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Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 ahead of presidential inauguration

A truck bomb exploded Saturday near a Colombian police station not far from the Venezuelan border, wounding 14 people just days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office.

Hundreds of minors sleep rough in Ceuta migrant crisis

In dirty t-shirts and flimsy sandals, hundreds of unaccompanied minors slept outdoors in a disused industrial park in Ceuta after swimming to the Spanish territory from Morocco, AFP saw Saturday.

US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East

US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned American citizens to beware of an "unforeseen escalation" in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave.

Moroccans ejected from Spain's Ceuta lament 'broken dreams'

As thousands of Moroccans who forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were returning home, many did so with their dreams broken and newly convinced that reaching Spain was not worth the risks.

Pride march draws hundreds of thousands in Germany week after attack

Some 300,000 people took part in a Pride march in Germany's northern city of Hamburg on Saturday, a week after a jihadist attack on a similar march in Berlin left one dead and several dozen injured.

11 injured in Colombia bombing days before presidential inauguration

At least 11 people were injured Saturday when a truck packed with explosives detonated next to a Colombian police station near the border with Venezuela, six days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration.

In Spain's Ceuta, exhausted migrants end short trip with little hope

Migrants streamed back across the border into Morocco in small groups after spending two or three days in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, wandering the streets with almost nothing to eat, and little welcome.

Deadly strikes rock Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian cargo ship

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its suburbs killed 10 people early Saturday, officials said, as Ukrainian drones sank a huge Russian container ship in the Black Sea.

Russia fired record number of missiles at Ukraine in July: AFP analysis

Russia fired a record number of missiles at Ukraine in July, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data published Saturday showed, as Kyiv renewed its call for anti-ballistic defences.

Spain's N. Africa enclave returns to normal as migrants depart

Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by Saturday, officials said, as some EU countries bolstered their border controls over the sudden influx.

Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war

Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.

Deadly strikes rock Kyiv as Zelensky appeals for air defences

Russia rained drones and ballistic missiles on Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least nine people and causing damage across the city, officials said.

Migrants depart Spain's N. Africa enclave as EU tightens borders

Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by Saturday, officials said, as some EU countries bolstered their border controls over the sudden influx.

Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 9, wound more than two dozen

Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across the city.

EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's N. Africa enclave

The European Union on Friday scrambled to contain one of the largest migrant crises faced by the bloc in recent years, after tens of thousands of people crossed into Spain's enclave in north Africa in just days.

Trump and far-right seize on Spanish migration crisis

US President Donald Trump led far-right attempts Friday on both sides of the Atlantic to make political capital from Spain's migration crisis, portraying the migrant surge in Ceuta as a warning for America if his opponents get into power.

Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end its war with Israel, which includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Shops closed, businesses quiet as Spain's Ceuta faces migrant surge

Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.

EU races to contain new migrant crisis as thousands cross into Spain's N. Africa enclave

The European Union on Friday scrambled to contain one of the largest migrant crises faced by the block in recent years, after tens of thousands of people poured into Spain's enclave in north Africa in just days.

A rumour, a rush: chaos at Morocco border with Spain's Ceuta

When Fatima Zahra heard the rumour of a rare border opening between Morocco and Spain, she joined thousands in rushing to attempt a perilous journey into the Ceuta enclave by land or sea.

Hamas agrees to disarm: what are the challenges ahead?

Hamas said on Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Wildberries: 'Russia's Amazon' targeted by Ukraine

Ukraine has hit the warehouses of Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries around a dozen times since mid-July, killing at least eight people and knocking out a large chunk of the company's storage capacity.

Pro-Kremlin commentator denounces 'censorship' in France

A Russian TV commentator ordered to leave France after accusations of parroting pro-Kremlin propaganda on Friday slammed what she called "censorship" and "political pressure".

Kosovo war crimes trial opens against fugitive Serbs

A trial over one of the worst war crimes in the 1990s Kosovo conflict opened on Friday in Pristina, with 21 Serb officials to be tried in absentia over killings that had prompted NATO intervention.

Thousands cross into Spain's north Africa enclave in new migrant crisis

Thousands of migrants crossed overnight from Morocco into Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave, a police source said on Friday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was set to arrive to manage the latest migrant crisis on the border.

Нооша Аубель під тиском: мерія Потсдама між самостійними кроками та скандалом із дитячими садками

Нооша Аубель (50 років, безпартійна) вступила на посаду обербургомістерки столиці федеральної землі Бранденбург — Потсдама — 24 жовтня 2025 року, отримавши надзвичайно високий кредит довіри: у другому турі виборів за неї проголосували 72,9 відсотка виборців. Аубель обіцяла сучасну, прозору та дієздатну адміністрацію, більше доступного житла, якіснішу освіту та серйозний діалог із громадянами. Вона впевнено заявила, що не потребує жодного пільгового періоду. Саме за цими заявленими стандартами Аубель тепер і має оцінюватися — не за привабливими дописами в соціальних мережах, зокрема у Facebook, не за гучними словами, покликаними підтримувати професійно вибудуваний публічний образ, і не за демонстративним проголошенням моральних цінностей, а за конкретними результатами.

Noosha Aubel under pressure: Potsdam City Hall caught between going it alone and the nursery scandal

Noosha Aubel (50, independent) took office as Lord Mayor of the Brandenburg state capital of Potsdam on 24 October 2025 with an extraordinary mandate of confidence: 72.9 per cent of voters backed her in the run-off election. Aubel promised a modern, transparent and effective administration, more affordable housing, better education and a genuine dialogue with the city’s residents. She confidently declared that she did not need a grace period. Aubel must now be judged by precisely these standards—not by polished social-media announcements on Facebook, grandiose rhetoric designed to promote a carefully managed public image, or ostentatious displays of moral virtue, but by concrete results.

Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan, but no word from Israel

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

US eyes European gas dominance through Balkans

As Europe weans itself off Russian energy, Washington is fast emerging as its largest gas supplier, with experts suggesting Croatia's Adriatic gas terminal offers a pathway deeper into the continent.

Hamas agrees to deal for disarmament, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza

Hamas said Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Venezuela transition talks set to kick off without Machado

Venezuela is gearing up for the launch of US-backed political transition talks on Saturday, but the absence of Nobel Peace Prize-winning opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has left her base skeptical.

Spain safari park animals grazed calmly amid 'terror' of fire

The bison carried on grazing peacefully as the flames approached, imperturbable despite the fires ravaging the land around their wildlife park west of Madrid.

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