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Qatar holds funerals for Hamas officials, Qatari security official killed in Doha strike
The coffin of the Qatari security official was draped with the Qatari flag, while the Hamas members' coffins were covered in Palestinian flags.Qatar held funerals for the six killed...
Germany boosts NATO air patrols in response to Poland drone incursion
Germany is to boost its commitments on NATO's eastern flank with additional fighter jet surveillance after Poland said it shot down Russian drones over its airspace.Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius...
South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason
South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country's civil war.Justice Minister...
Fossil fuel subsidies and unstable policies hinder Asia’s clean energy growth
Industry executives have expressed concerns that Asia's push towards clean energy could falter without a reduction in fossil fuel subsidies, stable policy frameworks, and investments in grid upgrades, reported...
Ryanair says it may not return to Israel, urges Jerusalem to ‘get its act together’
The airline earlier this summer said it would not return to Israel until October 25 at the earliest.Ryanair may not return to Israel when violence related to the Gaza...
New French PM Lecornu opens political talks facing budget squeeze
France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu began his second day in office with talks with the leaders of the parliamentary chambers.Lecornu faces the uphill task of building a majority...
Spanish minister calls Israel’s sport participation a ‘double standard’
Spanish Sports Minister Pilar Alegria has said Israeli teams should be banned from sport in the same way that Russian sides broadly were in 2022 after the country invaded...
Video from Indonesia falsely linked to Nepal protests
After deadly demonstrations ousted Nepal's veteran prime minister and set parliament ablaze, social media users shared a video falsely claiming it depicts the protesters having a showdown with the...
South African court rules that men can take wife’s surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so.In a victory for two couples...
German foreign policy expert: Russia testing NATO cohesion in Poland
German foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen has said he believes the intrusion by Russian drones into Polish airspace was designed to test NATO and try and intimidate the Western...
