New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.

Tuesday's high-level meeting of the supporter states of Ukraine sends a strong signal of unity, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. The agreed joint declaration sends a clear message, she wrote after the discussions in Paris.

In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling. The IDF’s new security fence with Jordan could be completed as early as the start of 2028, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox individuals have demonstrated against their conscription into the Israeli military, according to media reports. Leading rabbis called for the protest in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.

Germany has raised the prospect of a military involvement in securing a potential ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting of Kiev's allies in Paris. "This could include, for example, us registering forces for Ukraine on neighbouring NATO territory after a ceasefire," Chancellor Friedrich Merz said following the meeting.

Ukraine's supporter states have agreed on contributions to efforts to end the Russian war at a meeting in Paris, a top EU official said on Tuesday evening. "We stand ready to commit to a system of politically and legally binding guarantees that will be activated once a ceasefire enters into force," European Council President António Costa posted on X after the consultations.

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France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.

IDF soldiers destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in northern Gaza as part of ongoing operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, the military said. The IDF destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, the military confirmed on Sunday.

Schools in "safe and secure areas" will be allowed to reopen after 250 children were taken in November.

It is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in Niger state, and comes a day after officials said schools could reopen following a mass abduction last year.

To date, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have succeeded in catching and stopping such efforts, but some of the rocket building efforts have progressed to later stages. Despite a recent wave of “lone-wolf”-style terror attacks, the IDF is confident that its strategy of keeping large forces in Palestinian West Bank refugee camps long-term will quell the escalation, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Disturbances occurred when protesters attempted to block vehicles by lying on the roadway in Kiryat Ono, Israel Police said. Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters took to the streets on Sunday, demonstrating against the IDF enlistment day, recruiting haredi conscripts into combat units in Israel’s military.

The peace-loving pachyderm and lager promoter was an icon of successful conservation, say officials.

Winds from the Arctic bring more cold weather across parts of the West Midlands.

People on the streets of Venezuela experienced fear, confusion and relief after the surprise US attack on the country overnight; However, with the news that President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces, many also dared to express hope. A 56-year-old woman from the east of the capital Caracas described to dpa how she experienced the night: "It started after midnight.

Venezuelans living in exile in Spain celebrated the capture of the authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Madrid. Spanish media estimated their number to be several hundred, as they sang songs of joy and prayed the Lord's Prayer together, as could be seen on television.

The military slammed the terror organization for breaching the ceasefire, noting that loading the launcher is a violation of the US-brokered agreement. The IDF struck and destroyed a Hamas tunnel shaft in northern Gaza that contained a rocket launcher that was loaded and ready to fire at the southern Israeli city of Sderot, the military announced on Saturday evening.

“The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country," Trump wrote online.

The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to treating winter sports enthusiasts who have accidents on the slopes. Eric Bonvin, general director of the regional hospital in Sion that took in several dozen injured people, said those with severe burns face months of treatment but expressed hope that their youth will speed their recovery. The injured were teenagers and young adu

Crash kills two men and injures British boxer Anthony Joshua in Nigeria.

The former heavyweight champion was a passenger in the crash, which killed two of his team members on Monday.

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Brandenburg is taking back its lawsuit against a domestic intelligence agency which had classified it as a suspected far-right extremist party six years ago, justice authorities said Friday. The announcement was made by the Potsdam Administrative Court.

Kyrylo Budanov has led the Hur military intelligence, which has claimed a number of highly-effective strikes against Russia.

Last week, Israel became the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, angering international powers who bemoaned the move at the United Nations Security Council. Somalia’s claim that Somaliland traded recognition from Israel in exchange for accepting Palestinians displaced from Gaza is false, Somaliland’s Foreign Ministry asserted on Thursday, denying rumors that the newly recognized state would accept Palestinians or become a hub for a military base.

A shutdown of Aden airport was ordered by the transportation minister in the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) that runs southern Yemen, a Saudi source told Reuters on Thursday. A shutdown of Aden airport was ordered by the transportation minister in the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) that runs southern Yemen, a Saudi source told Reuters on Thursday.

Ban could cut hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza off from essential care, Doctors Without Borders warns.

The number of unauthorized entries into Germany has halved over the past two years, according to figures released by the border police on Thursday. The police recorded 62,526 illegal entries across Germany’s land, air and sea borders in 2025.