Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial government shutdown, blaming Democrats’ ICE demands
US House Speaker Mike Jonson has blamed Democrat lawmakers over their lengthy demands to end a weekend-sprung partial government shutdown, but is convinced he has enough votes to end the…
The US reopens its mission in Caracas after 7 years of diplomatic rupture with Venezuela.
The US chargé d’affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, has arrived in Caracas to reopen the diplomatic mission closed since 2019, in a context of bilateral thaw after the fall of…
Intercity bus crash in Turkey kills nine and injuring seven
The driver died after the speeding bus failed to take a bend and rolled down an embankment; a separate crash in Burdur killed seven more. Read more at Read More
Azerbaijan ships Russian grain to Armenia as part of peace agenda
Grain wagons from Russia were dispatched to Armenia via Azerbaijan Sunday as part of the normalisation process between Baku and Yerevan, totalling 1,746 tonnes. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | February 1st, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this February 1st, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Many dead and injured in Russian strikes as Zelenskyy announces Feb 4-5 talks in Abu Dhabi
The attacks hitting a miners’s bus in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia come as Ukraine’s President announced trilateral peace talks in the UAE next week. Read…
Death toll from New Year’s eve fire in Switzerland rises to 41
The blaze, likely from sparklers igniting foam, killed 41 and injured 116, mostly teenagers. Read more at Read More
Poles flock to frozen Baltic Sea beach as temperatures plunge
Visitors gathered on a frozen beach along Poland’s Baltic Sea coast as extreme cold temperatures created rare winter scenes. Read more at Read More
Qatar leads regional diplomatic push to de-escalate Iran tensions
Qatar is intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent a wider regional escalation as tensions rise between Iran and the West. Doha is coordinating closely with Egypt and Turkey to keep diplomatic…
Iran on Edge: Explosions, Diplomacy, and Trump’s Next Move
Despite multiple suspicious explosions in Iran, no major military strike occurred early Sunday. Amid ongoing diplomacy and rumors, such as possible uranium transfers to Turkey, and a massive U.S. naval…