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A Palestinian woman carries a girl wounded in an Israeli strike in the Saftawi neighborhood west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 27, 2025

EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas

BRUSSELS — The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said that "Israeli strikes in Gaza go beyond what is necessary to fight Hamas" as the death toll there continues to mount.Kallas also said that the EU did not support a new aid distribution model backed by the US and Israel which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations."We don't support the privatization of the distribution of humanitarian aid. Humanitarian aid can not be weaponized", she said.Israeli air strikes and other military actions since it resumed the war in March following a ceasefire have killed 3,924 people, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Israel says it is acting to destroy Hamas and get back hostages the group holds.Kallas' remarks follow an intervention by new German...

May 28, 2025

EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas

Saúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at risk

German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case

BERLIN — A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision.Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm's global emissions contributed to the melting of glaciers in Peru — threatening his hometown of Huaraz with flooding.He was seeking €17,000 (£14,250) in compensation — money he said he would use to pay for a flood defense project to protect the city.However, the higher regional court in the German city of Hamm on Wednesday blocked the case from proceeding further and ruled out any appeals, putting an end to Lliuya's 10-year legal battle.RWE said it was not active in Peru and questioned why it was singled out.It also pointed to its plans to phase out its coal-fired power plants and become...

May 28, 2025

German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case

Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they sail to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, 18 August, 2024

Seven dead after migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands

MADRID — Four women and three girls died on Wednesday when a small boat carrying migrants capsized while arriving to port in the Canary Islands, emergency services in Spain said.Spain's maritime rescue service, which located the boat some 9.6 kilometers from shore, said the boat tipped over as rescuers started removing children as it arrived at a dock on the island of El Hierro.Local media said the small boat appeared to be packed with more than 100 people.Spanish rescuers and members of the Red Cross were involved in a rescue operation, pulling several people out of the water.The Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route for migrants trying to reach Europe.But it's also one of the world’s most dangerous with the Spanish...

May 28, 2025

Seven dead after migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands

Sahu was killed and his wife Reema critically injured by a bomb hidden in a wedding gift

'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India

NEW DELHI — A former college principal in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has been sentenced to life in prison for sending a parcel bomb that killed a newlywed man and his great aunt in 2018.A court found Punjilal Meher, 56, guilty of murder, attempted murder, and use of explosives in what became known as the "wedding bomb" case that stunned India.The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift, was delivered to the home of Soumya Sekhar Sahu, a 26-year-old software engineer, just days after his wedding.When the couple opened the package, it exploded - killing Sahu and his great aunt, and leaving his wife, Reema, who opened the package, critically wounded.While acknowledging the prosecution's argument that it was a "heinous" crime, the court declined to classify it as a...

May 28, 2025

'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India

Palestinians gather near an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah, Gaza, on Tuesday

Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says

GAZA — The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution center run by a controversial new group backed by the US and Israel.A senior official said the UN was still gathering information but that most of the injuries were due to gunshots and that "it was shooting from the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said one person was killed and 48 others were wounded.The IDF said it was checking the reports. A spokesman said troops fired "warning shots" into the air in the area outside the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in the southern city of Rafah but that they did not fire towards people.The GHF's aid distribution system uses US security...

May 28, 2025

Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says

Ukraine said it uncovered a Hungarian espionage network earlier this month

Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

BUDAPEST — A spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato neighbor Hungary to a new low.At the heart of the row are accusations that Viktor Orban's Fidesz government in Hungary is using the spat to fight his main political rival, the opposition Tisza party, which leads in the polls ahead of 2026 elections.Earlier this month, Ukraine's SBU security service announced the arrest of two Ukrainian citizens accused of spying for Hungary.According to the allegations, backed by video and audio evidence, the man and woman were in the pay of Hungarian military intelligence, preparing for Hungarian military action in Ukraine.Hungary then expelled two Ukrainian diplomats and Ukraine followed suit in a...

May 28, 2025

Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survival

Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the daughter of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon

Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university

SYDNEY — Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra is moving to Australia for her university studies, enrolling in a degree program at the University of Sydney.Alexandra, who is second in line to Norway's throne, will join her classmates from August and will study "international relations and political economy," Norway's royal household said.The 21-year-old will study full-time and live in a student residence on campus, a university spokesperson said.Norway's King Harald is Alexandra's grandfather and her father is Crown Prince Haakon."Her Royal Highness looks forward to dedicating herself to her studies in the years to come," Norway's royal household said in a statement.The princess's mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, spent a year during her...

May 28, 2025

Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university

Secretary of State Marco Rubio

US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump's administration has ordered embassies to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants.In a copy of a memo sent to diplomatic posts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the pause would last "until further guidance is issued".The message said social media vetting would be stepped up for student and foreign exchange visas, which would have "significant implications" for embassies and consulates.It comes amid Trump's feud with some of America's most elite colleges, which he believes are too left-wing. He says some of them have enabled antisemitism on campus and uphold discriminatory admissions policies.The state department memo, viewed by the BBC's US...

May 28, 2025

US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a meeting of the Nordic heads of government in Turku, Finland, on May 26, 2025

Germany, other allies lift Ukraine's restrictions on long-range weapons

TURKU, Finland — Germany and other Ukrainian allies have lifted restrictions on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia for the first time, the German chancellor said Monday, after days of Russia bombarding the capital and other regions with massive aerial attacks. It marks a significant change in approach from key allies, which until now had largely resisted Ukraine’s requests to use Western-supplied weapons deep inside Russia. “There are no longer any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Ukraine,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at a European forum in Berlin on Monday. “Neither from the British, nor from the French, nor from us. Nor by the Americans.” “In other words, Ukraine can now also defend itself by attacking military positions in Russia, for...

May 27, 2025

Germany, other allies lift Ukraine's restrictions on long-range weapons

Steve Witkoff’s comments to CNN mark the first time he has said he would preside over negotiations for an end to the war during the temporary ceasefire

US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, as Israel prepares for ‘unprecedented attack’

JERUSALEM — US special envoy Steve Witkoff has told CNN that a ceasefire-hostage deal for Gaza is currently on the table with a pathway to end the war, and urged Hamas to accept it.The proposal would see the release of half of the living hostages and half of those who have died in exchange for a temporary ceasefire before negotiations begin for a comprehensive agreement to end the war.He declined to specify how long that temporary truce would last, which has been a key issue in the negotiations.“Israel will agree to a temporary ceasefire/hostage deal that would see half of the living and half of the deceased return and lead to substantive negotiations to find a path to a permanent ceasefire, which I have agreed to preside over,” Witkoff told CNN on Monday. “That deal is on the...

May 27, 2025

US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, as Israel prepares for ‘unprecedented attack’

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