French President Emmanuel Macron held a national ceremony to honor victims of Hamas’ attack in Israel, labeling it as the “largest antisemitic massacre of our century.”Forty-two French citizens died in the attack, with three hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.The ceremony featured empty chairs representing the absent hostages, and…

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has reiterated the country’s stance against seeking its own nuclear deterrent in response to North Korean threats.Yoon acknowledged South Korea’s capability to quickly acquire nuclear weapons technology but deemed it unrealistic due to potential economic repercussions.Yoon, a conservative elected in 2022, has consistently sought…

An Iran watchdog group says the country has enough weapons-grade uranium to build a nuclear weapon in just one week.The Institute for Science and International Security published the findings in a report on Monday, saying Tehran could produce a total of six bombs in a month.”The volatile situation in the…

Germany’s Cabinet has approved plans to reduce the minimum sentence for spreading child sexual abuse images.The current law penalizes dissemination of such content with a prison sentence of one to 10 years.The proposed legislation will reduce the minimum sentence to six months to restore flexibility in sentencing.Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday…

Russia’s Black Sea fleet has suffered severe setbacks as Ukrainian forces continue to cripple a major piece of Moscow’s war effort. Last week, Ukrainian media touted a major victory over the Russian fleet with the publication of a video that allegedly showed the destruction of a nearly $70 million missile ship,…

A Malaysian facilitator announced on Wednesday that the Thai government and Muslim separatist rebels in southern Thailand have reached an agreement to end their conflict.The talks, held over two days in Kuala Lumpur, will resume over the next two months to finalize details of the peace plan.The breakthrough comes after…

Russia has released millions of dollars in frozen financial assets to North Korea in exchange for weapons, according to reports.Approximately $9 million has been unfrozen following the provision of arms for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a report from The New York Times.The report cited multiple intelligence officials…

A couple of bombings in Pakistan at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate killed at least 24 people and wounded more than two dozen others on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections.The first attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province, provincial government spokesperson…

Israeli intelligence says dozens of hostages previously thought to be alive in Gaza are now confirmed dead, according to a report from the New York Times.Israeli officials have concluded that at least 32 of the 136 hostages thought to be in Gaza have been killed. Israel reportedly has informed the…

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby apologized Tuesday for falsely saying last week that Iraqi officials were notified before a series of coordinated air strikes.Kirby initially said on Friday that the bombing of targets related to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps inside Iraqi borders was communicated to national…