Thousands dead and injured in Afghanistan earthquake

Update: Afghan officials have said that over 2,000 people have died in the western part of the country following Saturday's earthquake, BBC reports.

Israel declares war after Hamas launches major attack

Israel declared war on Saturday after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a major attack, firing thousands of rockets into the country and infiltrating militants into Israel.

Klaus Iohannis: Romania supports the opening of EU accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine by the end of the year

Romania strongly supports the opening of accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine by the end of the year, President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday, in the informal meeting of the European Council, in Granada, Spain, which takes place simultaneously with the meeting of the European Political Community.

Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi, jailed iranian activist, is 2023 laureate

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist, was named as the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”, The New York Times reports.

Volodymyr Zelensky could pay a visit to Romania

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is expected to visit Romania on October 10, official sources told G4Media. However, the visit will not be officially confirmed until the last moment, as the war may change the plans of the leader from Kiev.

Norwegian Jon Fosse wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, whose work tackles birth, death, faith and the other “elemental stuff” of life in spare Nordic prose, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for writing that prize organizers said gives “voice to the unsayable”, AP reports.

Russian attack on shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 48 people were killed in a Russian artillery strike that hit a shop near the eastern city of Kupiansk on Thursday, CNN reports.

Biden searches for ways to keep aid flowing to Ukraine

Senior Biden administration officials privately believe only weeks remain before a lack of additional Ukraine funding starts to become a serious battlefield concern – a scenario they are trying to avoid with public warnings and a major speech from President Joe Biden himself, CNN reports.

UN Report: Russia killed an average of six civilians a day in Ukraine in the last six months

Russia killed an average of six civilians a day in Ukraine in the last six months, according to a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented on Wednesday in Kiev. The report documents a toll of 10,000 civilians killed since the start of the Russian offensive on a large scale in Ukraine in February 2022, according to EFE, cited by Agerpres.

Polish government under pressure after visa scam

The Polish government is under pressure after it was revealed that a system existed in which migrants were receiving Polish visas, for a fee, at an accelerated pace and without adequate checks.

Turkish police detain suspects in PKK bombings in Ankara

Turkish police have detained several suspects in connection with two recent bombings in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The bombings, which occurred on Sunday and Monday, were claimed by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group that is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.

Lightning strike causes explosion near Oxford, UK

A large explosion occurred near the British city of Oxford on Monday night after lightning struck a large biogas tank at a waste processing facility, causing a fire. Thousands of residents saw the huge ball of fire, and some also lost power.