Eurovision 2026 Will Feature 35 Countries: Organisers
Public broadcasters in Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain duly announced they would boycott the 70th edition of the contest, to be held in the Austrian capital in May.
Category: International
Iran Nobel Winner Unwell After ‘Violent’ Arrest: Supporters
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
Saudi Sets New Death Penalty Record After Executing 340 in 2025: AFP tally
Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 232 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the 340 executions carried out so far, according to AFP’s tally, based on ministry and SPA announcements.
UN Urges Release of 10,000 Arbitrarily Detained in Eritrea
It said during their detention in Mai Serwa prison, near the capital Asmara, some had been confined to metal containers where temperatures fluctuated between extreme heat and bitter cold.
Flash Flood Kills Dozens in Morocco Town
Fourteen survivors are being treated at Mohammed V hospital in the town, and two of them are in intensive care, according to local officials updating the overnight toll.
Zelensky holds new talks with US envoys on ending Ukraine war
Ukraine hopes to convince the US that a ceasefire must be agreed without prior territorial concessions to Russia, while the country’s European allies stress that any deal must bring a “just peace” and ensure Russia does not resume hostilities in future.
Daughter of Absent Peace Prize Laureate Machado Accepts Nobel on her Behalf
In a call with the chair of the Nobel Committee published just before the ceremony, Machado said she was “very sad and very sorry” that she would not make it in time, while stressing that she was on her way and that there were “so many people that risked their lives in order for me to arrive in Oslo”.
Pope Leo XIV Stresses ChristianCcharity to Hard Right MEPs
Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance of Christian charity at a meeting with hard-right European lawmakers on Wednesday, highlighting Europe’s Judeo-Christian roots while warning against being stuck in a “past epoch”.
‘Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella Dies aged 55
Madeleine Sophie Wickham, who wrote under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, revealed last year that she was receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy for an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Building fire kills 22 in Indonesia’s capital: police
Police said a battery that exploded on the first floor had ignited the fire, which spread to the upper levels of the building in central Jakarta before being put out.
