Germany has made its position clear. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Berlin will not support EU sanctions against Israel at this stage.

Students vow fresh demonstrations in Jakarta after a motorcycle rider was killed by a police vehicle during protests over lawmakers’ pay, education funding, and government programs. Police have apologized and opened an investigation

The Patriarchate's Sacred and Holy Synod announced that the Church recognizes Damianos as the 'legal and canonical Archbishop and Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of the Sinai'

US Lawmakers seek to use the annual National Defense Authorization Act to curb Ankara’s regional behavior, while expanding cooperation among the United States, Israel, Greece and Cyprus

Susan Monarez was dismissed after resisting vaccine policy changes pushed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., prompting resignations from senior CDC officials and deepening concerns over political interference in U.S. public health

From soaring defense budgets to shifting supply chains, experts warn that the end of the post–Cold War “peace dividend” is reshaping global markets and debt

WFP chief Cindy McCain says deliveries into Gaza have increased but remain insufficient, as nearly a quarter of the enclave’s population faces famine conditions, according to a new food security report

Representative Dan Goldman, Democrat of New York introduced an amendment requiring the Pentagon to produce a comprehensive report on the security risks stemming from Turkey’s continued military presence in Cyprus

Bayraktar TB2 drones have been used by Ukraine against Russia since the start of the war in 2022 and initially saw great success.

In an open letter ahead of the EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Germany, 209 former ambassadors and senior staff call for urgent sanctions and national measures against Israel over Gaza and West Bank actions, citing famine, mass displacement, and rights abuses

“My thoughts are with the victims in Ukraine and with the staff of the EU delegation, whose building was damaged in this deliberate Russian strike,” Costa wrote on X.

The government plans to scrap a steep 25% sales tax on books in a bid to tackle the country’s ‘reading crisis’.

The seventh grader remains in critical condition after undergoing surgery

A gunman opened fire on a Catholic school Mass in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 17 others before taking his own life, officials said

A new poll shows most citizens back fresh elections as Prime Minister Bayrou faces a likely confidence vote defeat and President Macron weighs three uncertain paths forward

Beijing rejected calls to join Washington and Moscow in nuclear arms talks, stressing its smaller arsenal, defensive doctrine, and refusal to enter an arms race

Canberra accused Tehran of orchestrating antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, expelling Iranian diplomats and closing its embassy in Tehran in an unprecedented post-war move

Half of the Nitijela building in Majuro was burnt down overnight, leaving the structure unusable, while Taiwan pledges support to the Pacific island nation

Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirms Germany will not join Western allies in recognizing Palestine at the UN, citing unresolved conditions for statehood and support for a two-state solution

At least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed in a strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, drawing strong condemnation from world leaders and press groups