Toronto — World

World·9h ago

Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks interceptors

“If they can sell us 10 percent, we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles. “This year, I’m asking American partners to sell me 5 percent of missiles [that] they have in their stocks.” “If they sell us 5 percent, we will go through the winter and save people’s lives,” he added. The attacks came as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN that the country needs 5 percent of the United States’s Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter and 10 percent to destroy all of Russia’s ballistic projectiles.

Al Jazeera

World·5h ago

🔴 Live: Ukraine's civilian deaths in July hit highest level since May 2022, UN says

Ukraine needs five percent of the United States' Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter and 10 percent to destroy all of Russia's ballistic projectiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Thursday. The number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July jumped to its highest level since the first months of the Russian invasion, the UN said Thursday. The rapid launch of the Ukraine Support Loan sends a positive signal to Ukraine," said Taro Nishikawa, project lead of Kiel's Ukraine Support Tracker.

France 24 (World)

World·3h ago

Infantino’s FIFA fate must go to an election, says Africa football chief

Africa football confederation chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino’s future should only be decided by elections, after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw its support for the embattled FIFA president. But Motsepe, a FIFA vice president and Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) president, is adamant that Infantino’s fate should be decided through the ballot box. Shouldn’t we allow that process to continue?” Motsepe was in Salzburg at the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday to hold talks with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, whose organisation are threatening to boycott the World.

Al Jazeera

World·4h ago

Lebanon abolishes death penalty: Where does capital punishment still exist?

Some countries that have abolished capital punishment in practice have retained it in law but have not carried out executions for at least 10 years. The increase was driven largely by Iran, where Amnesty recorded at least 2,159 executions in 2025, more than double the 972 executions recorded in 2024. nearly three-quarters of the world’s countries had abolished the death penalty in law or practice as of December 2025.

The Hindu International

World·4h ago

IDF said to evacuate Palestinian homes in West Bank’s Qusra as settler squatters stay put - The Times of Israel

IDF said to evacuate Palestinian homes in West Bank’s Qusra as settler squatters stay put - The Times of Israel.

Google News: World

World·6h ago

Part of children’s hospital collapses in Colombia earthquake

Security cameras captured the moment part of a children's hospital in Cali collapsed.

Al Jazeera