A veertigtal heads of state and government officials, including Donald Trump and Volodimir Zelenski, are set to attend the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was devastated by a fire in April 2019.
After capturing Aleppo and Hama, Syrian rebels are now pushing towards Homs, the country's third city, causing thousands to flee in anticipation of the approaching battle.
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo expect to identify the cause of the outbreak of an unknown infectious disease within days.
A handwritten letter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was auctioned off for 440,000 euros in Madrid by International Autograph Auctions Europa.
Syrian government forces lose control of the city of Hama as rebels make significant gains.
A statue of the late Wagner boss Evgeny Prigozhin was unveiled in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. The statue depicts Prigozhin in a bulletproof vest with a walkie-talkie in hand, accompanied by Wagner founder Dmitry Utkin holding a Kalashnikov.
Israel is facing increasing international criticism following a new report by Amnesty accusing the country of genocide in Gaza. Find out how Israel is responding to these accusations.
Rebels have surrounded the Syrian city of Hama from three sides, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
France is once again in a state of political chaos following the fall of the Barnier cabinet after a vote of no confidence. The left-wing coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) and the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) disagreed with the billions of euros in budget cuts deemed necessary by Barnier to reduce the budget deficit and national debt.
The sudden disappearance of 42-year-old farmer Antonio Strangio has raised concerns among Italian authorities as his burned-out car was found in Calabria, Italy.
At least 143 people have died in the past month in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an unknown disease. The disease has been contained in the Kwango province, southwest of the DRC's capital Kinshasa. The Congolese government has dispatched a medical team to conduct further research, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Recent cable breaks in Finland have raised concerns, with one cable intentionally damaged near Helsinki and investigations ongoing for another break. The Finnish government is closely monitoring the situation, with authorities cooperating with Sweden. This incident comes after previous disruptions in the Nordic region, highlighting the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
The Malta summit marked the end of the Cold War, but recent events suggest otherwise. Learn about the historic meeting and its relevance today.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is facing accusations regarding his involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2022, with his lawyers now shifting the blame to high-ranking military officials in his government.
Iran has pledged full support to the Syrian government following rebel attacks on Aleppo, the country's second city.
Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has intensified its air strikes on areas in Syria where rebels have gained ground in recent days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
China strongly condemns the visit of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to the American state of Hawaii, stating that it will take resolute countermeasures against the recent US arms sales to Taiwan.
Syrian rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have seized half of the city of Aleppo according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian army is said to be retreating from the city.
A wealthy art collector, who paid almost 6 million euros for a piece of art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, has reportedly eaten the banana.
A recent study by Imperial College in London suggests that men struggling with obesity may experience memory problems ten years earlier than obese women.
A man from Massachusetts, USA, who was wrongfully convicted of murder was awarded $13 million in compensation, but is receiving only a small portion of the amount.
China has launched an investigation into its Minister of Defense, according to reports from the British business newspaper Financial Times. The probe is part of a wider effort to combat corruption within the Chinese military.
A man wanted in the US for terrorist bomb attacks has been arrested after more than twenty years in a remote area in North Wales.
An uncovered secret memo from 2016 reveals that US intelligence agencies believe Vladimir Putin will persist in carrying out assassinations abroad.
The flight recorders of the Boeing 737-476 operated by Swiftair, which crashed just before the runway in Vilnius on Monday, have been located and are being examined by Lithuanian authorities. The cause of the crash is still unknown.
An Austrian man claims to have found a secret mine containing Nazi loot, but his mining permit has been revoked by local authorities, raising questions about the truth behind his discovery.
French prosecutors have demanded a twenty-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, the main suspect in a large-scale rape case involving his wife, Gisèle Pelicot.
Ukrainian troops now occupy just over half of the territory they conquered earlier this year in the Russian region of Koersk. They are fighting to maintain a strong negotiating position.
The centrist-left politician Yamandú Orsi has been elected as the new president of Uruguay. His opponent, Delgado, conceded defeat earlier in the evening.
Russian forces have reportedly recruited hundreds of Yemeni fighters, promising high salaries and Russian citizenship, to fight in Ukraine.
