EU warns Israel against “catastrophic” Rafah offensive
The European Union on Monday warned Israel against launching an offensive in Rafah that ministers said would create a disaster for the roughly 1.5 million refugees crammed into the city on ...
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on ship in Gulf of Aden, say it could sink
Houthi militants in Yemen said on Monday they had attacked the Rubymar cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden and the vessel is now at risk of sinking.
The crew ...
Russia has yet to establish official cause of Navalny death
Russian investigators have not yet established the cause of Alexei Navalny’s death and it is unclear how long it will take for official conclusions to be made, his mother ...
Russian forces in full control of Avdiivka coke plant
The Russian military has taken full control of the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, Russian state news agencies reported on Monday, after most of the town fell to Russian forces ...
EU poised to fine Apple about 500 million euros, FT reports
The European Union is set to fine Apple AAPL.O about 500 million euros ($539 million) over alleged breaches of EU competition law, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing unnamed sources.
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And the winner is… London rolls out red carpet for BAFTA Film Awards
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian
Hollywood stars descended on London on Sunday for the annual BAFTA Film Awards, where U.S. historical drama “Oppenheimer”, one of the highest-grossing films of 2023, leads nominations ...
Israel incensed after Brazil’s Lula likens Gaza war to Holocaust
Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people on Sunday after he likened the Israeli war against Hamas ...
‘I love you,’ Navalny’s wife says beside a picture of her and Alexei together
“I love you,” Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia, posted on social media on Sunday beside a picture of them together.
The post on Instagram showed a picture of the two ...
Russia invites Palestinian factions to meet on Feb 26
By John Irish
Russia has invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on Feb. 26, the Palestinian Authority prime minister said on Sunday, adding that the PA was ready to engage ...
Israel opposes ‘unilateral’ imposition of Palestinian state
Israel on Sunday formalised its opposition to what it called the “unilateral recognition” of Palestinian statehood, and said any such agreement must be reached through direct negotiations.
Prime Minister Benjamin ...
China’s travel spending during Lunar New Year holiday beats pre-Covid levels
Tourism revenues in China during the Lunar New Year holidays that ended on Saturday surged by 47.3% year-on-year thanks to a domestic travel boom amid a longer-than-usual break, official data showed ...
Fighting, fuel shortages knock out Gaza’s second-largest hospital
Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday, local and U.N. health officials said, as Israeli forces battled ...
Russia claims Avdiivka but says Ukrainian soldiers holed up at coke plant
By Guy Faulconbridge and Tom Balmforth
Russia claimed the capture of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew, but Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still holed up ...
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said ...
Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe
Google (GOOGL.O) has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn to use artificial intelligence (AI).
Announcing the funding on Monday, the tech giant said it had ...
Hungary can soon ratify Sweden’s Nato bid, PM Orban says
The Hungarian parliament can ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when it convenes for its new spring session later this month, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told his supporters on Saturday.
“It’...
Navalny was struck down with ‘sudden death syndrome’, his mother was told at Russian prison
Alexei Navalny’s mother was told on Saturday that Russia’s most prominent opposition leader had been struck down by “sudden death syndrome” and that his body would not be ...
Russia says its forces move forward after Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka
Russia said on Saturday that its forces had inflicted a series of defeats on Ukrainian forces along the 1,000-km (620-mile) front line just as Ukrainian troops withdrew from the devastated ...
Christodoulides ‘appalled’ by Navalny’s death
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday expressed shock and condolences following the death of Alexei Navalny, the prominent Russian opposition leader.
In a post on X, the president called Navalny a ...
Zelenskiy urges leaders to end arms shortage that is helping Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies at a global security conference on Saturday to plug an “artificial” shortage of weapons that is giving Russia’s forces the upper hand on ...
At least 340 people detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny (Update 2)
At least 340 people have been detained at events across 30 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, according to rights group OVD-Info.
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Russian emigres gather across Europe to mourn Navalny
Hundreds of protesters, many of them Russian emigres, gathered in cities across Europe and beyond on Friday to express their outrage over the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Often ...
US plans to send more weapons to Israel, WSJ reports
The Biden administration is preparing to send bombs and other weapons to Israel that would add to its military arsenal even as the US pushes for a ceasefire in Gaza, ...
Google to launch anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections
By Martin Coulter
Google is preparing to launch an anti-misinformation campaign across five countries in the European Union (EU), the company told Reuters ahead of the bloc’s parliamentary elections ...