Malta hosts first Duanwu Cup dragon boat friendship race

May 25, 2025

Valletta [Malta], May 25: The first Duanwu Cup dragon boat friendship race in Malta was held Saturday in the historic eastern Maltese city of Birgu...

Power restored in Cannes after suspected arson disrupts film festival

May 25, 2025

Paris [France], May 25: Electricity has been restored in the southern French city of Cannes after a major power cut disrupted the closing weekend of...

Murder arrest after three children and woman die in London house fire

May 25, 2025

London [UK], May 25: Three children and a woman have died after a house fire in north-west London, with a man arrested on suspicion of...

Suspect in Germany's Hamburg station attack to be placed in psychiatric clinic

May 25, 2025

Hamburg [Germany], May 25: A magistrate has ordered the 39-year-old suspect in the knife attack at Hamburg's central train station to be placed in a...

Syria's Al Sharaa meets Erdogan in Turkiye as sanctions lifted

May 25, 2025

Istanbul [Turkey], May 25: Syria's interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa has met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other top officials in Istanbul as Western...

Lebanon's local elections provide litmus test for weakened Hezbollah

May 25, 2025

Beirut [Lebanon], May 25: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday called on his compatriots to vote en masse in local elections seen as an important...

European Commission calls on Hungary to drop law against NGOs

May 25, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], May 25: The European Commission is threatening action against Hungary if the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban passes a controversial bill restricting...

Venezuela opposition politician among dozens arrested

May 25, 2025

Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 25: Venezuela's authoritarian government has stepped up its crackdown on opponents ahead of Sunday's regional and parliamentary elections, according to opposition...

Russia and Ukraine exchange another 307 prisoners in major swap deal

May 25, 2025

Moscow [Russia], May 25: Russia and Ukraine continued their largest prisoner exchange to date on Saturday, releasing a further 307 people each, after another heavy...