The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
World leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly as the world faces one of its most challenging periods in decades. The high-level debates begin Tuesday against the backdrop of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, AI, climate change and the race for a new UN chief.
Saudi Arabia’s 1,200‑kilometre East‑West pipeline Petroline has been forced to suspend service after militant attacks damaged three pumping stations in the Riyadh and Madinah regions. The line can move about seven million barrels a day, but the damage could take five to six weeks to repair.
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted an amendment condemning the mass migrant flows into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta in late July, and demanded a thorough, independent investigation to clarify who is responsible for the incident.
Nigerian authorities have opened an investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while being held at a detention facility in Niger State, an incident that has sparked public outrage, protests and renewed scrutiny of detention conditions in the country.
Three students were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman who turned the gun on himself, provincial officials said.
Russian air strikes injured 13 and damaged buildings in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the Black Sea port city of Odesa in the early hours of Thursday, officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
An Afghan national linked to an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing that happened during a chaotic scene as the Taliban retook the country.
Rivers around the world experienced one of their driest years in decades in 2025, according to the World Meteorological Organization, which warned that declining water reserves could threaten future supplies.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the European Union's first “associate member” in a push to forge new links among allies in “an openly hostile world”.
Hashim Thaçi was once one of the most recognisable faces of Kosovo’s struggle for independence. On Wednesday, that political journey reached a dramatic turning point when a court in The Hague sentenced him to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict.
The United States has extended visa restrictions on officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), just days before world leaders gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly.
Poland has urged the European Union to accelerate action against Meta after a new report estimated the technology giant could have earned around $199 million (760 million zlotys) from fraudulent advertisements in the country over a year.
A top Democrat on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he would not approve the Trump administration’s proposed $2.8 billion sale of thousands of heavy bombs to Israel, citing concerns over civilian protection and international law.
Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic relations, turn their existing missions into full embassies and appoint ambassadors, marking a further expansion of ties restored under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords.
China has officially opened the Pinglu Canal, a $10.75 billion waterway giving the country's landlocked southwest a shorter, direct route to the sea and Southeast Asian markets.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is outlining the EU's priorities in her annual State of the Union address, covering security, support for Ukraine, trade with China, migration, climate and artificial intelligence.
Pakistan has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at the United Nations, warning that escalating fighting in Yemen and increased activity around the Bab al-Mandab Strait threaten regional stability, global shipping and energy security.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of war crimes, including murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention.
Wednesday's session of the 24th Arab Media Summit in Dubai has shifted the discussion towards a central question for modern media: how can regional news organisations tell their own stories while reaching audiences far beyond their borders?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.
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