French political crisis threatens country's influence over the EU

France’s political paralysis is shaking the EU: chronic instability and unpopular budget cuts weaken Paris’ influence just as Italy under Meloni gains ground, pus...

Norway votes in closely fought election with wealth tax in focus

Weeks of coalition negotiations are expected after the announcement of official results on Tuesday.

Norwegians headed to the polls on Monday with a 19th-century ...

South Korea to bring home 300 citizens detained in US Hyundai ICE plant raid

South Korea, a close ally of Washington, has expressed its shock at the mass arrests made in Georgia last week.

South Korea will this week repatriate 300 of its ...

At least six killed and several injured in Jerusalem shooting attack

A shooting attack in Jerusalem killed six and injured several others. Gunmen opened fire inside a bus at Ramot Junction, according to reports. Attackers were neut...

Trump to host UFC octagon cage fight on White House lawn to mark 250 years of US independence

Trump is set to host a UFC fight on the White House lawn next year, with Dana White confirming the event as part of the US's 250th independence celebrations.

US ...

New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips killed by police, children found safe

Tom Phillips had been evading authorities for nearly four years with his three children. He was killed in a shoot-out with police officers, and his children found...

Blood Moon: the most beautiful images of the total lunar eclipse around the world

On Sunday evening, a total lunar eclipse provided spectacular images worldwide. Some of the most beautiful shots are summarised here.

A spectacle was observed in...

European leaders to visit US to discuss ending Ukraine war, says Trump

US President Donald Trump signalled his administration was prepared to enter a second phase of tariffs against Russia following its largest aerial assault on Ukra...

Argentina's Milei suffers landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires province election

Javier Milei's recently formed La Libertad Avanza party captured just 34% of the vote in Argentina's biggest province in what the leader conceded was a "clear def...

Australian woman jailed for life after serving toxic mushroom lunch

Erin Patterson handed prison sentence after killing three relatives with beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms.

An Australian court on Monday sentenced ...

Polls will show if Norway will continue to be a social welfare state or not?

The ruling centre-left bloc wants to keep it to fight inequality, while the right-wing opposition wants it scrapped. General elections will define the new system....

Trump says Israel accepted his terms to end the war and Hamas should follow

US President Donald Trump gives his “last warning” to Hamas as Israel accepted his terms. The message is sent in a Truth Social post that doesn’t specify what tho...

Thousands pay their last respects to Giorgio Armani, private funeral on Monday

Thousands of people and then fashion designers, politicians, entrepreneurs and VIPs paid their last respects to Giorgio Armani in the funeral chamber set up in Mi...

Tens of thousands of protesters draw the Red Line for Gaza in Brussels

It comes days after Belgium announced it would impose sanctions against Israel and recognise Palestine at the UN General Assembly later this month, protest organi...

Vote of confidence and calls for blockades: a turbulent week ahead in France

Barring a major surprise, François Bayrou’s government is expected to fall this week, with calls for a nationwide blockade on Wednesday also underway.

The future...

South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid in Georgia will be released

South Korea announced the deal on Sunday. The raid is part of a criminal investigation targeting a major economic project of a key US ally.

The 475 detained Sout...

'The Eastern Shield': How Poland wants to defend its borders from invasion

"The Eastern Shield", a 700 km defense project near Poland's eastern border, aims to boost state resilience and protect against armed invasion. Experts, however, ...

Pope Leo XIV declares first two saints of his pontificate

The canonisation of the first saint millennial Carlo Acutis and the son of the founder of the newspaper la Stampa Pier Giorgio Frassati was celebrated on Sunday m...

Governor slams Trump over ‘Department of War’ post amid Chicago federal crackdown protests

Illinois Governor slams Trump over social media post as demonstrations erupt in Chicago and Washington DC over federal crackdown.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker c...

Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba steps down after a defeat in July’s parliamentary vote

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in Ju...

Zelensky: Putin may come to Kiev

Before that, the Kremlin said it had called Zelensky to Moscow "to talk, not to capitulate."

Volodymyr Zelensky has once again rejected Vladimir Putin's proposal...