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2025 records deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in more than three decades, ADL reports

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has reported that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence against Jewish communities outside Israel in more than three decades, citing a series of fatal attacks that claimed 20 lives across several countries. In a report released on July 29, the organization......

Europe faces worsening weather extremes as wildfires, heat and storms spread

Europe is facing another wave of extreme weather events as intense heat, severe drought conditions and unpredictable storms continue to affect several countries. From devastating wildfires in Spain and France to warnings of powerful hailstorms in the Balkans, authorities are struggling to respond to......

Türkiye prepares new social media regulations to protect children

Türkiye is preparing to introduce new regulations aimed at strengthening protections for children on social media platforms, according to Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş. In a statement shared on the domestic social media platform NSosyal, Göktaş said......

Three dead and four missing after migrant boat sinks off Turkey

Three people have died and four remain missing after a migrant vessel sank early Thursday in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey, Turkish coast guards reported. The rubber boat, carrying 45 passengers, began taking on water before dawn near Foça, a district in western Turkey north of the......

French navy seizes 1.4 tons of cocaine in Atlantic operation

The French navy has carried out a major drug interception in the Atlantic Ocean, seizing around 1.4 tons of cocaine during a maritime operation conducted in international waters. According to official sources, the operation targeted a fishing vessel sailing from South America. Following the interception,......

Dakhla hosts first international forum on cooperation for project development

The first edition of the International Forum on “Cooperation in Support of Project Development” opened on Friday in Dakhla, bringing together experts, policymakers and stakeholders from several countries to discuss new pathways for sustainable and inclusive development. Organized through......

Crans-montana fire death toll rises to 41 after victim dies from injuries

The death toll from the devastating fire that struck the Le Constellation bar in the Swiss resort town of Crans-Montana has risen to 41, following the death of a young victim who had been hospitalized since the tragedy. Authorities in the canton of Valais confirmed that an 18-year-old Swiss national......

Poland’s birth rate expected to decline faster than previously forecast

Poland is facing an accelerated demographic downturn, as new official figures indicate that the country’s birth rate is falling more rapidly and earlier than anticipated. Recent data published by Statistics Poland reveal that the number of births has dropped to a historic low, signaling deeper......

Rifaat Al-Assad, uncle of Syria’s ousted president, dies in exile

Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad and a controversial figure in the country’s modern history, has died at the age of 88 while living in exile, according to sources close to his family. A longtime power broker within the Syrian regime, Rifaat al-Assad......

Lidl to end television advertising in France, citing restrictive rules

Paris, January 2026 – German discount retailer Lidl has announced it will stop advertising on French television, blaming what it describes as an overly restrictive regulatory framework that exposes advertisers to excessive legal risk. The decision comes just months after Lidl was ordered by the......

US and Moroccan sailors exchange on USS paul ignatius in Agadir

New photographs released by the United States Navy show American sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) interacting with sailors from the Royal Moroccan Navy during the ship’s visit to the port of Agadir on December 2, 2025. The images highlight......

Tanger Med: attempt to traffic more than 8.1 tonnes of cannabis thwarted

Security operations carried out jointly by the National Police and Customs services at the port of Tanger Med successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 8.1 tonnes of cannabis on Thursday. According to an official statement from the General Directorate of National Security, the seized drugs......

Morocco faces mounting pressures from organized crime networks

Morocco ranks 79th globally and 26th in Africa in the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, published by the Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. The study highlights significant concerns about human trafficking, drug transit, and governance challenges that hinder effective......

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