World News Qatar says Israeli air strike 'killed any hope' for hostage release Doha says it will host an Arab-Islamic summit to formulate a coordinated regional response to Israel’s unprecedented airstrikes on Tuesday, which killed six people. 11/09/2025
Gaza At least 72 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza The intensified attacks in the north of the enclave come as the IDF prepares to begin its new assault on Gaza City, which according to plans approved by the Israeli security cabinet, will end with the occupation of the city. 11/09/2025
USA FBI shares photo of person of interest as hunt for Kirk killer ongoing The suspect who remains unidentified is believed to be of university age and to have acted alone. The FBI believes the assailant jumped off the roof of a building after assassinating Kirk, and fled into a nearby neighbourhood. 11/09/2025
Ukraine Russia continues aerial assault on Ukraine, targeting Sumy and Donbas Several people were injured after Russian missiles and drones struck various targets in the northern Sumy region, as the Kremlin intensifies its aerial bombardment of Ukraine despite ongoing US-led peace efforts. 11/09/2025
USA Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah event Eyewitnesses and videos circulating on social media show the 31-year-old Trump ally suffering a shot to the neck before quickly being rushed off stage to seek treatment. The US president announced Kirk died later on Wednesday. 11/09/2025
Russia Foreign troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets,’ Putin says The Russian president said on Friday it is "practically impossible" to reach an agreement with Ukraine on key issues, and also reiterated Moscow’s resolute rejection of a Ukrainian membership in NATO. 05/09/2025
USA Elon Musk absent from Trump's White House dinner with US tech leaders Trump hosted tech leaders at the White House to discuss domestic investments and room for further development in an unexpected dinner which snubbed former aide and chief of Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk. 05/09/2025
Gaza UAE warns Israeli annexation of West Bank would cross a 'red line' The UAE says an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank could potentially call into question the fate of the Abraham Accords, signed between the two countries five years ago to establish official ties. 04/09/2025
USA Report: Trump and JD Vance among targets of major Chinese cyberattack Officials say the cyberattack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers last year successfully targeted US President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance in the wake of their presidential campaign trail. 04/09/2025
China Hot mic captures Xi and Putin discussing prospects for immortality Hot mics caught what appeared to be a private conversation between Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing the prospects for immortality as they attended China’s Victory Day military parade in Beijing on Wednesday. 04/09/2025
Portugal At least 16 people killed after streetcar derails in Lisbon The yellow-and-white streetcar, which travels up and down a steep city hill, was lying on its side on the narrow road that it travels along, Portuguese television showed. 03/09/2025
China China unveils new weapons at military parade attended by Putin and Kim Beijing seized the opportunity to showcase its latest in defence technologies, unveiling everything from new missiles to space defence systems in a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. 03/09/2025
USA Trump says US strike on Venezuelan drug boat kills 11 narco-terrorists The strike comes after Trump beefed up US naval presence in international waters near Latin America as his administration looks to combat the threats posed by drug cartels and curb the flow of narcotics coming into the United States. 03/09/2025
Europe News Belgium to recognise Palestine at the UN General Assembly Belgium joins the ranks of Australia, France, Canada and the UK, all who have pledged to recognise a Palestinian state at the UNGA next week in a bid to ramp up pressure on the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza and alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis. 02/09/2025
Sudan Landslide kills over 1,000 people in Sudan's Darfur region The Sudan Liberation Movement/Amy which controls the village in the Darfur region has pleaded the UN and other international organisations to help recover the bodies of the victims. 02/09/2025
World News Maduro threatens 'republic in arms' if US forces attack Venezuela The Venezuelan leader accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to orchestrate a regime change in Caracas, warning him that any attack on his country would be immoral, absolutely criminal and pose a “bloody threat”. 02/09/2025
Europe News Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside Pro-Russian Revival Party leader Kostadin Kostadinov was filmed blocking the entrance of a car at a weapons plant in Sopot during a visit by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. 01/09/2025
Afghanistan More than 800 killed after 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan. 01/09/2025
China Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit Russian President Vladimir Putin once again defended the full-scale invasion in early 2022 as a response to a Western-supported coup and NATO's influence, a claim he never backed with evidence. 01/09/2025
Finland Finland to remove swastikas from air force flags to avoid awkwardness Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership. 29/08/2025