Shutdown countdown – what happens when the US government freezes?

Political dysfunction in Washington is threatening to plunge the United States into another government shutdown – with far-reaching consequences for more than two...

School collapses in Indonesia, killing at least one and burying dozens of students

At least one person was killed and 99 others injured after a building collapsed at a school in Indonesia. These reported figures are expected to rise as rescue ef...

YouTube to pay €21 million to settle lawsuit with Trump over account suspension in 2021

Donald Trump had filed lawsuits against Meta and X, formerly Twitter, after the media platforms suspended his account following the January 6 Capitol riots in 202...

German Def Min Pistorius: 'Russian Federation is the greatest and most immediate threat to NATO'

Visiting Poland and the Baltics, German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius reiterated Western support for Ukraine and warned that Russia was becoming 'an ever gr...

Netanyahu apologises to Qatar for strike on Doha as Trump says Gaza peace is 'very close'

US President Donald Trump said he and Netanyahu have discussed "how to end the war in Gaza" with Trump saying "we are beyond very close" to a peace deal.

Israel'...

Lawyer for suspect in Charlie Kirk killing asks Utah judge for more time to review evidence

Utah prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty.

An attorney for the man charged with killing the conservative a...

US renews funding for demining operations in Cambodia despite widespread foreign aid cuts

Cambodian deminers are among the world’s most experienced and several thousand have been sent in the past decade under UN auspices to work in Africa and the Middl...

Vessel on fire off Yemen after being struck in apparent attack, UK military says

The Houthi rebels in Yemen did not immediately claim responsibility for the presumed strike, but it can take hours or even days before they claim their assaults. ...

Global Sumud Flotilla heads to Gaza amid fears of Israeli intervention

Over forty ships are approaching the Levantine Sea, having refused to unload humanitarian aid in Cyprus. “We could be detained, but we want to increase pressure o...

US citizen freed after nine months in Afghan prison, Qatari mediators say

The release came just weeks after US President Donald Trump's executive order on 5 September which imposed new "consequences on those who wrongfully detain Americ...

Neglecting the UN could lead to a fragile world of unstable bilateral relations, Caritas warns

The marginalisation of the United Nations could bring the world back to fragile power politics, the Secretary-General of Caritas International Alistair Dutton tol...

Iraqi man sentenced to life over recruiting fighters for Russia against Ukraine

Iraqi judicial officials and a senior security officer said the man, who they identified as Risan Falah Kamel, was convicted of recruiting fighters and sending th...

Washington might send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Vance says

Amid growing impatience over the Kremlin’s reluctance to participate in direct talks with Ukraine, Washington is now considering providing Kyiv with Tomahawk miss...

Tyler Robinson to appear in court for assassination of Charlie Kirk

Prosecutors have said they plan to seek the death penalty for the 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

Tyler...

Iran executes another alleged Israeli spy amid surge in death penalties

The execution came after Iran vowed to confront its enemies after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme this weekend.

Iran ...

Denmark bans all drone flights ahead of European Summit in Copenhagen

The Danish transportation ministry said that “all civilian drone flying in Danish airspace will be prohibited” from Monday to Friday to “remove the risk that enem...

Moldova's pro-EU party takes clear lead in parliamentary election

Moldovans voted on Sunday in a high-stakes ballot mired by fears of Russian interference.

Moldova's pro-European party led by President Maia Sandu claimed a clea...

German far-right AfD fails in bid to win mayoral posts in North-Rhine Westphalian cities

Düsseldorf, Cologne, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen and Hagen were under particular scrutiny. In the latter three cities, AfD candidates contested mayoral posts for the ...

One person dead and 9 injured in shooting at Michigan Mormon church, police say

The shooting occurred the morning after Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 101.

A gunman op...

Orban and Fico lambast EU at 130th anniversary of Maria Valeria bridge

Hungary and Slovakia remain among the only countries in Europe to continue purchasing Russian oil and natural gas following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukrain...

Keir Starmer urges Labour Party unity to fend off Nigel Farage's Reform UK threat

Starmer appealed to his Labour Party colleagues to have more trust in the government and display a united house, warning them to prepare for the “fight of our liv...