Iran: Authorities say German-Iranian died before execution was reported

Iran’s judiciary has said Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd died before his execution was reported by state media late last month. The judiciary’s news agency said on 28 October that Sharmahd…

Germany: Eight members of far-right group arrested

Eight suspected members of a right-wing hardline group have been arrested in Germany and Poland on charges of promoting conspiracy theories and militarily training for the collapse of state order,…

Netherlands: Netflix Europe offices raided in tax fraud probe

Offices of streaming giant Netflix in Paris and Amsterdam have been raided by the French and Dutch authorities as part of an investigation into tax fraud, French judicial sources say.…

Syria: Authorities call for UN to stop ‘Israeli aggression’ against civilians after fatal strike near Damascus

Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the United Nations to act following Israeli air strikes south of the Syrian capital Damascus, which a human rights monitor…

Russia: Moscow rejects links to bomb scares at polling places in key US states

Moscow has described as “malicious slander” reports that fake bomb threats directed at polling locations in four battleground states in the United States election – Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin – originated…

Spain: PM Pedro Sanchez announces €10.6 billion aid package for flood affected areas

Spain has announced a 10.6 billion euro ($11.5bn) aid package to help those affected by flash floods that killed at least 217 people and destroyed businesses and homes last week.The package includes…

USA: Kamala Harris to spend election night at Howard University

Kamala Harris will spend election night at Howard University, her alma mater and a historically black university in Washington DC. The Democratic presidential nominee graduated from Howard in 1986 with…

USA: Elon Musk to spend election night with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is to spend election night with Donald Trump in Florida, according to the CBS. Musk, the owner of Tesla and X, has been aggressively…

Palestine: Israeli strikes hit hospital again killing 30 across Gaza

The Israeli military has pounded the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of people mainly in the north and again attacking the last partially functioning hospital in the area. At least 33 people…

Israel: PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired defence minister Yoav Gallant, saying there is a “crisis of trust” between them. Netanyahu said in a statement his trust in Gallant had…