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Austria files terror charges in alleged Taylor Swift concert plot
Prosecutors in Austria have filed terrorism charges against a 21-year-old who was allegedly plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024.
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France opens murder probe into right-wing activist’s death
French authorities have opened a murder probe into the death of a far-right activist in Lyon, seemingly in a clash with the far left. A public prosecutor said he was attacked by "at least six" people.
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Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused help for Australians linked to suspected IS fighters who are trying to return home from Syria’s Roj detention camp.
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As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return
As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, UN monitors say harm to civilians has “demonstrably worsened”, while energy attacks and freezing temperatures are making it harder for displaced families to return.
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Sudan: Thousands cling to a fragile hope in makeshift tents
The Tawila camp for internally displaced in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region is home to more than half a million people who live in makeshift huts of sticks, hay and plastic sheeting.
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UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain
More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule.
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MSC: With Iran in crisis, is Europe just a spectator?
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has urged European leaders to help Iranians topple the Iranian regime. But does Europe have any leverage to deliver on this?
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Israeli government approves new West Bank land policy
The move, which eases land purchases for Israeli settlers anywhere in the occupied West Bank, has sparked international criticism. The Palestinian Authority describes it as de facto annexation.
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Europe looks to shore up own defenses amid US uncertainty
NATO remains a vital security umbrella for Europe, but self-reliance and mutual defense was a recurring theme for the continent’s leaders during the annual Munich Security Conference.
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Trump: ‘Board of Peace’ backers pledge $5 Billion for Gaza
US President Donald Trump said the Board of Peace’s member states have committed billions of dollars to Gaza’s reconstruction, as well as thousands of personnel to a UN-authorized stabilization force.