International from Sunday, February 16th, 2025

  • France to host European summit on Ukraine on Monday

    France said on Sunday it would host a summit of European leaders on Monday to discuss the Ukraine war and European security as the continent tries to respond concretely to US President Donald Trump's unilateral approach to the conflict.

  • With US support 'we can finish the job' against Iran, says Netanyahu

    Israel and the United States are both determined to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions and its "aggression" in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday following a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

  • Over 40 killed in Mali mine collapse

    Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said.

  • Israeli strike kills three policemen in Gaza

    An Israeli airstrike killed three policemen east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Hamas-run interior ministry said, calling it a breach of the fragile January 19 ceasefire.

  • One dead, four injured in Austria knife attack

    A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker stabbed several passers-by in the centre of the Austrian town of Villach on Saturday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, police said, adding that the suspected attacker had been arrested.

  • 18 dead after stampede at New Delhi railway station

    At least 18 people died in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday night, the chief minister of the capital territory told reporters early on Sunday.