No information has been provided specifying how the soldiers ended up fighting for Russia.

Russia confirms 16 Cameroonian soldiers killed in Ukraine war

"The day we had electricity, and we could put a mattress in, we got back," said Orna Weinberg, forced to flee after her home was struck by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2023. Orna Weinberg was forced to leave her home in northern Israel after it was struck by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2023, and spent the next two years displaced from her tight-knit community that is located just a few meters from the border with Lebanon.

After fleeing past Hezbollah fighting, some Israelis on northern border vow to stay

Amid ongoing conflict in Israel, many Chinese construction workers choose to stay, prioritizing high wages over evacuation, despite the risks posed by airstrikes and bombings. Scores of Chinese construction workers in Israel have allegedly chosen not to evacuate the country, with some saying they would rather face bombs than poverty and starvation.

Chinese construction workers in Israel: 'I’d rather be bombed than live in poverty'

Czech motor fuel prices will be capped from Wednesday, with the cap being updated daily, the Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday, against the backdrop of the energy crisis resulting from the Iran war. The ministry has set the initial cap on the price for petrol at 43.

Czech Republic caps fuel prices amid Iran war energy crisis

‘Courageous, creative, and deeply committed’: The Young Scientists and Developers in Israel returns for its 29th year amid war, as part of National Science Week events. Even in these challenging times, the Young Scientists and Developers in Israel competition – now in its 29th year – has been held with the aim of discovering and promoting the future generation of Israeli scientists from among high school students.

Amid Iran war, 53 of Israel's future scientists showcase projects in Jerusalem contest

It is the latest attack by Iran and Iranian-backed militias using drones and missiles on the Kurdistan region. Iranian-backed militias have launched more than 500 attacks since February 28.

Iranian-linked drone attack kills Kurdish couple in northern Iraq

Airlines have reduced services and lifted ticket costs as the Iran war weighs on jet fuel supplies.

Air New Zealand cuts flights and hikes fares as fuel prices surge

Footage and reports circulated by Iranian outlets and social media accounts identified the site as the Rafi Niya Synagogue, located near Palestine Square in central Tehran. A synagogue in central Tehran was damaged in a missile strike attributed by Iranian media to the ongoing US-Israeli campaign, according to Iranian state and semi-official reports published on Tuesday, with one of Iran’s Jewish representatives condemning the attack and saying Torah scrolls remained buried under the rubble.

Tehran synagogue damaged by missile strike according to Iranian media

As climate change impacts Germany wine regions, winemakers ask: What can be controlled, reimagined, and owed to the future? The answers are not straightforward.

German Winemakers Rewrite The Rules Of Riesling In A Warming World

Israel's military says troops fired at a vehicle driven by the Palestinian because they believed it posed "an immediate threat".

WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contractor killed by Israeli troops

The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.

Carnival fever hits Lagos as locals celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage

Iraq flares a third of its own natural gas daily—then pays Iran billions to keep its lights on. Inside OPEC's No. 2 producer's self-made energy crisis.

OPEC’s No. 2 Producer Burns Its Own Gas—Then Buys Iran’s

A spokesperson for Israel's Foreign Ministry told The Jerusalem Post that the consulate is not staffed. Three gunmen were killed, and two police officers were injured, Turkish authorities confirmed.

Gunmen open fire near Israeli consulate in Istanbul in possible ISIS-linked attack

Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a "race against the clock" to find others affected.

Dozens killed as Angola flood death toll rises

A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying a military vehicle in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and badly injuring two people, officials said.The truck driver was taken into police custody after the train, which was travelling from the northern city of Dunkirk to Paris and carrying 243 people, collided with the vehicle at a level crossing in the town of Bully-les-Mines.

French high-speed train slams into truck, killing TGV driver

Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.

Ringleader of suspected human trafficking network arrested in Ethiopia

Airline continues to reel from impacts of last year’s crash involving a London-bound plane in western India, which killed 260 people

Air India chief resigns 10 months after devastating Ahmedabad crash and amid mounting financial troubles

On Monday, several people were arrested on charges of spying for Iran, adding to more than 200 detained since the conflict began.

Bahrain cracks down on dissent as war grinds on

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy maintained his innocence on Tuesday, telling an appeal hearing in Paris that not a single cent from Libya helped fund his 2007 presidential campaign.  “I owe the truth to French people,” Sarkozy told a three-judges panel during a hearing in the case that lead him to spend 20 days in prison before being granted release pending appeal.  Sarkozy, 71, is challenging his conviction after being found guilty in September of “criminal conspiracy.”

Sarkozy says he owes France 'the truth' as he challenges conviction over alleged Libya funding

Residents in Gaza describe daily torment as water shortages worsen, leaving families desperate for clean drinking water.

‘Dying of thirst’: Inside Gaza’s al-Mawasi water crisis

Israeli strikes on Gaza escalate with children among the injured and civilians killed in densely populated areas.

Palestine weekly wrap: Protests sweep West Bank after death penalty law

Israel said the targeted Shiraz facility produced key missile-related chemical components, while new military footage showed strikes on Iranian air defense systems. The IDF hit a petrochemical compound in Shiraz on Monday, the military announced on Tuesday, stating that the facility was "one of the last remaining sites used for producing critical chemical components for explosives and other materials for developing ballistic missiles.

IDF strikes Shiraz petrochemical site, releases footage of attacks on Iranian air defenses

Cameroon said on Monday that Russia has confirmed the deaths of 16 soldiers in Ukraine, according to a memo addressed to the Russian Embassy in the central African country.  In the memo addressed to the embassy, the country’s foreign affairs ministry acknowledged the death of 16 Cameroonian soldiers serving in the special military operations zone in Ukraine.  The ministry said “necessary arrangements” had been made to contact the families of the deceased soldiers.

Cameroon says Russia has confirmed 16 Cameroonian soldiers died in Ukraine

Ukraine has proven it can move at speed to develop and field new weaponry. NATO needs a similar approach, a commander told Business Insider.

NATO needs Ukraine's 'adaptation DNA' and an 'HOV lane' for new war tech, top commander says

The new appointments are aligned with CPA Canada’s new governance model, which took effect on 1 April 2026.

CPA Canada appoints eight directors as new governance model takes effect

The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, has warned of a "black April" due to the worsening situation for global oil supplies amid the war in Iran and the largely blocked Strait of Hormuz. Birol told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published online late on Monday that while March had been very difficult, April would be much worse.

Energy agency chief warns of 'black April' for oil supplies

Several people were killed in Russian drone attacks in south-eastern Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday, as further deaths were reported in Russia. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said three people died in an attack on a bus in Nikopol and 12 others were injured.

Several killed in Ukraine and Russia after cross-border attacks

Former elite Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested on suspicion of serious war crimes in Afghanistan, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday The 47-year-old is accused of multiple murders of unarmed civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan, the AFP said. A few hours after his detention, he was charged in five cases of war crimes.

Former elite Australian soldier charged with Afghan war crimes

A former Australian soldier has been arrested over allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, police said on Tuesday. Police declined to name the man, however local media reported he is one of the country's highest decorated former soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith.

Former Australian soldier arrested over alleged Afghan war crimes

Russia is generating billions in revenues from its commodity exports due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the German-Russian Foreign Trade Chamber reported on Tuesday. Russia’s profits from exporting oil, gas and fertilizer amount to more than €10 billion ($11.

Russia earning billions from Hormuz blockade, German trade body says

A diplomatic memo cited by The Times says Iran’s supreme leader is in severe condition and unable to take part in decision-making, deepening uncertainty over who is running the country. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the Shi'ite holy city of Qom, according to The Times on Tuesday, citing a diplomatic memo said to be based on American and Israeli intelligence.

Mojtaba Khamenei unconscious in Qom, not actually running Iran

Experts say the court's decision will have far-reaching consequences for women's religious freedoms in India.

India's top court hears challenges to ruling on women's entry into temple

Japanese tabloid Weekly Bunshun claims PM Takaichi's office backed SANAE TOKEN as Japan's FSA submits a landmark crypto reform bill.

Did Japan’s PM Actually Back the Memecoin Bearing Her Name?

In a series of strikes overnight on Sunday, the IDF targeted three airports across Iran holding Iranian Air Force and IRGC Air Force capabilities. The IDF struck Iranian regime terror infrastructure in Tehran and other areas across Iran, the military announced early on Tuesday.

IDF strikes terror infrastructure across Iran, attack reported on Kashan airport

Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said on Tuesday that air defenses intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched towards the Eastern region. Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday it intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched towards the country's Eastern Region, with debris falling near energy facilities.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 7 missiles, debris falls near energy facilities

The evacuations were suspended after an individual who was contracted to provide services to the WHO in Gaza was killed during a security incident, Tedros said. The World Health Organization (WHO) suspended medical evacuations of patients from Gaza to Egypt via the Rafah border crossing until further notice, WHO Director-General Dr.

WHO suspends medical evacuations from Gaza following death of contractor in 'security incident'

The Houthis in Yemen say they attacked Israel alongside their backers Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis join Iran in strike on Israel

In 22 locations in the Golan Heights, the time will be extended from "immediate" to 15-30 seconds, depending on the town. Beginning at noon on Tuesday, the IDF's Home Front Command will extend the time civilians have to reach shelter from the moment a siren sounds for rockets launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon toward Israel, the military announced on Monday.

IDF Home Front Command extends siren warning times for Hezbollah rockets in North

According to the findings, the targeted sites were divided into three categories based on their strategic importance. Russian intelligence has provided Iran with a detailed list of 55 critical energy infrastructure targets within Israel, according to information obtained by The Jerusalem Post from a source close to Ukrainian intelligence.

Russia provided Iran with list of Israeli energy targets, Ukrainian intelligence finds

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed his regret to North Korea after several unsanctioned drone flights entered the airspace of his secluded northern neighbour. Lee underlined that the controversial drone flights were carried out by individuals and without the government's approval.

Seoul says sorry after unapproved drone flights into North Korea

Amal, while it has a military component, operates far more like a political organization than Hezbollah, Boms noted, and Israel has not targeted the group. The Lebanese Shi’a party Amal is positioning itself as a replacement for Hezbollah and coordinating with the terrorist organization to benefit from the reputation it would gain as part of the resistance, experts told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

Lebanese Shi’a party Amal competing, coordinating with Hezbollah, experts tell ‘Post’

The facility is no longer functioning, Katz stated, indicating that IDF strikes on two of Iran's petrochemical facilities responsible for 85% of exports had "taken them out of use. " The IDF struck the South Pars petrochemical facility near Asaluyeh in southern Iran, the largest such facility in Iran, Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Monday afternoon.

IDF struck Iran's largest petrochemical plant, second facility hit in two days, Katz confirms

There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.

Churches and politicians in South Sudan call for 'lasting peace' in Easter messages

(Bloomberg) -- Two liquefied natural gas tankers from Qatar in the Persian Gulf have switched to Pakistan as their next destinations after appearing to abort an earlier attempt to leave via the Strait of Hormuz.The Al Daayen and Rasheeda had u-turned away from the strait after earlier heading eastward to the waterway, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, in the first attempt to export the fuels from the Persian Gulf since the Iran war began. They had each loaded LNG from Qatar’

Qatar LNG Ships U-Turn After Attempt to Pass Through Hormuz

The sharpest setbacks were linked to a wave of military takeovers in the Sahel and parts of central Africa, International IDEA said.

Sahel coups push Africa to top of global democratic declines, report finds

Diesel fuel breached the all-time price record in Germany on Sunday at an average €2. 440 ($2.

German diesel hits new records over Easter weekend

Tens of thousands participated in the traditional peace marches held throughout Germany over the Easter weekend, organizers reported on Monday. Events had been held in more than 100 locations, the Bonn-based Peace Cooperative said.

German Easter peace marches draw tens of thousands

Two distinct espionage investigations in Ashkelon and Jerusalem reveal suspects linked to Iranian intelligence, involving explosive material production and digital recruitment efforts. An Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court allowed on Monday the publication of limited additional details from a sensitive security investigation involving several suspects alleged to have provided services to Iranian elements, in what appears to be the latest case in Israel’s widening wave of Iran-linked espionage affairs.

Two separate Israeli espionage cases uncover Iran-linked activities in Jerusalem, Ashkelon

A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.

Somalia set for 'historic' first offshore oil drilling

FRC’s proposal would temporarily alter the TCA framework to make it easier for certain entities registered in China to list in London.

ICAS calls for clearer safeguards in FRC’s TCA policy

There have been twice as many US and Israeli attacks on Iran compared to the number of Iranian retaliatory strikes since the war began.

Civilian toll mounts in Iran as war presses on

The exchange of fire between Israel and Iran-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon continued on Monday, with Israeli strikes targeting areas in the capital, Beirut. The Israeli military said it was currently attacking targets linked to the Shiite militia Hezbollah in Beirut.

At least 7 dead as Israel renews attacks on Beirut and across Lebanon

A woman and her daughter died, and 4,000 people had to be evacuated when a dam wall broke in Russia's Dagestan republic following heavy rains, the Civil Protection Ministry reported on Monday. Around 2,000 homes were flooded in the Derbent region on the Caspian Sea.

Two die and thousands homeless after flooding hits Russia's Dagestan

The militia forces could bolster the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. They could also be used by Iran to enforce order and carry out suppression in some areas on its periphery.

Are Iraqi militias crossing into Iran to support Iran's war effort?

Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief Majid Khademi was killed in strikes on the Islamic regime. Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF announced on Monday that the Israel Air Force assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief, Majid Khademi.

Katz, IDF: We assassinated IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi

Tehran criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in strong terms on Monday for inaction after repeated US and Israeli attacks near Iran's sole nuclear power plant. In a letter to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami criticized him for failing to condemn the latest attack near the Bushehr nuclear power plant strongly enough.

Iran slams UN nuclear watchdog for failing to condemn Bushehr attacks

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of the Middle East war has squeezed energy supplies in imported oil-dependent Bangladesh, but images circulating online that purportedly show motorists sleeping in long lines at petrol stations are AI-generated. While filling stations in the South Asian nation have seen long lines, the circulating images contain numerous visual errors that are tell-tale signs of synthetic content.

Images of Bangladeshi motorcyclists sleeping at petrol pumps are AI-generated

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed his regret to North Korea after several unsanctioned drone flights entered the airspace of his secluded northern neighbour. Lee underlined that the controversial drone flights were carried out by individuals and without the government’s approval.

Israeli media reports said Iran again used cluster munitions in a new missile attack on the Tel Aviv metropolitan area early on Monday. There were around 20 impact sites in the vicinity of Tel Aviv, ynet news site reported.

Israeli media reports Iran attacking greater Tel Aviv region

The Strait of Hormuz blockade is choking global fertilizer supply, threatening crop yields and food prices from India to Brazil.

The Strait of Hormuz Isn’t Just an Oil Problem, It’s Now a Food Problem

The Felix Project is among the organisations feeling the effects of increased costs due to the conflict in Iran.

Charity 'feels the pinch' of higher energy prices

Hundreds of bats, many rescued from war-torn areas in the east of the country, were released late Saturday at one of multiple events around Ukraine planned to coincide with the arrival of spring.  All 28 bat species in Ukraine are listed as protected animals due to declining populations.  For many attendees, the event offered welcome relief and an excuse for a family outing after a harsh winter marked by subzero temperatures, nightly Russian drone and missile attacks and crippling power cuts.

After harsh winter, Ukrainians find joy in releasing bats rescued from war

Part of the question for Israel is how many of the missiles, many of which have been covered in rubble, can be salvaged and are only temporarily inaccessible to Iran? Although the majority of the IDF believes that Iran only has several hundred ballistic missiles left, which can reach Israel from its original 2,500 total, IDF sources have admitted to The Jerusalem Post that no one really knows for certain. The exchange came after Channel 12 reported on Saturday night from air force IDF Col.

Sources: IDF does not actually know how many ballistic missiles Iran has left

An Easter egg hunt in south-western Germany took a worrying turn on Sunday when two men discovered a vial labelled "Polonium 210" in a garden, triggering an emergency response as authorities tested for the potentially lethal radioactive substance. District fire chief Andy Dorroch said the men found a small white plastic bottle with a red cap and called the emergency services.

Vial marked 'Polonium 210' sparks scare during German Easter egg hunt

Storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead, 137 injured and 5,800 families affected. Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes were triggered by heavy rain over the past 10 days — with damage to businesses, agricultural land, water wells and irrigation canals.

Floods, Landslides Triggered By Heavy Rain In Afghanistan Leave 77 Dead In 10 days, Authorities Say

The Israeli military said on Sunday it has killed a senior commander of the Oil Headquarters of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of commerce within the Oil Headquarters, was killed on Friday during airstrikes in the Tehran area, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

Israel reports killing another senior Iranian oil official

Israel's military said it again attacked targets of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, with witnesses reporting five heavy bombardments in the southern suburbs of Dahiyeh. Lebanon's Health Ministry reported four dead and dozens injured.

Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah continue to trade attacks

The IDF identified 165 Hezbollah rocket launches targeting Israel, falling near UNIFIL posts in southern Lebanon. The military continues operations against Hezbollah in the region.

Hezbollah rockets hit 165 UNIFIL positions in Lebanon while targeting Israel, IDF reveals

Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility during January's anti-government protests. The men were among four facing execution in a crackdown on unrest.

Iran executes two men who tried storming military facility during January protest crackdown

Ukraine warns Russia is establishing long-range drone control stations in Belarus, intensifying the war and threatening NATO's eastern flank.

Russia Establishing Long-Range Drone Bases In Belarus, Warns Ukraine

UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia continue to face Iranian missile and drone attacks, targeting energy and infrastructure sites despite growing defenses. The Gulf States, such as the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, continue to face Iranian threats.

Gulf countries continue to face Iran attacks as criticial energy infrastructure at risk

The ambulance departs for its 1,650-mile (2,655km) journey to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Easter Sunday.

Aid sent by ambulance to Ukraine front line

The suspect was arrested shortly after committing the crimes; he was indicted for trespassing, theft, breaking and entering, and using a vehicle to commit a crime. Israel Police filed an indictment on Tuesday against a man who allegedly dressed as an emergency worker and looted abandoned houses in Dimona the week before, following a highly destructive missile barrage.

Looter indicted after pretending to be emergency worker at Dimona rocket crash site

As Iranian regime forces opened fired on citizens celebrating the dictator's death, London-based artist Naz used music on social media to make the voices of a jubilant, yet battered, nation heard. Just days after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Naz - a London-based artist and TikToker of Iranian descent - appeared in a music video celebrating the dictator’s death.

Dancing through the crackdown: The satirical song soundtracking post-Khamenei Iran

Demonstrators carried signs reading “We must stop” and “Bibi will kill us all,” while about 200 people gathered at Horev Junction in Haifa. Anti-war demonstrations were held across Israel on Saturday evening, with protesters gathering in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, and Kfar Saba despite strict wartime restrictions on public assembly.

Anti-war protests held across Israel under wartime gathering limits

The summer residence of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has been sold, municipal officials confirmed on Saturday. Villa Mussolini, situated on the seafront promenade of the seaside resort of Riccione on the Adriatic coast, now belongs to the local council.

Mussolini's summer villa on Adriatic coast sold for €1.2 million

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday drew ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives in a new opinion poll. Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), dropped by one percentage point to 25% in the INSA poll for the Sunday edition of the Bild newspaper.

Germany's far-right AfD tops poll ahead of Merz's conservatives

According to the Israel Police and the IDF, no injuries or casualties were reported in the military base hit, while additional falls were reported across central Israel. Missile fragments hit a parking lot near the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, which serves as the IDF's headquarters, after Iran launched multiple rounds of cluster munitions at central Israel on Saturday.

IDF confirms Iranian missile fragments hit near Kirya, multiple cars ablaze in Ramat Gan

IRAN AFFIARS: Iranian dissident Afshin Javid describes how the regime indoctrinates children to dream of martyrdom. The civilian cost of the war against the Islamic regime is a tragic but necessary sacrifice that the large majority of Iranians are willing to endure so their children may one day live in freedom.

Former IRGC child executioner tells ‘Post’ how he became devout Christian dissident

Germany has recorded a third consecutive day of record diesel prices after the government introduced a new measure earlier this week, the country's ADAC automobile association said on Saturday. The average daily price of diesel nationwide reached €2.

Germany sees third consecutive diesel price record after rule change

Israel launched a series of strikes in Lebanon early on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, amid a further wave of attacks from Hezbollah and Iran. "The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Beirut," the military said in a statement on Telegram.

Israel strikes Beirut amid rocket fire from Hezbollah and Iran

Under Germany's new military service law, men aged between 17 and 45 will have to seek approval for being abroad for more than three months, the Defence Ministry confirmed to dpa on Saturday following press reports. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's administration passed a law late last year to bring back military service - initially in a voluntary capacity - in an effort to boost troop numbers.

German men need approval for stays abroad under military service law

Suspected Mafia boss Roberto Mazzarella has been arrested in a luxury resort on Italy's Amalfi coast, authorities in Vietri sul Mare south-east of Naples reported on Saturday. The 48-year-old suspect, believed to be the head of Naples' Mazzarella Clan and wanted in connection with a number of contract murders, had been found with his family in a villa in the resort, the report said.

Italian police hold suspected boss of Naples Mafia's Mazzarella Clan

Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia have run out of fuel as the Iran war disrupts global oil shipments and pushes up prices.

Australians told to continue Easter travel plans despite fuel shortages

Hezbollah views Israel’s shift away from disarming the group as a strategic win, believing that the Israeli climbdown will benefit its survival and influence in Lebanon. Hezbollah appears to be keenly listening to recent Israeli reports that indicate the Israel Defense Forces will not be able to disarm the Iranian-backed terrorist group.

Hezbollah sees potential win as Israel backs down from disarmament goal

Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight killed five people and injured 30 more, Ukrainian officials said Saturday.  The attacks came as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.  Russia fired 286 drones at Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed, the Ukrainian Air Force said in an online statement.

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 5 people and wound 30 more

An airstrike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant has killed a plant security officer and damaged a building on the site in The Gulf, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. IRNA reported that the projectile had struck near a fence around the site and that there had been no damage to the main parts of the power plant.

Attacks on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant and on Iraq border crossing

The Senegalese government has banned all but essential foreign trips for government ministers as part of cost-saving measures triggered by the energy crisis linked to the Iran war.  Senegal, like many African countries, imports most of the petroleum products it consumes, leaving its economy vulnerable to supply disruptions such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent the price of crude soaring.  Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said Friday that his office was taking steps to limit pub

Senegal limits foreign trips for officials as the fallout from Iran war deepens

Israel launched a series of strikes in Lebanon early on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. "The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Beirut," the military said in a statement on Telegram.

Israeli strikes on Beirut, as Hezbollah and Iran attack Israel

Finance and economy ministers from Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain are pressing for the European Commission to impose windfall taxes on energy companies as they profit from the crisis caused by the Iran war, dpa learnt on Saturday. The ministers point to a solidarity levy imposed during the energy crisis that followed the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 in a letter addressed to Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.

Five EU states press for windfall taxes on fossil energy sector

At least 61 people have been killed and 116 injured across Afghanistan since March 26 due to heavy rainfall, floods, landslides and lightning strikes, the Afghan government said on Saturday. At least four people were still missing after floods affected thousands of families and damaged 2,448 houses, Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on X.

Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises to 61

Dutch police are investigating a small explosion outside a Christian center that promotes Israel.  Police in Gelderland province said in a post on X that nobody was injured in the explosion on Friday night and that it caused only limited damage at an address in Nijkerk, in the central Netherlands.  The group Christians for Israel said the detonation targeted its Israel Center in Nijkerk and was caused by an explosive device.

Dutch police probe a small blast outside a pro-Israel Christian center

Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family.  Khoza is one of 133 people whose sight was restored during a “marathon” of free cataract surgeries conducted by doctors in South Africa at two hospitals over two weekends last month.  “Wow!” a delighted Khoza whispered as a nurse peeled back a bandage a day after her operation, and the world came back into view.

'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South Africans

The European Union should abandon the unanimity principle that governs most of its decision-making, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has told news outlets of the Funke Media Group in remarks published on Saturday. Wadephul pointed in particular to a dispute with Hungary over a large loan to Ukraine backed by other EU members.

German foreign minister backs abandoning EU's unanimity principle

An explosion has occurred at the Israel Centre in Nijkerk to the east of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Dutch media reported on Saturday. No one was injured in the blast, which took place late on Friday, the ANP news agency reported, citing police.

No injuries after blast at pro-Israel centre in the Netherlands

The beach-style pontoons are aimed at common terns, which migrate from Africa for the UK summer.

New nesting beach for birds at RSPB reserve

One religious brotherhood’s refusal to include women in its Holy Week procession has made front-page news in Spain, whose Easter-time festivities dating back centuries are among the most fervently celebrated in the world.  The exclusion is the exception in the Catholic processions that have been unfolding across the country.  There was indignation at the controversy unfolding in Sagunto, where a majority of the Puríssima Sang de Nostre Senyor Jesucrist brotherhood’s members voted to exclude wome

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