Skip next section Hot chocolate? Authorities find illegal medication in Cologne kiosk April 25, 2026 Hot chocolate? Authorities find illegal medication in Cologne kiosk Authorities in the city of Cologne discovered an unusual item during a routine check of a kiosk, public broadcaster WDR reported on Saturday.
Municipal elections are being held on Saturday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Deir el-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, the first vote in the Palestinian territories since the war in Gaza.
Skip next section US will face response if it continues port blockade — Iranian military April 25, 2026 US will face response if it continues port blockade — Iranian military Saim Dušan Inayatullah Iran's military on Saturday decried what it called the "banditry" and "piracy" of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and said
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU leaders hosted a delegation of Middle Eastern leaders, including Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on the second day of their summit in Cyprus. They held talks on the Middle East over a working lunch with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria on Friday afternoon.
The situation in the Persian Gulf is messy. Officially, the diplomatic channels between the US and Iran remain open, with US President Donald Trump extending the ceasefire this week. Peace talks, however, seem to be stuck.
An Iranian woman walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 24, 2026, in tribute to the schoolgirls in Minab killed in an airstrike. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images The White House has confirmed that U.S.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Friday that negotiations to end the US-Israeli war with Iran are at risk of producing a "weaker" agreement on Tehran's nuclear program than the one struck a decade ago.
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European powers are moving to establish a multinational naval mission to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after fighting in the Iran war disrupted traffic through one of the world’s most critical trade routes. At talks in London this week, military planners from 30 countries met to discuss how such an operation could work in practice and how commercial vessels could be protected.
Donald Trump likes to issue ultimatums, even if they don't end up being enforced. The US president issued one such deadline at the beginning of April, putting massive pressure on Iran, before announcing a 14-day ceasefire just as the time was about to run out.
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