Paris, France - The head of US Central Intelligence Agency will meet with his counterparts from Israel and Egypt, as well as Qatar's prime minister, "in the coming days in Paris" to seek a ceasefire in the Gaza war with Hamas, a security source told AFP on Friday. The source, from a country...
Vienna, Austria - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Austria on Friday to protest against right-wing extremism and racism, inspired by similar rallies in neighboring Germany. People take part in a rally under the motto "Defend Democracy" against right-wing extremism, racism...
Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela's Supreme Court, loyal to President Nicolas Maduro's government, on Friday ruled two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles ineligible to seek office in elections due this year. Henrique Capriles The court upheld 15-year ban imposed on Capriles in 2017 for...
Berlin, Germany - German police said Friday they had arrested a man as he allegedly attempted to flee with a hostage from a store in the Ulm city center. Contacted by AFP, a police spokesman in the southwestern city declined to give details about the hostage or the possible motivation behind...
Kyoto, Japan - A Japanese man found guilty of carrying out an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio in 2019 was sentenced to death on Thursday. The blaze that ripped through the studios of Kyoto Animation four-and-a-half years ago was Japan's deadliest crime in decades and...
Paris, France - Bigger, more-powerful cars have negated the impact of tighter CO2 emissions regulations in the EU, a report by the bloc's internal auditor found Thursday. Since 2012, cars sold in the EU must meet targets for limiting CO2 emissions, but these had little impact as emissions from...
Kyoto, Japan - A Japanese man who admitted to starting a fire that killed 36 people at an animation studio in 2019 faces a possible death sentence on Thursday when a court delivers its verdict. This file aerial view taken on July 18, 2019 shows the rescue and recover scene after a fire at an...
Rome, Italy - One hundred Palestinian children wounded in war-torn Gaza are to receive medical treatment in Italian hospitals, the defense ministry in Rome said Wednesday. Palestinians stand amidst the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town...
Seoul, South Korea - North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. This picture taken on January 24, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia was "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners" after Moscow accused Kyiv of downing a military plane carrying dozens of its own captured soldiers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Moscow said 74 people...
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the authorities deem false or a threat to national security. A blindfolded activist with a rope tied around his wrists takes part in a protest against the proposed...
Brussels, Belgium - The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to strengthen the bloc's economic security including measures to protect sensitive technology from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China. Brussels has bolstered its armoury of trade restrictions to tackle what...
