Daily Archives: 10 February، 2025

Russia says its captured another village in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine

Muhamad Yehia Moscow claims to have seized the eastern Ukrainian village of Novovasylivka as it appears to be slowly closing in on the key logistic city of Prokrovsk. Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes …

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Kremlin collaborator and Donetsk paramilitary leader killed in Moscow bomb explosion

Muhamad Yehia Armen Sarkisyan, the Moscow-backed collaborator from Ukraine’s Donetsk region, died in hospital after being injured in an explosion in an elite residential complex in Moscow on Monday, according to Russian state-run outlets. A blast in an upscale residential block in Moscow killed one person and wounded four others …

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German election: Who are the top candidates and what are their policy priorities?

Muhamad Yehia Germany’s conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in the polls, with the CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor after the 23 February vote. Germany will head to the polls for snap federal elections on 23 February in a vote that will shape the course of the EU’s …

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‘Unacceptable’: European countries firmly reject Trump’s plan to take over Gaza

Muhamad Yehia European countries reiterated their support for the two-state solution after Donald Trump suggested America “take over” the Gaza Strip. Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.8 million Palestinians to turn the devastated enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with strong criticism and …

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Gunman may have attended school where he killed 11 in mass shooting, say Swedish police

Muhamad Yehia Police have provided information on the gunman who opened fire and killed 11 people at an adult education centre on Tuesday in the Swedish city of Örebro. Swedish police said on Thursday the shooter that killed 11 in the central city of Örebro may have attended the school …

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Thousands of students block traffic in Athens over delays to Tempi rail crash probe

Muhamad Yehia The crash happened just before midnight on 28 February, 2023, when a freight train and a passenger train crashed head-on on the line linking Athens with Thessaloniki, killing 57 people. Thousands of high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against …

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Hamas delays next hostage release, accusing Israel of ceasefire violations

Muhamad Yehia Five exchanges between the two sides have freed 21 hostages and 730 prisoners so far. A spokesperson for militant group Hamas on Monday accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement between the two sides and has said the next hostage release, planned for Saturday, will be delayed. …

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Five ideas for reshaping Europe’s future defence sector – analysis

Muhamad Yehia EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius envisions a ‘Big Bang’ approach for the European defence industry – but what does that mean? The European Union is preparing for a worst-case military scenario—a Russian attack on one of its 27 member states. EU Commissioner for Defence and …

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Trump Signs Proclamation Recognizing Feb. 9 as ‘Gulf of America’ Day

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sunday declaring Feb. 9 as “the first-ever Gulf of America Day,” following his executive order on Jan. 20 to rename the ocean basin previously known as the Gulf of Mexico. Trump signed the proclamation while flying over the newly renamed gulf …

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