Investors eye French confidence vote amid market gains
European stock markets closed Monday with gains as investors focused on a confidence vote in the French parliament....
On Monday (8 September), two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Police described the incident as a “terrorist attack,” reporting that six people were killed and several others injured.
It is one of the deadliest attacks the city has seen in recent years.
The shooting occurred against the backdrop of nearly two years of conflict in Gaza, where Israel’s campaign against the militant group Hamas has left the territory devastated. In the West Bank, Palestinians continue to face tightened military restrictions and a rise in attacks by Jewish settlers.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that “innocent civilians, women, men and children were brutally murdered and wounded in cold blood on a bus in Jerusalem.”
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the targeting of civilians on both sides.
Hamas, however, praised the two Palestinians it described as “resistance fighters” for carrying out the attack. Another Palestinian militant group, Islamic Jihad, also commended the shooting. Neither group formally claimed responsibility for the attack.
UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Secretary-General strongly condemned the attack, offered condolences to the victims’ families and wished a full and speedy recovery to those injured.
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 powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
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.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
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.
Violent clashes broke out on Monday in Nepal between police and protesters demonstrating against a social media ban and alleged corruption.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed the creation of a unicameral parliament in the country. Speaking to the nation on Monday at the parliament in Astana, he said the reform would have a “serious positive impact” on the country’s socio-economic development.
U.S. defence secretary Pete Hegseth and joint chiefs of staff chairman Dan Caine made a surprise visit to Puerto Rico on Monday, marking the first trip by senior Pentagon officials since Washington increased its military presence in the Caribbean, heightening tensions with Venezuela.
Diplomatic tensions between Spain and Israel have escalated sharply, with Madrid recalling its ambassador from Tel Aviv on Monday. The move came after the Israeli government accused Spain of antisemitism and barred two Spanish ministers from entering the country.
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