Israel gears up for all-out assault on Hamas: land, air, and sea operations ready

Tensions in the Middle East have reached a critical point, with the Israeli army poised for a massive and unprecedented military offensive. Amid mounting pressure from diplomats and large-scale protests in Tel Aviv and other regions, the Israeli military has granted the Gaza Strip's civilians an additional three hours to evacuate the conflict zone.

Heavy shelling in Avdiivka kills two civilians, forces hundreds to flee

Russian forces continued heavy shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday (Oct 15). The shelling was so intense that emergency crews were unable to recover the dead and wounded from destroyed buildings. Two people were killed in the Russian attacks on civilians.

Poland faces pivotal election as rival camps vie for control

Polish voters head to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that will determine the country's democratic future and its position within the European Union, Reuters and News.ro reported.

New earthquake in Afghanistan kills 1, injures dozens

A new earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring dozens, according to the German news agency DPA.

Gaza conflict intensifies as Israel plans ground offensive

Israel continues to prepare for a ground offensive in the northern Gaza Strip, after giving residents of the area an additional time to evacuate, a week after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on its territory, reports Agerpres with reference to DPA.

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the country after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist, AP reports.

Two more Romanians died in the war between Israel and the Hamas group

Two more Romanians died in the war between Israel and the Hamas group, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. According to the institution, it is about two people with dual citizenship, Israeli-Romanian, domiciled in Israel, writes Digi24.

Hamas Air Force leader was killed

The Israel Air Forces has said that it has killed the head of Hamas's Air Force Murad Abu Murad in the airstrike carried out overnight. The strike targeted a headquarters from which Hamas managed its aerial activity in the Gaza Strip, Times of Israel reports.

EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval

European Union governments failed on Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, Reuters reports.

ISW: The Russian army lost a battalion of armored vehicles in the fighting near Avdiivka

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces have likely lost at least a battalion tactical group’s (BTG’s) worth of armored vehicles in offensive operations around Avdiivka. On October 12 that Ukrainian forces destroyed 33 Russian armored vehicles and 15 tanks since October 10 near Avdiivka.

Council of Europe recognizes Soviet-era starvation of millions in Ukraine as genocide

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Thursday, October 12, recognized the 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin as a "genocide", AFP reports.

Iran says crimes against Palestinians to receive response from axis

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday that the continuation of crimes against Palestinians will receive a response from "the rest of the axis" and Israel will be responsible for the consequences, Reuters reports.