Tensions flared in Strasbourg after European Parliament President Roberta Metsola rejected a proposal to hold a minute of silence for U.S. activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed in Utah earlier this week

Brazil’s Supreme Court handed the former president a historic conviction for attempting to overturn the 2022 election, sparking tensions with the U.S. and deepening political divisions at home

Ireland, Slovenia, and Spain warn they may withdraw from the 70th Eurovision contest in Vienna unless Israel is excluded, while Germany and Austria defend its right to compete. The EBU faces growing pressure over the escalating dispute

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has removed Ambassador Peter Mandelson after revelations of his close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including supportive emails sent during Epstein’s 2008 prison term

Save the Children warns of a deepening education crisis, with 13 million children unable to attend school due to conflict, displacement, and destroyed infrastructure

Protesters push for the dissolution of parliament and back retired Supreme Court judge Sushila Karki to lead a transitional government, as curfews and army patrols keep Kathmandu under tight control.

Warsaw has called an emergency UN Security Council meeting and restricted flights along its eastern borders after Russian drones violated Polish airspace, a move leaders described as an unprecedented provocation

Can Holding controls prominent television channels, including Haberturk, Show TV, and Bloomberg HT, which it acquired from the Turkish Ciner Group in late 2024.

Israeli PM compared October 7 to 9/11 while warning countries hosting Hamas leaders. Qatar condemned the attack, as Netanyahu also honored Donald Trump with a symbolic seaside project

Tens of thousands marched across France against budget cuts and political elites, with clashes, barricades and nearly 500 arrests as discontent with President Macron grows

A strike in Doha against Hamas negotiators has shattered Doha’s mediator role, prompting Qatar to seek a collective Arab response while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defended the operation and warned states to expel or try militants

After downing Russian drones in its airspace, Poland has requested NATO consultations under Article 4 of the alliance treaty. The clause has been invoked only a handful of times in the past, usually ahead of heightened security measures

Nineteen people were killed in violent clashes after a social media ban sparked nationwide unrest, plunging Nepal into political turmoil as young protesters demand an end to corruption

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed former Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, his fifth in under two years, after François Bayrou was ousted. The decision has drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders across the spectrum

Ursula von der Leyen praised a team of 20 Greek forest commandos who helped save a Spanish village during deadly wildfires, highlighting Europe's need for stronger climate resilience and cross-border cooperation

EU Commission chief outlines measures on frozen Russian assets, sanctions on Israel, defence spending, and climate resilience, pledging full solidarity with Poland after Russian drone incursions

Poland shot down multiple Russian drones violating its airspace and formally invoked NATO’s Article 4. Allies pledged support, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen calling the incursion a reckless breach of European security

Tehran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog have agreed on a new framework to resume inspections at Iranian nuclear facilities, months after cooperation was suspended following Israeli and US strikes in June. Both sides hailed the deal as a step forward

Poland shot down at least eight Russian Shahed drones that violated its airspace, prompting Prime Minister Donald Tusk to call an emergency meeting. NATO allies are on red alert, as leaders warn the incident marks a dangerous escalation of the war

 Poland downed Russian drones that violated its airspace, prompting warnings from U.S. lawmakers of a potential NATO confrontation