A volcano in the southwestern portion of Iceland erupted on Monday after weeks of increased and intense seismic activity, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.In a post on X, the Icelandic Met Office said the eruption started at about 10:17 p.m. local time, after an “earthquake swarm” that began an…

BEIRUT (AP) — France’s foreign minister urged Lebanese leaders on Monday to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the Israel-Hamas war could still spread to other parts of the region.Catherine Colonna’s visit to Lebanon came a day after she visited Israel, where she called for…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s weekend snap election was held in “unjust conditions,” with multiple reports of irregularities, international observers said on Monday, as opponents of populist President Aleksandar Vucic took to the streets claiming the vote was rigged.Political tensions spiked in the Balkan country over the parliamentary and local…

Supporters of Albania’s center-right opposition swarmed around the Parliament building Monday as lawmakers weighed stripping former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of prosecutorial immunity.Prosecutors sought the motion after Berisha failed to comply with orders to stay in Albania and report to them every two weeks.”We are and will remain freedom fighters…

The oil minister in Iran confirmed on Monday that a cyberattack caused a nationwide disruption to gas stations.Reuters reported that the hacking group, Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow,” claimed to carry out the attack, as reported by Iranian state TV and Israeli local media.Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji told Iranian…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, whose questionable human rights record and crackdowns on dissent have created cause for concern on the world stage, has been reelected.El-Sissi won 89.6% of last week’s vote against three virtually unknown challengers.El-Sissi first secured his airtight grip on Egypt’s government in 2013, when he spearheaded…

For the first time, artificial intelligence has been used to deliver a speech by Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to supporters. The stunning development could help his political party to win upcoming elections, analysts said Monday.The replicated voice of Pakistan’s most popular opposition figure was used to address…

An explosion and inferno occurred at Guinea’s main fuel depot in Conakry, leaving at least 11 people dead and over 80 seriously injured.The incident occurred after midnight on Sunday, sparking a fire at the Guinean Petroleum Company depot in the Kaloum administrative district.The death toll is expected to rise, with…

Ukraine’s Army Cmdr. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi has revealed that a covert listening device was discovered in one of his offices.Suspicion immediately fell on Russia amid the almost 22-month war between the two countries that is set to grind on into another year.Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has survived multiple assassination attempts carried…

The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany, Pit and Paule, to China.Despite being a popular attraction in Berlin since their birth in 2019, the return of Pit and Paule to China was part of the contractual agreement from the beginning.The four-year-old pandas left Berlin on…