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Hungary

Exploding pager firm owner under Hungarian protection, mother says

Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono's company came under scrutiny after a Taiwanese firm said it had authorised BAC Consulting to use its name on the pagers that were detonated in fatal attacks in Lebanon and Syria.

Europe News

Activists call for measures to stop deportations to Syria

Human rights defenders say refugees "are increasingly becoming targets of xenophobia, discrimination, and violent aggression" upon their return to Syria.

Syria

Israeli strikes in Syria kill 16 and injure scores, state media says

The initial death count reported was four but this has since risen, with many more wounded.

Europe News

German prosecutors name Syrian man suspected of Solingen stabbings

The stabbings, along with the claim of responsibility from ISIS, have sparked concern among some politicians who have urged enhanced security, tighter curbs on weapons, stiffer punishment for violent crimes and limits to immigration.

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Europe News

Failed Syrian asylum seeker arrested after knife attack in Germany

The man was arrested after he said he was responsible for the knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival in Solingen on Sunday.

Europe News

German police arrest man suspected of killing three people in Solingen

Local media outlets report the suspect was covered in blood when he gave himself up to officers on the street in Solingen.

Lebanon

At least 10 Syrian nationals killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon

More than 500 people have been killed in exchanges between Israel and Lebanon since Oct. 8, most of them fighters with Hezbollah and other armed groups.

World News

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

Rome wants to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria to prevent Russia from monopolising diplomatic efforts, a move that could spark divisions among European Union allies.

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Putin hosts Syria’s Assad in Kremlin as tensions rise in Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in Moscow, but no details about their discussions have been released.

Russia

Putin and al-Assad meet as Middle East tensions continue to rise

Russia's head of state met the Syrian president in Moscow on Wednesday, according to a video published by the Kremlin.

Germany

Germany and Sweden arrest 8 on suspicion of war crimes in Syria

The atrocities allegedly took place at a Palestinian refugee camp cordoned off by the Assad regime.

Gaza

Doctors Without Borders and IDF trade barbs over slain charity worker

The IDF has released photos claiming to be proof that Fadi al-Wadiya, who was killed in an airstrike on Tuesday, was a “significant operative” in the Islamic Jihad group in Gaza. MSF has rejected the claims.

Israel

Four more Israeli hostages declared dead

From Blinken's latest phone call with Israeli officials to the number of displaced people from Rafah surpassing one million, these are the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war this Monday.

Europe News

Cyprus overwhelmed as number of refugee arrivals surges

The "worst may be yet to come," authorities on the Mediterranean island have warned.

Syria

Syria: Iran vows revenge for consulate strike it blames on Israel

The Iranian military adviser Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed in the air strike led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016.

Gaza

Israel's Defence Minister says Israel will extend military campaign

Yoav Gallant's words come as the White House resumes talks to bring Israeli officials to Washington to discuss Rafah offensive.

Israel

Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with Hamas

Israel will return to the table for cease-fire talks with Hamas, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Syria

Euroviews. Normalising al-Assad’s regime is dangerous and must be abandoned

To all serious policymakers, it is crystal clear that normalising the al-Assad regime is a misguided policy that neglects the fundamental principles of justice, accountability, and the rights of displaced Syrians, Refik Hodžić and Osama Seyhali write.

United Kingdom

'Islamic State bride' loses appeal against removal of UK citizenship

British woman Shamima Begum, who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group, lost her citizenship in 2019 soon after she surfaced in a Syrian refugee camp.

Israel

EU concerned by 'domino effect' of Israel Hamas War

EU Foreign Affairs chief Josef Borrell calls for parties to help halt escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, and the EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt.