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.
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.
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.
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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.
Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal offence. The Israel Police condemned an online defamation and shaming campaign being perpetuated on social media against a female officer stationed in the Jerusalem district on Thursday.
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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.
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.
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.
The beach-style pontoons are aimed at common terns, which migrate from Africa for the UK summer.
According to the report by KAN, the officer allegedely made made sexually explicit statements towards his subordinate, with the incident being investigated. An officer from Lahav 433, Israel's "FBI," is being investigated after he sexually harassed a policewoman who was working as his direct subordinate, KAN reported on Friday.
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
According to Israel Police, missile shrapnel fell in an industrial site in the Negev region, with Israeli media reporting no hazardous leaks. Sirens sounded across Israel throughout Friday night, with reported falls in central and southern Israel causing no casualties.