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A boy holds an AK-47 rifle as he stands next to a Hamas militant ahead of the handover of four bodies of hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, 20 February 2025

Abu Shabab forces emerge as new militia in Gaza to challenge Hamas' control

JERUSALEM — A 300-member-strong Palestinian militia has emerged in Gaza, aiming to liberate the Strip from Hamas — and now it says it has the backing of Israel.The group, calling itself the Popular Forces, operates in eastern Rafah under the leadership of Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his thirties who spent years in Hamas detention for criminal activities before the 7 October attacks freed him from prison.According to comments made exclusively to Euronews, Abu Shabab’s group — not to be confused with Somalia’s Islamist extremists, Al-Shabaab — first banded together in June 2024.The Popular Forces, who also go by the moniker Anti-Terror Service, describe themselves as mere "volunteers from among the people" who protect humanitarian aid from "looting,...

July 11, 2025

Abu Shabab forces emerge as new militia in Gaza to challenge Hamas' control

Swedish migration minister ‘shocked and horrified’ by teenage son’s far-right links

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s Migration Minister Johan Forssell has said he is “shocked and horrified” after learning that his teenage son had been involved with violent far-right extremist groups, according to domestic media reports.The revelation comes after the Swedish security service, Säpo, contacted Forssell several weeks ago to alert him to the activities of his 16-year-old son.Forssell, a member of the centre-right Moderate Party who formerly served as foreign trade minister, is part of a governing coalition that relies on support from the far-right Sweden Democrats.The minister went public following an exposé by the anti-racism magazine Expo, which revealed that a “close relative of a Swedish minister” had ties to the extremist far-right.According to the magazine, the son is...

July 11, 2025

Swedish migration minister ‘shocked and horrified’ by teenage son’s far-right links

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025 for a UK-France summit

UK and France launch pilot scheme to further deter Channel crossings

LONDON — The UK and France have agreed on a new pilot scheme allowing some migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats to be returned to France – a move UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will signal a stricter stance on illegal migration.Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan Thursday during Macron’s state visit to London.Although limited in scope, UK officials hailed the deal as a breakthrough and said it sets a precedent that allows migrants arriving illegally to be sent back across the Channel."There is no silver bullet here, but with a united effort, new tactics and a new level of intent, we can finally turn the tables,'' Starmer told reporters at a news conference.“For the very first time, migrants arriving via small boat will...

July 11, 2025

UK and France launch pilot scheme to further deter Channel crossings

Police in Mumbai detain a woman who was participating in a protest this week against alleged injustice to Marathi speakers

Row over language turns violent in India's richest state

MUMBAI — For weeks, a battle over language and identity has been raging in India's richest state, Maharashtra.The row began in April after the Maharashtra government made it compulsory for state-run primary schools to teach Hindi as a third language, apart from English and Marathi (the state's dominant language). This, it said, was in line with a federal policy which mandates that children be taught three languages in school.The National Education Policy (NEP), introduced in 1968, aims to promote and regulate education in India and the government updates it occasionally. The latest iteration of the policy, introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government five years ago, is being implemented in stages and has run into controversy earlier.The Maharashtra government's...

July 11, 2025

Row over language turns violent in India's richest state

Tehran has declared its intention to remove the millions of undocumented Afghans who carry out lower-paid labor across Iran

Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says

GENEVA — More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, in what may be one of the largest forced movements of population this decade.For months, Tehran has declared its intention to remove the millions of undocumented Afghans who carry out lower-paid labor across Iran, often in tough conditions.The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said 508,426 Afghans have left Iran via the Iranian-Afghanistan border between June 24 and July 9.A startling 33,956 crossed Wednesday and 30,635 on Tuesday, after a peak of 51,000 on Friday, ahead of a Sunday deadline from Iran for undocumented Afghans to leave.The deportations – part of a program Iran announced in March – have radically...

July 11, 2025

Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says

France's new Lady Liberty artwork goes viral

France's Lady Liberty artwork goes viral as a new Statue of Liberty could be in the works

PARIS — A mural titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" - featuring Lady Liberty covering her face with her hands and her torch now lying on her chest – has been unveiled in France.The artwork by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw reportedly took six days to complete. It is located on a building in the northern city of Roubaix, and was unveiled just in time for this year’s 4 July celebrations.No coincidence as to the timing, considering the artwork was designed to illustrate the shame felt by many regarding the Trump administration’s immigration policies and ICE detainments of American citizens.The French location is no fluke either, as de Leeuw stated that Roublaix was chosen due to its “large migrant population.”"The values that the statue once stood for...

July 11, 2025

France's Lady Liberty artwork goes viral as a new Statue of Liberty could be in the works

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington

Trump says he will hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would increase tariffs on neighbouring Canada to 35%.The letter, addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, marks a sharp increase from the 25% tariffs which Trump imposed in March. He said these tariffs were aimed at pressuring Canada to curb fentanyl trafficking – despite limited evidence of significant flows – and to address what he described as unfair trade practices.“I must mention that the flow of Fentanyl is hardly the only challenge we have with Canada, which has many Tariff, and Non-Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers,” Trump wrote.These new rates are expected to go into place from August 1.Canada is the US’s second-largest trading partner after Mexico. It has previously responded to earlier tariffs...

July 11, 2025

Trump says he will hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%

Olivia Montanez wipes away tears as she visits a memorial for flood victims on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas

Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

AUSTIN — Shock has turned into grief across central Texas, where at least 120 people have died from flash flooding and more than 170 are still reported as missing.Photos of those who have died, along with candles and flowers, now decorate a fence in Hill Country – a growing tribute that reflect the enormity of the disaster in the region.Victims include three friends who had gathered for the July Fourth weekend, 8-year sisters who were at summer camp and a 91-year-old grandmother.Authorities said they were reviewing lists of those still unaccounted for, but that these tallies can often fluctuate in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.Texas authorities have set up disaster recovery centres for those affected, offering survivors a hub to register for federal assistance and other...

July 11, 2025

Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

The Napo River flows in Ecuador's Amazon region

Ecuador approves controversial law on protected areas, sparking legal threats

QUITO — Ecuador’s government passed a new law governing protected areas, triggering strong criticism from indigenous leaders, legal experts and environmental advocates who argue it violates national and international protection.The piece of legislation, passed on Thursday by a vote of 80-23 in the 151-seat chamber, permit private entities – including foreign companies – to participate in the management of conservation zones.Government officials claim the measure will bolster oversight of protect lands, enhance park security, support ecotourism and curb illegal mining, while maintaining a ban on extractive activities.However, critics warn the law could facilitate land grabs, weaken constitutional safeguards and lead to greater environmental degradation. They also accused lawmakers...

July 11, 2025

Ecuador approves controversial law on protected areas, sparking legal threats

Migrants rescued south of Crete walk after their arrival at the the port of Lavrio, 10 July, 2025

EU leaders agree to send delegation to Libya after previous group expelled from country

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abella said it was important to re-engage with Libya.The four leaders agreed on the need to reactivate the Team Europe initiative, with a delegation from the European Commission, as well as ministers from Greece, Italy and Malta, to be re-deployed to Libya.Team Europe consists of the European Union, EU Member States, as well as the...

July 11, 2025

EU leaders agree to send delegation to Libya after previous group expelled from country

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