FRANCE 24’s Antonia Kerrigan looks back over the first day of the trial of four Bulgarians accused of defacing a Holocaust memorial with red hand prints. The Paris prosecutor’s office says the incident may have been orchestrated by Russia.
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms
There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff.
Massive Azure outage knocks out Microsoft 365 and Xbox – what we know so far
No, it’s not just you. Several Azure-based services are down.
Trump And Xi To Meet After Six Years, Trade And Tensions Dominate The Table
After a six-year gap, US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet on Thursday in Busan on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown
Army says 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne to redeploy to Kentucky ‘without replacement’The US military is reducing the number of troops it has stationed in Romania, scaling back Nato’s deployment to countries along Europe’s eastern b…
Fed cuts interest rates for second time this year amid economic uncertainty
Central bank sets rates at range between 3.75% and 4% amid turbulence from government shutdown and Trump’s tariffsThe US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, the second rate cut this year amid economic turbulence from the federal government…
Two men admit role in Louvre heist while jewels remain missing
Two men arrested on Saturday in connection with the Louvre Museum heist have partially admitted their part in the raid, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau revealed on Wednesday.
Genocide warnings ‘flashing red’ after RSF takeover of Sudan’s El-Fasher
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized the western city of El-Fasher amid reports of extreme violence and mass killings. The capture of the key city in the Darfur region is a strategic boon for the paramilitary group, raising fears that Sudan’…
Report: Almost 280 Israeli soldiers attempted suicide since onset of 2024
A new report shows that 279 Israeli soldiers attempted suicide between January 2024 and July 2025, amid Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.