Austria backs EU sanctions package after Raiffeisen suspended from war sponsor list
Austria supported the EU’s 12th sanction package against Russia after Ukraine suspended the inclusion of the Raiffeisen Bank in the war sponsors
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Accidental Killings of Hostages Stun Israel: Live Updates
Israeli troops mistakenly shot and killed three Israeli hostages during combat with Hamas in northern Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said.
Israeli hostages were holding white cloth when IDF shot them, army says
Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza were shot dead while holding a white cloth, an Israeli military official
Israel Knew Hamas’s Money Source Years Before Oct. 7 Attacks
Israeli security officials scored a major intelligence coup in 2018: secret documents that laid out, in intricate detail, what amounted to a
SBU raids upscale Kyiv restaurant — video
Ukraine’s SBU security service and military recruitment officials conducted “counter-sabotage security measures” at one of Kyiv’s most prestigious restaurants, the SBU told
Businessman and football boss runs for DR Congo president
Will he, or won’t he? That has long been the question asked of Moïse Katumbi. He is one of the most powerful
Israeli Troops Accidentally Kill Three Hostages: Live Updates
The strangest part of her seven-week ordeal, said Chen Goldstein-Almog, formerly an Israeli hostage of Hamas, were the long, almost intimate conversations
Defense Ministry recoups $24 million from unreliable suppliers
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, under the new leadership of Rustem Umerov, has won five international arbitration cases against foreign contractors, clawing back UAH
Latest Israel-Hamas War and Gaza News: Live Updates
The main reason Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza for nine weeks has not pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into Egypt is
Putin Tells Annual News Conference Russia’s Aims in Ukraine Haven’t Changed
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is more than three hours into his year-end news conference on Thursday, and has stated clearly
Australian Court Throws Out Conviction of Mother Accused of Killing 4 Children
A court of appeal on Thursday overturned the conviction of a woman once labeled Australia’s worst female serial killer by the tabloids
Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakens while still lashing northeastern Australia with flooding rain
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first tropical cyclone to hit Australia in the current season weakened to a low pressure system but
Grain leads Ukrzaliznytsia’s November exports, surpassing iron ore
Ukraine’s state railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, has revealed significant shifts in the transportation of grain cargo, impacting both domestic and export sectors. In
Biden to Meet Families of Hostages Held in Gaza: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
The U.N. General Assembly demanded an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in an overwhelming vote on Tuesday that highlighted much of
Germany to plug budget hole through savings and subsidy cuts
BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Germany’s coalition government has agreed to plug a 17-billion-euro ($18.32 billion) hole in its budget for 2024
Under Rules of War, ‘Proportionality’ in Gaza Is Not About Evening the Score
The international laws governing war are unfeeling. They give more precedence to military advantage than to civilian harm. They do not consider
Israel-Hamas War: Attacks in Red Sea and on Israel Bolster Houthis’ Regional Standing
Infectious diseases are ravaging the population of Gaza, health officials and aid organizations said on Monday, citing cold, wet weather; overcrowding in
Rishi Sunak sees off Tory rebellion in Rwanda bill vote
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has seen off a Tory rebellion over his flagship Rwanda bill but still faces a battle to get
270 Delta passengers stranded overnight on Canadian military base after emergency landing
A Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit with 270 passengers was stranded on a remote military base in Canada overnight after it
Zelensky Visits Washington to Appeal for More War Funding: Live Updates
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator said it had come under a powerful cyberattack on Tuesday morning that knocked out service to millions of
Lawmakers Call for Raising Tariffs and Severing Economic Ties With China
Bipartisan lawmakers on Tuesday called for severing more of America’s economic and financial ties with China, including revoking the low tariff rates
Turkey Suspends Soccer Matches After Referee Attack
The punch landed only seconds after the referee Halil Umut Meler blew his whistle to end Monday night’s game in Turkey’s top
Hong Kong’s Archireef partners with First Abu Dhabi Bank to restore marine ecosystems in the Middle East
Hong Kong marine tech start-up Archireef will partner with the Middle East’s biggest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), to deploy terracotta
All 7 Members of BTS Are Now in Military Service in South Korea
Fans of the K-pop band BTS have known for years that a day would come when its seven members would all be
Three Months After Biden, It’s Xi’s Turn to Court Vietnam
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a relatively rare trip abroad, seeking to elevate ties with an important
Myanmar is now world’s largest source of opium, UN says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar has become the world’s largest source of opium, thanks to domestic instability and a decline in cultivation in
Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a battle to persuade Tory MPs to back his flagship Rwanda bill, ahead of a key
Israel Says Gaza Fighting Focuses on 3 Hamas Strongholds: Live Updates
U.N. officials warned on Sunday that pressure was mounting near Gaza’s border with Egypt, an area where tens of thousands of Palestinians
Navalny camp sets strategy to disrupt Putin’s path to new term
* Opposition sees 100-day campaign as window of opportunity * Volunteers to hit voters with cold-calls and online posts * Navalny camp
Hamas Fighters Surrender in North Gaza: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
Israel unleashed a barrage of airstrikes across Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens of people and sending hundreds of wounded to overwhelmed hospitals,
Discontent grows as Sisi seeks third term
Once hailed by many people as a saviour, Egypt’s strongman leader Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is now seen in a very different light.
Israel-Hamas War: Latest News – The New York Times
As criticism mounted of Israel’s mass detention of Palestinian men in Gaza, the government defended the roundup, saying it needed to detain
Ukrainian tanks playing key role in defending Avdiivka against Russian assaults after taking a backseat in fighting
Ukraine’s tanks are playing a key role in defending Avdiivka from Russian assaults. Tanks have generally taken a backseat in fighting to avoid
Why the UK’s Plan to Stop Migrants Depends on Rwanda
(Bloomberg) — The UK has developed a novel solution to the migration pressures facing many developed nations: Send asylum-seekers to Africa. The
Teenagers Convicted in France in Connection With Teacher Samuel Paty’s Killing
Six teenagers were convicted by a court in Paris on Friday in connection with the attack on Samuel Paty, a history teacher
Zelenskyy speaks with Estonia’s Prime Minister about upcoming EU summit and further support for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a telephone conversation with Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia. Source: Ukrainian president on Twitter (X), reports
Israel-Hamas War and Gaza Fighting: Live Updates
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it had apprehended hundreds of people suspected of terrorism, including wanted Hamas operatives, across the
UK Accuses Russia of Yearslong Cyberattacks
Russia’s intelligence service has carried out a yearslong cyberattack campaign against high-profile politicians, civil servants, journalists and others, according to the British
Benjamin Zephaniah, British Poet and Author Who ‘Overturned Ideas of Who a Poet Could Be,’ Dies at 65
Benjamin Zephaniah, a pioneering author, professor and poet whose work helped to inspire today’s generation of British poets and who did not
Israel Claims Hamas Fired Rockets From ‘Humanitarian Zones’ in Gaza: Live Updates
Time is running out for the hostages. That is the message both those released from captivity in the Gaza Strip and their