The United States has approved the sale of 500 advanced Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, a $2.1bn (£1.6bn) package intended to strengthen the country’s defences as Russia intensifies its strikes on cities and energy infrastructure, according to BBC News. The State Department said the missiles would be paid for entirely by Ukraine’s European and […]
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Several oil tankers have been reported struck and set ablaze around the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a wider threat to one of the world’s most important energy routes, reported by Al Jazeera News. Iran’s navy said two tankers caught fire after striking mines in the eastern part of the strait. A separate Iranian […]
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Iran has sharply criticised a new United Nations human rights report, accusing its author of ignoring alleged crimes by the United States and Israel while focusing criticism on Tehran, according to Mehr News Agency. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei made the accusation in a post on X on Friday. He said the report by Mai […]
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Ukraine’s best known investigative journalist, Mykhailo Tkach, has revealed fresh details about an Austrian intelligence operation that led to his temporary arrest, along with his cameraman, Yaroslav Bondarenko, in Vienna on October 8. Both were detained on suspicion of espionage, an incident that has raised serious questions about press freedom, intelligence surveillance and the risks […]
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Pakistan says its army has destroyed several posts and military positions belonging to Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities near the two countries’ contested frontier, in the latest sign of a deepening crisis between the neighbouring states. State-run media reported on Friday that the operation followed what Islamabad described as unprovoked Afghan fire across the border. It said […]
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Hackers have stolen 6.3 billion dollars from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts believe may be the biggest financial theft in history. Blockchain researchers have blamed North Korea’s elite hacking unit. The theft unfolded in about 20 minutes late on Thursday. According to the US blockchain firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis, hackers […]
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Austria will make prescription charges lighter for many patients from January 2027, lowering the annual ceiling on what people must pay for prescribed medicines. The cap will fall from 2 percent to 1.875 percent of a person’s yearly net income. Once patients reach that limit, they will pay no further prescription fees for the rest […]
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Austria Sharpens Limits on Refugee Family Reunification Austria has moved to sharply restrict family reunification for recognised refugees, announcing quotas that will allow only 314 people to enter the country through the scheme in each of 2026 and 2027. The rules, set out in two new Interior Ministry regulations sent for review on Friday, apply […]
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The United States has dismissed one of its most senior military planners amid reports that he leaked classified information to the media, according to Agency France Press. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed from his post as head of strategy, plans, and policy on the Joint Staff, according to US media reports citing unnamed […]
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Canada will not become an associated member of the European Union for now, after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ambitious proposal failed to win support from other EU leaders, according to News ORF. Instead, the draft statement for the EU-Canada summit, which began on Thursday, says only that the two sides will develop […]
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