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October 21, 2025 4:17 PM

Italy’s births set to sink to a new record low in 2025

Italy is set to suffer a further drop in the number of births this year to a new historical low, aggravating the country's demographic crisis, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Tuesday. Last year recorded just 370,000 new births, the lowest f...

October 21, 2025 4:12 PM

Russian bombardment plunges hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into blackout

A Russian bombardment of energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine's Chernihiv region without power and some without water on Tuesday, with repairs slowed down by the lingering threat of drone strikes, officials said. The...

October 21, 2025 4:20 PM

Austria deports first Afghan since Taliban seized power, says more to come

Austria deported an Afghan national back to his home country on Tuesday for the first time since the Taliban seized power there four years ago, and the conservative-led coalition government in Vienna said that more would follow soon. The government ...

October 21, 2025 4:05 PM

French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot

Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say. Only a ...

October 21, 2025 3:28 PM

Slovak PM Fico’s attacker convicted of terrorism, jailed for 21 years

A Slovak court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico last year was guilty of terrorism charges and handed him a 21-year jail sentence. Juraj Cintula, 72, shot at Fico five times from just over a one-metre distan...

October 21, 2025 3:11 PM

Vance to visit Israel with Gaza ceasefire uncertain

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will arrive in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilise the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas towards the harder concessions asked of each side in coming talks. The two sides ...

October 21, 2025 2:28 PM

European leaders back Trump’s call for Ukraine ceasefire at present lines

European leaders, includingfrom Britain, France, Germany and the European Union, issued a joint statement with Ukraine on Tuesdaybacking U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a ceasefireat present battle lines. "We strongly support President Trump'...

October 21, 2025 12:31 PM

PM Modi congratulates Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended congratulations to Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s newly-elected and first woman Prime Minister. He emphasized that the ever-strengthening partnership between India and Japan plays a vital role in ensuring p...

October 21, 2025 1:12 PM

Defiant former French president Sarkozy to begin five-year prison term

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy left his Paris home on Tuesday to head to jail, walking hand in hand with his wife Carla Bruni and cheered on by a crowd of supporters chanting "Nicolas, Nicolas". Sarkozy stepped into a car to head to the F...

October 21, 2025 12:20 PM

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house. Takaichi, who vowed to close Japan's gender gap in the top echelons of politi...

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