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Zelensky calls for European army amid US support doubts

Shawdesh Desk: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in

Vance speech ‘plea for direct democracy’: Swiss president

Shawdesh Desk: Amid angry European reactions to US vice-president JD Vance’s combative speech in Munich, Switzerland’s president said on Saturday she shared many of the ‘liberal values’ he expressed, seeing

Russia, Ukraine trade strikes on energy sites

Shawdesh Desk: Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure overnight, officials in the warring countries said Tuesday, allegedly sparking a fire at a Russian oil refinery

Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning

Shawdesh Desk: The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump’s latest warning ‘further complicates’ the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to

Aga Khan IV laid to rest in Egypt

Shawdesh Desk: Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was laid to rest yesterday (9 February) at a private burial ceremony in Egypt’s Aswan. Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th Ismaili

Palestinians back on key Gaza road

Shawdesh desk: A long line of cars, tuk-tuks, small lorries and carts stretched along Gaza’s Salaheddin Road on Sunday after Israel withdrew its forces from a strategic area bisecting the

Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka

Shawdesh Desk: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am

Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid

Shawdesh Desk: The three Baltic states on Saturday cut ties with Russia’s power grid to join the European Union’s network, the culmination of a years-long process that gained urgency with