COPENHAGEN, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Saturday she was "not optimistic" the bloc would take action against Israel over the war in Gaza due to splits between member states. Foreign ministers meeting in Denmark will discuss a proposal to suspend EU funding to Israeli start-ups as initial punishment for the situation in Gaza. But the bloc has so far failed to garner the majority needed to take that step -- let alone move ahead with more forceful measures against Israel. "I'm not very optimistic, and today we are definitely not going to adopt decisions," Kallas told journalists at the start of the Denmark meeting. Splits within the European Union between countries backing Israel...
JERUSALEM, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Israeli military declared Gaza City "a dangerous combat zone" on Friday ahead of a looming offensive to conquer...
JERUSALEM, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Israeli military expressed regret Friday after Lebanon's army reported two of its soliders were killed when an Israeli...
JERUSALEM, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was engaged in talks aimed at the demilitarisation of southern Syria,...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Saturday evening, Indian TV...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Ukrainian lawmaker who formerly served as speaker of parliament was shot dead on Saturday in the western...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russia launched "massive" strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts...
GENEVA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The head of the international Red Cross on Saturday denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City...
DHAKA, August 30, 2025 (BSS) - The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed across the country today, drawing attention to the...
LONDON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Three men were arrested after two police officers suffered minor injuries during a protest outside a UK hotel used...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain...
ROUEN, France, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd outside a wine bar in northern France after an...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping began welcoming dignitaries including United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and Egyptian Premier Moustafa Madbouly...