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President Gustavo Petro says purchase of warplanes is a ‘deterrent weapon to achieve peace’ amid ‘messy’ geopolitics.Published On 15 Nov 202515 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareColombian President Gustavo Petro has announced a $4.3bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes at a time when his country is locked in tension with the United States.Speaking on Friday, Petro confirmed an agreement was reached with Sweden’s Saab aircraft manufacturer to buy 17 Gripen fighter jets, giving the first confirmation…

Swedish police say no information the Stockholm bus accident was an attack, without giving numbers of those killed.Published On 14 Nov 202514 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareSeveral people have been killed and injured when a bus hit a bus stop in central Stockholm, Swedish police said, adding that they had no information pointing to it being an attack.There were six casualties in the incident on Friday, a spokesperson for Stockholm’s rescue services said, without giving…

A newly released batch of correspondence involving disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has prompted new speculation about ties between the deceased financier and United States President Donald Trump, but experts say its significance stretches beyond the White House.The never-before-seen emails have added to pressure on the Trump administration to release files about Epstein in the US government’s possession, with a vote in Congress now expected as early as next week. Trump has rejected suggestions that he has anything…

Here are the key events from day 1,359 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 14 Nov 202514 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is how things stand on Friday, November 14:Fighting Russian forces launched a “massive” attack on Kyiv early on Friday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, with air defences in action and a series of explosions reported in the capital. Klitschko said falling debris had struck a five-storey apartment building in Dniprovskyi district on the east…

Kyiv, Ukraine – A corruption scandal that involves President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s business partner, political allies, and a cast of presumed wrongdoers who profited from a nuclear power monopoly has roiled energy-starved Ukraine.Observers told Al Jazeera that the scandal may ruin Zelenskyy’s approval ratings, enrage Western donors and cause a political crisis that could lead to battlefield losses.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“What’s actually happening is the marauding of a state-owned company during the war, and that’s…

Conditions at Syrian al-Hol and al-Roj camps are “inhuman, dangerous, and degrading”, independent report says, urging UK to comply with international obligations.The United Kingdom government should voluntarily facilitate the return of former repentant ISIL (ISIS) member Shamima Begum and others living in Syrian camps and deprived of British nationality, a new report has urged.The Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice said the current stance of the government towards nationals and former nationals detained in Syrian…

BREAKINGBREAKING, The successful vote means the long-delayed bill will now be passed on to President Trump to sign into law.Published On 13 Nov 202513 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe House of Representatives has passed a federal government spending package, clearing the final hurdle and bringing an end to the longest government shutdown in United States history – at least for now.In a vote held late on Wednesday evening in the Republican-held House, the bill was…