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Iran: General Killed in Gyrocopter Crash

A general in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has died in a plane crash in a conflict-ridden area, according to the country's state-controlled media. .

Iran: General Killed in Gyrocopter Crash

Trump's Migration Plan: Hunt Down, Lock Up – Deport

Undocumented immigrants are to be tracked down and camps are to be built. Millions are to be locked up – and then deported.

Trump's Migration Plan: Hunt Down, Lock Up – Deport

Attack on Iranian police – several dead

Ten Iranian police officers have been killed in the southeastern parts of the country, according to local media. The incident is described as a terrorist attack and is said to have taken place in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan.

Attack on Iranian police – several dead

Police Officers Killed in Attack in Pakistan

Ten police officers have been shot to death at a checkpoint about seven miles from the Afghan border in Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban movement has taken responsibility for the act.

Police Officers Killed in Attack in Pakistan

USA warns Iran with unusual B-2 raid

The USA has carried out a rare attack on underground targets in Yemen with B-2 bomber planes. The attack shows that the USA can attack anywhere, anytime, warns Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.

USA warns Iran with unusual B-2 raid

The Assange affair becomes a play in Australia

A new play about the Julian Assange affair is being staged at a theater in Melbourne this spring. "Truth" depicts Assange's life journey from his time as a teenage hacker to his years in prison.

The Assange affair becomes a play in Australia

Man planned IS attack on election day

The FBI has arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of planning a terrorist attack in the USA on election day, November 5, according to the US Department of Justice. The man, who came to the USA from Afghanistan in 2021, has told about his plans to attack large crowds and that he intended to die in the act, accompanied by a minor accomplice, during interrogations.

Man planned IS attack on election day

Cousin marriages proposed to be banned in 2026

The government's investigator proposes that cousin marriages be prohibited. Foreign cousin marriages should not be recognized in Sweden either.

Cousin marriages proposed to be banned in 2026

War in Old Footsteps: Military Victories Short-Lived

Several shocking turns of events – but the latest year's war follows the same pattern as many previous ones. Military victories in the Middle East become short-lived, if they cannot be converted into political progress, says analyst Alexander Atarodi.

War in Old Footsteps: Military Victories Short-Lived

Multiple deaths in attacks in southeastern Iran

At least six people have been killed in two separate attacks in southeastern Iran, state media reports. Four people were killed in "a terrorist attack in Bent", reports the state news agency Irna, which also states that two police officers were shot to death in the city of Khash in the same province.

Multiple deaths in attacks in southeastern Iran

SD Committee Member Removed: "Confidence is Damaged"

An SD politician in southern Sweden is being dismissed from his assignment as a lay judge and a trial in which he participated will be retried, reports SVT. .

SD Committee Member Removed: "Confidence is Damaged"

The Taliban risks lawsuit in The Hague

Afghanistan's Taliban government can be brought to the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) for its treatment of women. This is announced by Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands, which are jointly initiating the legal proceedings.

The Taliban risks lawsuit in The Hague

Johnny Cash is now in place in the Capitol

With a guitar slung over his back and a bible in hand, the singer and music icon Johnny Cash has taken a seat in the American congressional building Capitolium. .

Johnny Cash is now in place in the Capitol

Streep: Cats are freer than women in Afghanistan

Cats, birds, and squirrels have more freedom than women in today's Afghanistan. This is what actress Meryl Streep says in an appeal to get the world's leaders to turn their attention to the Taliban regime's oppression.

Streep: Cats are freer than women in Afghanistan

Diplomatic discord over the Taliban's music ban

The Taliban's laws and rules – such as music bans – lead to sparks on the thread of diplomatic relations. Twice in a week, representatives of Afghanistan have been accused of not respecting countries' national anthems.

Diplomatic discord over the Taliban's music ban

Five doping cases in the Olympic Games – and 40 before the games

Doping tests revealed five Olympic Games athletes in Paris. Moreover, 40 athletes were caught in doping controls before the summer games.

Five doping cases in the Olympic Games – and 40 before the games

Eight dead in attempt to cross the English Channel

Barely two weeks after twelve people died trying to cross the English Channel, another boat has capsized. At least eight people died during the night to Sunday.

Eight dead in attempt to cross the English Channel

Hungry Afghans gulp down energy drinks: "Addicted"

The population of Afghanistan suffers from poverty and lack of food. But locally produced energy drinks with names like Commando, Attack, and Predator have gained a strong foothold.

Hungry Afghans gulp down energy drinks: "Addicted"

Many killed in central Afghanistan

At least 14 people were killed and six injured when armed men attacked travelers in central Afghanistan, the country's Taliban regime announced. The act is described as one of the deadliest in the troubled country this year.

Many killed in central Afghanistan

Germany: Syrian arrested – planned to kill soldiers

German police have arrested a 27-year-old suspected of preparing an Islamist act, reports Tagesschau. .

Germany: Syrian arrested – planned to kill soldiers

UN: New Morality Law in Afghanistan "Outrageous"

The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk condemns the Taliban regime's new law, which further restricts women's rights in Afghanistan. In a speech before the UN Human Rights Council, he expressed dismay over the law, and said it is unprecedented and "outrageous".

UN: New Morality Law in Afghanistan "Outrageous"

IS takes responsibility for suicide bombing in Kabul

The terrorist group IS claims to be behind Monday's suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Six people were killed and 13 injured in the explosion, which is said to have targeted the Taliban regime's judiciary.

IS takes responsibility for suicide bombing in Kabul

Suicide Bomber Kills Several in Kabul

A person in Kabul detonated explosives that the person was carrying on their body, according to the police in the Afghan capital. "Unfortunately, six civilians, including a woman, were killed, and 13 others were injured," writes the police spokesperson Khalid Zadran on X.

Suicide Bomber Kills Several in Kabul

Harris: Trump "desecrated" a military cemetery

The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump "desecrated" through his actions a military cemetery earlier in the week. That's what his rival Kamala Harris believes.

Harris: Trump "desecrated" a military cemetery