World News Trump: No Tomahawks for Zelenskyy yet Donald Trump is hesitating whether to sell Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, but remains optimistic that he can reach an agreement to put an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, maybe even without the long-range weapons Ukraine hopes to get. 18/10/2025
USA Trump and Zelenskyy White House meeting, all you need to know The US president said in a press briefing prior to his meeting with Zelenskyy that the missiles Kyiv is seeking are difficult to produce, noting that he'd rather end the war than send the weapon to Kyiv. 17/10/2025
Israel Israel holds ceremony to mark two years since 7 October attack President Isaac Herzog offered an apology to the victims on behalf of the state of Israel, acknowledging that the attacks had "fragmented" lives. 16/10/2025
Ukraine Dozens injured across Ukraine in overnight Russian attack Zelenskyy slammed the attacks as Russian terror and intimidation and called for further pressure to force the Kremlin to the negotiating table to end its ongoing war, now well into its fourth year. 16/10/2025
Gaza Reduced aid enters Gaza as Israel accuses Hamas of violating truce Israel says it will only allow 300 trucks carrying aid and food to enter Gaza daily, despite the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas allowing for double that amount. 15/10/2025
Gaza Israeli military says Hamas handed over wrong body in hostage release Hamas has so far returned all 20 living hostages it held and seven bodies of deceased hostages to Israel, which have been confirmed as a match with DNA analysis. The Gaza-based group still has to return the remains of 21 other hostages as part of phase one of the US-brokered truce. 15/10/2025
USA Trump suggests Spain should be 'thrown out' of NATO The US president’s clash with Spain began in June ahead of the NATO summit, where just days before leaders convened in The Hague, Spain announced that it would not comply with Trump’s demands of raising defence spending to 5% of GDP. 10/10/2025
Philippines Powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines At least two people have died in a powerful 7.4 earthquake that struck the south east coast of the Philippines on Friday. Authorities had initially issued evacuation warnings following tsunami threats; however, these have now been lifted. 10/10/2025
Gaza Gaza ceasefire agreement has come into effect, Israeli military says The Israeli military has begun withdrawing troops following a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The deal, brokered by the US and Egypt, includes releasing hostages and a plan for Gaza's future governance. 10/10/2025
Gaza 'Extraordinary news': World breathes sigh of relief at Gaza peace deal Much of the international community has called on all parties involved to respect the deal and its terms in their entirety, working to achieve a lasting peace that will bring an end to more than two years of fighting. 09/10/2025
USA UN to cut 25% of global peacekeeping force amid US funding shortfall The UN’s decision comes as the organisation expects further cuts to its funding as the US moves to advance Trump’s “America First” vision. 09/10/2025
Gaza Israel and Hamas agree on first phase of Trump's Gaza peace plan Trump took to social media to announce the striking of a deal between Israel and Hamas to implement the first phase of his 21-point peace plan, unveiled late September, which aims to fully end the war across multiple phases. 09/10/2025
Gaza Hamas says it needs 'real' guarantees of lasting peace in Egypt talks Hamas’ lead negotiator says the group needs guarantees of a lasting peace as indirect talks with Israel to reach an agreement over the implementation of the first phase of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza enter the third day. 08/10/2025
USA Trump threatens no back pay for federal staff amid government shutdown The move is being seen by many as a strongarm tactic to pressure Democrat lawmakers into budging and reopening the government, which has entered its eighth day of shutdown. 08/10/2025
USA Trump says there is 'natural conflict' with Canada as he hosts Carney Trump downplayed the decline in Canadians visiting the US as a major issue, stressing that most Canadians “still love” the US and noting that relations between the two countries will fully restore after a trade deal is reached. 08/10/2025
Sudan ICC convicts former militia leader of past war crimes in Darfur Abd-Al-Rahman led the Janjaweed militia responsible for the killing of over 300,000 people and displacing millions in Sudan’s Darfur region during a brutal campaign which also displaced close to three million people. 07/10/2025
World News Illinois sues Trump administration over plans to deploy National Guard Trump says he is prepared to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act if courts do not comply with his National Guard deployment orders, as he slammed Democrat lawmakers for running cities rampant with crime. 07/10/2025
Gaza Everything you need to know about the Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt Here is all we know about the ongoing indirect talks between Hamas and Israel as momentum picks up on Trump’s proposed peace plan with the war on Gaza entering its third year. 07/10/2025
Syria Syria holds first parliamentary election since al-Assad's ousting Syria held its first elections since the ousting of strongman President Bashar al-Assad in December in what the people hope will propel the country towards economic stability, prosperity and peace. 06/10/2025
Green News Athenian embrace urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems Nikos Chatzilias extracted 500 kilograms of honey this year from approximately 1.2 million bees, spread out across 30 hives on 7 rooftops. 06/10/2025