Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time

For the first time in recorded history, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland, with three specimens discovered this month in Kjos, a rural valley area near Hvalfjordur.
20 Oct, 2025
Trump’s remarks on destroying Iran nuclear sites a ‘dream’: Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rebuffed claims by US President Donald Trump that Iran’s nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June.
20 Oct, 2025
President Erdogan set for Gulf tour aimed at boosting economic, strategic ties

The Turkish president’s three-nation visit comes as Ankara seeks deeper regional cooperation amid shifting Middle East dynamics.
20 Oct, 2025
Offshore shadows: Energy, security and hidden circuits of the Eastern Mediterranean

Dozens of ‘renewable energy’ firms in the Greek Cypriot administration appear linked to some tech and defence networks with operational ties with Israel.
20 Oct, 2025

Erdogan congratulates Erhurman on victory in TRNC presidential election

Fresh Israeli strikes kill at least 21 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

Russia claims control of two more settlements in eastern Ukraine

Israel launches air strikes in Rafah despite ceasefire with Hamas: report

In pictures: Turkish aid group launches debris removal, cleanup in Gaza’s north
18 Oct, 2025
How India’s ‘bulldozer justice’ is targeting Muslims who say ‘I love Muhammad’
Across BJP-ruled states, peaceful religious expression is met with arrests and home demolitions, raising serious concerns about shrinking space for Muslim identity and religious freedom in India.

16 Oct, 2025
Russia to start ‘immediately’ preparing Putin-Trump summit
The Kremlin said on Thursday it would “immediately” start preparing a summit between Russian and US presidents after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held an “extremely frank and trustful” phone call.

16 Oct, 2025
Displacement in Haiti hits record as 1.4 million flee gang violence: UN agency
The number of people displaced by violence and insecurity in Haiti has reached a record 1.4 million, the highest ever recorded in the country, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

16 Oct, 2025
Gaza receives bodies of 30 more Palestinians as part of ceasefire deal
Israel currently keeps the bodies of 735 Palestinian prisoners, including 67 children, the Palestinian advocacy group says.

15 Oct, 2025
Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East
Tehran’s nuclear strategy unfolds as a measured, strategic approach, buying time amid reinstated sanctions, even as it remains locked with the West in a costly stalemate that can only shift through verifiable limits.

13 Oct, 2025
Trump says he will send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if war with Russia not settled
US President says Ukraine would “like to have Tomahawks” as he left for Israel and Egypt ahead of the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit on Gaza ceasefire.

11 Oct, 2025
North Korea displays new long-range missile at military parade celebrating Kim Jong-Un’s leadership
The new Hwasong-20 missile is described as the “most powerful nuclear strategic weapons system.”

10 Oct, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Out of 338 nominees, Machado, 58, emerged as this year’s laureate, beating high-profile candidates including US President Donald Trump.

9 Oct, 2025
Hail of gunfire interrupts Haiti govt leaders’ meeting aimed at showing security had been restored
Heavy gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince on Thursday after Haiti’s leaders made the rare and defiant decision to meet at the National Palace to symbolise the retaking of an area long controlled by powerful gangs.

14 Sep, 2025
Iran says European countries will ‘lose it all’ if they reimpose nuclear sanctions
Iran has strongly rejected any attempt by the UK, Germany, and France to reimpose sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, saying they have no legal, political, or moral right to do so.




