2025-08-31

Spain

The Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona for Gaza

The Global Sumud Flotilla will be the fourth attempt to break the maritime blockade so far this year, it is the largest attempt yet to break the long-standing Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory by sea.

31/08/2025

Gaza

Israel claims death of Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida

Abu Obeida’s last statement was issued Friday as Israel launched its expanded offensive and declared Gaza City a combat zone.

31/08/2025

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31/08/2025

World News

Indonesian president cancels China visit amid growing protests

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto cancelled a planned visit to China on Saturday, after protests that had been ongoing for days spread beyond the capital, Jakarta.

31/08/2025

Ukraine

Russia fires large-scale attack Ukraine's Odesa and Kherson

Moscow continues to intensify its attacks on Ukraine, meanwhile, Zelenskyy reported the Russian army is suffering 'heavy losses' in Pokrovsk region.

31/08/2025

Europe News

Putin can only be kept in check through strong deterrence,VDL says

The European Commission President made the comment during a visit to the Polish-Belarusian border on Sunday.

31/08/2025

China

Putin in China for regional summit amid stalled Ukraine peace talks

Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and for a summit thats demonstrating a strong show of unity among Global South leaders.

31/08/2025

Lithuania

'Dragon's teeth' go up on Lithuania's border with Russia's Kaliningrad

Lithuania has installed tank-stopping "dragon's teeth" concrete blocks on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave as a defensive measure to deter Russia's potential aggression, according to the Defence Ministry.

31/08/2025

Europe News

Record number of foreigners obtained Polish citizenship in 2024

More than half of the 16,342 people who obtained Polish citizenship last year were from Ukraine.

31/08/2025

Germany

Germany issues arrest warrant after neo-Nazi Liebich flees the country

German authorities issued an arrest warrant for neo-Nazi Marla-Svenja Liebich after fleeing abroad instead of reporting to prison. Liebich has insinuated to be in Russia.

31/08/2025

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31/08/2025

India

China’s Xi and India’s Modi vow stronger ties in Tianjin meeting

The visit to China is Modi's first visit since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020.

31/08/2025

Destinations

How to plan a multi-generational family trip that actually works

Our trip to Montenegro brought chaos, bonding, belly laughs, and the surprising joy of multi-generational travel.

31/08/2025

Australia

The three Scottish brothers who set a world record for fastest row

Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean on Saturday completed the journey, arriving in Cairns, Australia, after rowing over 14,000 kilometres nonstop from Peru, becoming the first team to achieve the full crossing from South America to Australia.

31/08/2025

North Korea

Kim meets families of troops killed fighting for Russia in Kursk

It follows last week's ceremony in Pyongyang, where Kim paid tribute to soldiers who returned from combat in Ukraine, an event where the North Korean leader was seen sobbing in tears and placing posthumous state awards on the soldiers' corpses.

31/08/2025

Tech News

What missiles does North Korea have in its weapon arsenal?

North Korea launched two near-air defence missiles that had “suitable combat capability.” But what do we know about the other weapons in their arsenal?

31/08/2025

Business

Auto-enrolment: A quiet pension shift that could fuel Europe’s economy

Auto-enrolment into funded pensions would ensure more retirement contributions are invested, powering Europe’s growth.

31/08/2025

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31/08/2025

Earth News

Birdwatching tourism helps biodiversity protection in these countries

While birdwatching tourism explodes in countries like Colombia and Costa Rica, places like Madagascar and Bolivia are seeing far fewer bird lovers.

31/08/2025