 2019 and is expected to face jail time, according to his barrister. Gill, who was an MEP in Brussels from July 2014 until January 2020 for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and then the Brexit Party, admitted to taking money in exchange for pro-Russia statements from Oleg Voloshyn, an ex-Ukrainian MP sanctioned by the U.S.…
The comments are among the German chancellor’s sharpest critiques of the European Commission, which is led by his party colleague Ursula von der Leyen. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
As Moldova prepares for the snap parliamentary election on Sunday, the eastern European country’s authorities are registering a Russian disinformation campaign on an unprecedented scale, aimed at derailing the country’s EU path through vote meddling. Personal attacks on Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu make up a significant chunk of the Kremlin’s all-out campaign, lobbing outlandish allegations through a network of anonymous websites, sometimes spoofing real-world news outlets. Deliberately mimicking Western media, one website ran a fabricated story titled “Moldovan president in celebrity sperm scandal,” falsely using the name of a real reporter. It alleged that Sandu, who is unmarried and does…
The 73rd edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival in northern Spain experienced one of its highlights on Friday night with the presentation of the Donostia Award to Jennifer Lawrence. At the age of 35, the American actress became the youngest performer to receive this recognition for her career, which already includes an Oscar, a Golden Globe and enormous public support for a long series of films that have marked an entire generation. “Our freedom of speech is under attack in the United States.” “It’s a huge honour,” the actress told a pre-ceremony press conference, where she also reflected…
Published on 27/09/2025 – 9:05 GMT+2 The United States said it would revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he urged soldiers to disobey US President Donald Trump’s orders during a pro-Palestine demonstration in New York on Friday. The comments came as the Colombian leader visited the city to participate in the UN General Assembly High-level week, set to close on Saturday. The US Department of State said in a post on X that President Petro “stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence. We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless…