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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said ⁠the European Union is opening the door for Canada to become the first associate member, a status that does not exist under the bloc’s ‌treaties.

Washington said that the competitiveness fund included in the budget would “impede” partnership with the US because of provisions favouring “made in Europe” products.

An armed rhino poacher in South Africa’s Kruger National Park was trampled to death when a herd of elephants charged as he lined up a shot for the animals’ lucrative horns

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Mounting anger among police officers has been fuelled by a range of issues, including discontent around the special police duty allowance (ISSP), their “risk bonus”, which has not gone up since 2019.

By the end of 2027, around 4,800 German troops are expected to be stationed permanently in Lithuania as part of the 45th Panzer Brigade, on NATO’s eastern flank.

A judicial commission set up by South Africa’s president to investigate explosive claims by a top cop linking politicians to criminal gangs began its public hearings on Wednesday, weeks after a delayed start.

Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted in Kinshasa on Tuesday between opposition supporters and pro-government activists during a rally against a proposed constitutional change, AFP journalists saw.

Donald Trump Jr and his wife, Bettina, confirmed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin partially paid for the couple’s wedding celebrations in May, following a ProPublica report revealing Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the events.

The film NAZA, which documents the Israeli military’s use of secret AI-powered systems to deliberately and systematically target and massacre civilians in Gaza, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday.

“Mohammad Eslami and his delegation took a regular flight to Vienna on Sept 12, but were blocked on the way because of obstructions by the United States,” the state broadcaster reported, saying he had returned to the capital Tehran.

The ramifications of Brexit reverberate back to Westminster. A model for US states to consider?

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, which he issued as he argued for a global slowdown on AI development.

Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said Monday that her recent visit to the Italian island of Ventotene was rewarding because she saw a growing number of international friends willing to learn about Taiwan and hear its story.

Preliminary results are due from the Swedish Election Authority within hours, while vote counting will begin on Monday, with official results expected within a week

What happens to decommissioned wind turbines and blades? Some are finding new life as buildings.

Carney reportedly seeks ‘associate’ EU membership as Ottawa-Washington ties hit fresh low. He will address the European Parliament next week.

Since 1 September, Austria has banned headscarves for female pupils under 14 at state and private schools. Repeated breaches of the rule could lead to fines of €150 to €800 for parents.

Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage.

Gulf diplomats and Iranian officials will meet Monday to discuss an Omani plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to regular tanker traffic, but a critical player won’t be at the table: the United States.

A US embassy staffer accused of possessing indecent images of children, was detained at his south London flat and flown out of the UK in August, without being first questioned by British police.

Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence in the 1970s as a leader of the Radical Party campaign to legalize abortion in heavily Roman Catholic Italy over the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78.

Party with neo-Nazi roots is in line for key ministerial positions if rightwing bloc wins the election

The floods in Nepal were due to Glacial Melt - caused by the increasing effects of Climate Change. We are experiencing the effects of Climate Change.

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As violence in South Africa continues against immigrants, the Nigerian National Assembly has announced it is banning all official visits to the country.

Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South Africa

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73% of EU citizens now believe that Europe should act more independently of the United States in the future. In 2024, this figure stood at 63 per cent.

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Brussels is trying to persuade EU countries that still have Patriot interceptors in their national stockpiles to donate them to Ukraine and replace them at a later stage with deliveries scheduled for 2027.

Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit

Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the ​world’s vital shipping routes.

UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

Yemen’s Houthi fighters’ rapid advance along the Red Sea coast has put them in a prime position to control shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb choke point, while bolstering Iran’s leverage against the US, experts tell Middle East Eye.

The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei bashed as “illegal” a move by the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA) this week to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for alleged non-compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Funding cuts in 2025 left women, children, older and displaced people hard hit, with 64m fewer people receiving aid