IDF military operation in Gaza expanding to seize ‘large areas’, defence minister says
The Israeli government has long maintained a buffer zone just inside Gaza running parallel to its security fence, which has expanded since the war began in 2023. Read more at…
Archaeologists unearth 3,200-year-old tomb linked to ancient Egypt’s military elite
Among the key finds inside the tomb are a gold ring inscribed with Ramesses III’s name, bronze arrowheads, and an ivory box. Read More
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti’s tax evasion trial opens in Spain
Spanish prosecutors accuse the successful Italian coach of defrauding the state of €1 million in 2014 and 2015. He maintains his innocence. Read More
Man rescued from rubble in Myanmar five days after devastating magnitude-7.7 quake
Hopes are fading of finding more survivors, with rescue crews hampered by the ongoing civil war and severe damage to roads and bridges. Read more at Read More
Council of Europe to send mission to Turkey amid ‘democratic backsliding’
The Council of Europe’s Congress held an urgent debate after Erdogan arrested his main opposition leader, Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Read more at Read More
Man rescued from Myanmar hotel rubble five days after earthquake
Five days after the devastating earthquake killed over 2,700 people in Myanmar, a rescue team pulled a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Naypyidaw. Read more at…
Neil Young says he may be barred from returning to US over Donald Trump criticism
“Remember freedom of speech?” The Canadian-US dual citizen speculates he may be “barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor” after his European tour, after years of…
‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone calls for investigation into presidential assassination
After thousands of pages of government documents on JFK’s assassination were released, the director of the controversial 1991 film called for a renewed investigation into the president’s murder. Read More
The EU Commission’s survival kits – fearmongering or necessary preparedness?
The far right accuses the European Commission of sowing fear, after its presentation of the resilience kit which aims to provide self-sufficiency in case of crisis. Read More
Italy’s largest union joins prosecution of farm owner for death of Indian migrant worker
Prosecutors originally considered charging the farm owner with manslaughter, but raised charges to murder with malice, arguing he was aware the actions he took could cause the death of a…