Pope Francis reflected on the devastating consequences of the Gaza war in an address at the Vatican on Saturday, expressing deep sorrow over the bombing of children in the Gaza Strip the previous day. “This is cruelty. This is not war. I want to say this because it touches the heart,” said the visibly moved […]

Saudi Arabia had warned Germany about the man suspected of carrying out the incident at the Magdeburg Christmas market, according to Saudi Arabian security sources. Saudi Arabia requested the extradition of the suspect, named under German law as Taleb A., but Germany had not responded, the sources said. They said the man was a Shiite […]

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany on Saturday was still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg. Identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., a psychiatry and psychotherapy specialist, authorities said he has been living in Germany for two decades. He was arrested on site after […]

The Dutch authorities see a real risk of attacks, according to National Counterterrorism and Security Coordinator, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, following a deadly attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday. The Dutch authorities are keeping in place the second-highest terror alert level, four out of five, which has applied since December 2023.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is “horrified by the atrocious attack” on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg which killed at least two on Friday evening. “My thoughts are with the victims, their families and all those affected,” Starmer wrote on social media platform X. “We stand with the pe