Arsenal’s title hopes are hit by another injury to one of their forwards as Kai Havertz is ruled out for the rest of the season. Arsenal have confirmed that forward Kai Havertz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a hamstring injury – dealing a seismic blow to their Premier League title challenge. … Read more
Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages Financial Times Israel threatens ‘intense fighting’ in Gaza if Hamas doesn’t release hostages NBC News Israel and Hamas Agree to Resolve Cease-Fire Dispute The Wall Street Journal Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire Reuters Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs warns Hamas not to test Trump … Read more
Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul. A suicide attacker has detonated explosives near a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding three others, a Taliban government spokesman has said. The attacker attempted to enter the Afghan Ministry of … Read more
One of the earliest pieces from Pablo Picasso’s iconic Blue Period has revealed an unexpected discovery: another figure beneath the surface. This finding provides further insight into the process of the painter’s work during this pivotal time in his life. Three things to know: The 1901 painting titled “Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto” portrays … Read more
Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022. France and Senegal are setting terms for a withdrawal of all French soldiers stationed in the West African country by the end of this year. The two countries said in a statement on Wednesday that they are establishing a … Read more
US president’s latest actions may have caused irreparable damage. Consistency builds trust. For decades, the United States has been a global superpower. But in a little more than three weeks, President Donald Trump has bewildered friends and bamboozled foes. So will his second term speed up the emergence of a new world order? And can … Read more
“The state devalues all those who voluntarily joined the army at the beginning of a full-scale war,” Masi Nayyem, a Ukrainian serviceman and prominent lawyer, said in a Facebook post. “It seems that when choosing between unpopular decisions, they decided to neglect the motivation of those already in service,” added Nayyem, who has served in … Read more
The UN-recognised government condemns assassination attempt targeting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Adel Jumaa. Libya’s Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Adel Jumaa has been injured following a gun attack in the capital. The Libya Observer and Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday that unknown gunmen opened fire on Jumaa’s vehicle in Tripoli, leaving him … Read more
White House says US President Trump and special envoy Witkoff ‘negotiated an exchange’. Russia has released Marc Fogel, an American teacher that Washington deemed to be wrongfully detained, after three and a half years in prison, the White House has announced. Fogel, 63, had been detained in Russia since August 2021 after being handed a … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned Hamas on Tuesday that if hostages were not released by noon on Saturday, the cease-fire in the war in the Gaza Strip would end and Israeli troops would resume “intense fighting.” Mr. Netanyahu said that Hamas’s threat on Monday to postpone the next round of hostage releases amounted … Read more