Yearly Archives: 2025

‘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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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigns to avoid political crisis

Muhamad Yehia A third request to suspend Iohannis from office was set to be discussed and voted upon in the country’s parliament on Tuesday. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigned from office on Monday in a move he said was to prevent the country from entering a crisis that would ensue …

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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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Ukraine Launches New Offensive Into Russia’s Kursk

Muhamad Yehia Ukraine is launching a new offensive into Russia’s Kursk region as it struggles to fend off Moscow’s advances in its own southeastern territories. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the new assaults into Kursk during a Feb. 7 address, saying that a “significant number” of Russian troops were killed. …

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Trump Says He Has Spoken Directly to Putin About Ending War in Ukraine

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump said on Feb. 7 that he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the Russia–Ukraine war, drawing a response from the Kremlin. Speaking to the New York Post in an exclusive interview on Air Force One, Trump said that he did speak with …

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