Germany to strengthen defences against high drone threat
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Saturday (27 September) that the threat from drones was "high" and that the country would take mea...
The Israeli military on Saturday urged Palestinians in Gaza City to flee south as its forces pressed deeper into the territory's largest urban centre, warning that operations were underway across the city.
For weeks, Israeli troops have advanced through the northern suburbs after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the capture of Gaza City, which he calls a Hamas stronghold. He has said seizing the city is vital to defeating the Islamist group behind the October 2023 attack.
The assault threatens to uproot hundreds of thousands of civilians still sheltering there. Before the conflict, Gaza City was home to about one million people, nearly half of the strip’s population.
Military spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that residents should head to a designated coastal zone near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where he said they would find food, medical care and shelter.
Israel says it now controls almost half of Gaza City and around 75% of the territory overall. But many of those still in the city were displaced earlier in the war, only to return, and some say they refuse to leave again.
Netanyahu’s order to storm the city came despite reservations from Israel’s top generals, officials said.
Tens of thousands of reservists have since been called up to support the campaign, which has seen weeks of heavy strikes and fighting within a few kilometres of the city centre.
The war has left Israel increasingly isolated abroad, with close allies condemning the devastation in Gaza. Inside Israel, families of hostages and their supporters are pushing for a diplomatic deal to end the conflict in exchange for the release of the remaining 48 captives. Officials believe 20 are still alive.
Netanyahu is demanding an all-or-nothing agreement in which all hostages would be freed at once and Hamas would surrender. Hamas has countered with offers to release some captives under temporary ceasefire deals, as was discussed in July before U.S. and Arab-mediated talks collapsed.
The group, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades but now controls only parts of it, has said it would release all hostages if Israel ends the war and withdraws its forces. Most of those freed so far were released under international mediation.
Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that military operations would intensify until Hamas accepts Israel’s terms: releasing the hostages and disarming.
“Otherwise, the group will be destroyed,” he said.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Saturday (27 September) that the threat from drones was "high" and that the country would take measures to defend itself.
The United States said it would revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa after he took to New York's streets on Friday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders.
Moldova's election authority excluded the pro-Russian political party 'Greater Moldova' from participating in Sunday's parliamentary vote due to suspected illegal financing, officials said on Saturday.
Unidentified drones were observed near military installations in Denmark overnight, the Armed Forces said on Saturday, according to broadcaster DR, following several drone incursions near airports and critical infrastructure this week.
Ukrainian drones on 27 September struck an oil pumping station in the Russian Volga riverside region of Chuvashia, causing the station to halt work, regional governor Oleg Nikolaev said in a statement posted on Telegram.
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