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France, Germany, Italy summon Iranian envoys over ‘unbearable, inhumane’ regime crackdown
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Italy decried the Iranian regime's crackdown on protestors as "unbearable and inhumane," "brutal," and "absolutely unacceptable."The foreign ministries of France, Germany, and...
2025 Ukraine’s deadliest year for civilians since 2022, UN says
2025 was the deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022, according to the United Nations (UN).Conflict-related violence killed at least 2,514 civilians last year, the UN's Human Rights...
Ukrainian parliament fails to approve defence and energy ministers
The Ukrainian parliament has failed to appoint a new defence minister in the midst of the war with Russia, as there were not enough supporters for the candidacy of...
La Panarda, one of the world’s most epic feasts, is about to take place in this Italian village
In Europe’s most food-obsessed country, the season of excess has finished. Across Italy, families have finished the panettone, slurped down tortellini, and consumed platefuls of lentils—a tradition to augur...
Berliner on trial for joining Hezbollah following October 7 attacks
The trial of a German man accused of joining Lebanon's Hezbollah militia following the October 7 attacks on Israel began in Berlin on Tuesday.Prosecutors say the 30-year-old defendant decided...
EU chief announces more sanctions on Iran as protest death toll rises
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said the European Union is working on new punitive measures for Tehran as the death toll from a crackdown on...
Uganda’s military deployed in national capital ahead of upcoming presidential election
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on Tuesday ahead of an election that authorities will oversee with soldiers...
At 3.2C, Delhi wakes up to coldest January morning in 3 years as cold wave grips north India
Delhi experienced its coldest January morning in three years this week as the temperature dropped to around 3 degrees Celsius and a cold wave gripped much of the country’s...
France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again
France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well off track to meeting its climate goals, according to provisional government-commissioned estimates...
‘Alive or dead?’: Gaza families trapped in information void about relatives
For thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza, the ongoing Israeli genocidal war is not just about the huge loss of life, utter destruction and relentless bombardment, but the agonising...
