Thai woman arrested in sex scandal that saw nine Buddhist monks expelled

Wilawan Emsawat allegedly seduced and blackmailed several Buddhist monks to rake in large payments worth millions of euros over three years.

Police in Thailand h...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu handed fresh jail term for insulting an official

Ekrem İmamoğlu is already in pre-trial detention on separate charges against him, but has now been given an extra prison sentence.

A Turkish court convicted Ista...

Rival leaders of divided Cyprus seek progress on future amid various challenges

Republic of Cyprus' Deputy Government Spokesman Yannis Antoniou told Euronews the aim was a "comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem".

The rival leaders of ...

At least 20 killed in stampede at Gaza distribution site, US aid group says

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused Hamas of fomenting panic and spreading misinformation that led to the violence, but provided no evidence.

At least 20 Pa...

Israel strikes Damascus compound in response to Druze violence in Syria

Israeli forces struck the Syrian General Staff compound in Damascus, citing concerns over violence against the Druze minority. Two civilians were injured in the a...

US ambassador Huckabee attends Netanyahu trial to show support from Trump

US ambassador Mike Huckabee's appearance at Netanyahu’s corruption trial follows Trump's call for Israel to throw out the case or pardon the Israeli PM.

US Ambas...

Iran regime to undergo change but not towards democracy, veteran diplomat says

Ellen Eyre, a veteran US diplomat, believes the recent Iran-Israel conflict will militarise Tehran further and diminish the influence of reformists.

A former US ...

Three oil fields in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by drone strikes as recent spate of attacks continues

Three oil fields in Iraqi Kurdistan were targeted by explosive drones on Wednesday, causing material damage without casualties.

Fresh drone strikes have struck t...

Terror to tourism? Hostage-style video invites visitors to Taliban's Afghanistan

Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to travel to Afghanistan.

Two men kneel on...

UN finds child malnutrition rates have doubled in Gaza since March

Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March to resume the war and banned all food and other suppl...

World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by a car

A torchbearer for the 2012 London Olympics, Singh took up running at the age of 89 as a way to get over depression after his wife and son died in quick succession...

Trump faces backlash from MAGA base over Epstein files and arms for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has spent years encouraging dark or harmful conspiracy theories, and that strategy may now come back to bite him.

First the Epstein fil...

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak raised safety fears

The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022.

Thousands of Afg...

Indian regulator orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground.

India'...

New US weapons deal for Ukraine: What will Kyiv receive and who will pay for it

In a sharp 180-degree turn on US support for Ukraine, Donald Trump announced that the Washington will send more weapons to Kyiv, two weeks after US military assis...

Syrian Druze leader accuses government of breaking ceasefire after dozens die in violence

The unrest in Syria's Sweida province began with tit-for-tat kidnappings between members of the Druze minority and Sunni Bedouins.

A leader of Syria's Druze reli...

Netanyahu's coalition under threat as ultra-Orthodox party announces exit

The departure of United Torah Judaism leaves Netanyahu with a razor thin majority in a government coalition dominated by two far-right parties.

A key governing p...

Polish prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker over Auschwitz denial

Grzegorz Braun was widely condemned by leading figures in Poland after labelling Auschwitz concentration camp and its gas chambers as "fake".

Polish prosecutors ...

Heatwave compounds crisis for Gaza's displaced and injured

Across the Gaza Strip, the scorching heat has exacerbated the crisis, with water shortages, failing sanitation and limited space all threatening public health.

A...

US Secretary of State Hegseth welcomes German counterpart to the Pentagon

The meeting between the two top American and German officials comes following an announcement by US President Donald Trump that NATO members would purchase billio...

Astronauts from Poland, Hungary and India head back to Earth ending first ISS mission

It was Axiom's fourth station trip since 2022. The Houston company's clientele includes the wealthy as well as countries seeking representation in space.

The Int...