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Estonia promises military aid worth €100 million for Ukraine
Estonia has promised to provide Ukraine with further military aid for its defence against the Russian invasion, as the war is set to hit the three-year mark on Monday. “We have made a decision with the government to purchase 10,000 artillery shells and send them to Ukraine as quickly as possible,” Prime Minister Kristen Michal…
Read MoreGerman president calls on citizens to vote as he casts his ballot
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cast his ballot in Germany’s early elections, urging citizens to exercise their democratic right and vote as the country braces for a shift to the right. Steinmeier, who voted together with his wife Elke Büdenbender at a polling station in Berlin’s south-western Zehlendorf district, thanked election workers and called on…
Read MoreIsrael delays release of Palestinian prisoners
Israel is delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, after Gaza militants freed six hostages in the latest swap. “In light of Hamas’s repeated violations, including the ceremonies that humiliate our hostages and the cynical exploitation of our hostages for propaganda purposes, it has been decided to delay the release…
Read MoreIsrael delays prisoner release after Hamas frees six hostages
Israel is delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, after Gaza militants freed six hostages in the latest swap. “In light of Hamas’s repeated violations, including the ceremonies that humiliate our hostages and the cynical exploitation of our hostages for propaganda purposes, it has been decided to delay the release…
Read MoreBaerbock says pain of killed hostages is almost unbearable
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed relief at the release of six Israeli hostages by Hamas. “But relief & joy are once again met with terrible scenes of weakened people being paraded on a stage,” Baerbock wrote on X on Saturday. “Since early this morning we have also had sad certainty about the fate of…
Read MoreHamas criticizes delay in release of Palestinian prisoners
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways The Palestinian extremist group Hamas has sharply criticized Israel for delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners in return for the earlier handover of six…
Read MoreOne dead in stabbing in French city of Mulhouse
[Getty Images] One person has been killed and three police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested at the scene and the prosecutor has opened a terrorist inquiry because the suspect reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “God is great”. The man injured two…
Read MoreHamas: Israel delaying prisoner release after 6 Israelis returned
The Palestinian extremist group Hamas on Saturday sharply criticized Israel for delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners after it handed over six Israeli hostages earlier in the day. Hamas has informed mediators Egypt and Qatar, about the delay, according to a statement by organization. Hamas warned that Israel would no longer find mediators for the…
Read MoreFive detained at protest in Swiss town where AfD leader Weidel lives
Five people were temporarily detained on the fringes of a demonstration Saturday in the Swiss town where Alice Weidel, the co-chair of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), lives with her family, police said. The authorized protest in Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz was directed against a political shift to the right. Counter-demonstrators also…
Read MoreMacron says ‘no doubt’ Islamic terrorism behind Mulhouse attack
After Saturday’s deadly attack in Mulhouse, French President Emmanuel Macron assumes that the act was an Islamist one. “In view of the terrorist’s statement, there is no doubt that this was an Islamist act of terror,” Macron said in a video statement. He expressed his condolences to the family of the victim. At the same…
Read MoreMali to investigate claims soldiers ‘executed’ women and children
Mali’s military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers “coldly executed” at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday. That claim was made by a separatist Tuareg rebel alliance, called Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), which is battling the Malian government in the same region. The FLA accuse Malian forces and…
Read MoreFrench officials suspect terrorist motive in stabbing that killed one
Anti-terrorism prosecutors have taken over investigations following a stabbing incident in Mulhouse on Saturday in which one person was killed, the anti-terrorism prosecutors said. The attack, which also injured two people – one seriously – occurred on Saturday afternoon at a market in Alsace, in eastern France, a police spokesman said. The alleged perpetrator has…
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