World

Gaza

Vance slams Knesset vote on West Bank annexation as an 'insult'

While many members of Israel's coalition support annexation, they have backed off those calls since US President Donald Trump said last month that he opposes the move.

23/10/2025

North Korea

North Korea says latest missile test showcased new hypersonic system

At a military parade earlier this month, Kim Jong-un unveiled some of his military's newest weapons, including what appeared to be a short-range ballistic system fitted with hypersonic glide vehicles.

23/10/2025

France

Three La Santé inmates in custody after Sarkozy taunted in French jail

Three inmates at La Santé prison in Paris were placed in special custody over their involvement in jeers and heckles lobbed at Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a jail sentence there.

23/10/2025

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King Charles and Queen Camilla join Pope in historic Vatican prayer

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the Vatican on Thursday, joining Pope Leo XIV in prayer inside the Sistine Chapel in a landmark act of unity between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church.

23/10/2025

United Kingdom

Three men arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia

The suspects, aged between 44 and 48, were detained at addresses in west and central London on Thursday.

23/10/2025

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Severe winds batter New Zealand for second time in a week

Powerful winds swept across parts of New Zealand for the second time in a week on Thursday, disrupting flights, forcing school closures, and causing widespread transport delays.

23/10/2025

USA

NBA legend and Portland coach Billups arrested in FBI gambling probe

FBI Director Kash Patel and other law enforcement officials were expected to provide more information at a news conference later on Thursday.

23/10/2025

United Kingdom

British ex-soldier acquitted of murder in 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre

The judge ruled on Thursday that there was insufficient evidence to convict Soldier F over the killing of unarmed civilians on 30 January 1972.

23/10/2025

Ukraine

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to regain off-site power

Zaporizhzhia is one of the 10 biggest nuclear plants in the world and its fate amid the fighting has caused fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

23/10/2025

Russia

Will Russia back down from war after further EU and US sanctions?

Moscow has denied that the latest round of sanctions by the EU and the new strict measures by Washington will have any effect on its economy or its war strategy, signalling that Russia will not back down on its invasion of Ukraine or agree to a ceasefire.

23/10/2025

World News

Germany secures wages of 12,000 local US Army employees amid budget crisis in Washington

The German federal government stepped in three weeks after the start of the US government shutdown.

23/10/2025

USA

World chess body probes ex-world champion after US grandmaster's death

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is investigating Vladimir Kramnik over his cheating accusations against Daniel Naroditsky, who died recently at the age of 29.

23/10/2025

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Pumpkins take centre stage at Germany’s biggest autumn festival

Autumn in Germany means pumpkins take centre stage at the Klaistow farm, located about 56 kilometres southwest of Berlin.

23/10/2025

Ireland

Irish police arrest 23 in Dublin during second evening of disorder

Two officers were injured on Wednesday evening outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.

23/10/2025

Culture news

Louvre director calls for in-house police station to protect museum

At a Senate hearing, Louvre director Laurence des Cars detailed failures in the Paris museum's security and also confirmed that she had offered to resign but the move was rejected by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.

23/10/2025

Ukraine

Ukraine will not cede any of its territory, Zelenskyy tells Euronews

There will be no territorial concessions in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said, answering Euronews' question on whether Kyiv is now being pressured into territorial concessions.

23/10/2025

Russia

Putin supervises nuclear forces drills as sanctions mount on Moscow

The Kremlin said as part of Moscow’s nuclear triad and drills, an intercontinental ballistic missile was test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia, and a Sineva ICBM was launched by a submarine in the Barents Sea.

23/10/2025

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23/10/2025

Ukraine

Ukraine unveils sea drone it says can strike anywhere in Black Sea

The range of the "Sea Baby" has been expanded from 1,000 kilometres to 1,500 kilometres and it can carry up to 2,000 kilograms of payload.

23/10/2025

World News

Carney says Canada will double non-US exports over US trade policy

According to Carney, the decades-long process of an ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and US economies is now over.

23/10/2025