Rights groups said the trio, who included a teenager who had taken part in international wrestling competitions, were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture.

Danish public broadcaster DR said it had seen a military operations order dated 13 January that described an operation organising the defence of Greenland.

A pro-Russian online campaign is casting the Estonian city of Narva as a "people's republic", spreading propaganda and at times calling for violence and sabotage.

Brent crude oil traded above $114 a barrel after Iran struck Qatars largest energy site, the Ras Laffan gas field. The attack was in response to Israeli strikes against the Iranian South Pars gas field.

On the evening of March 17, the last Wednesday of the year before Nowruz, Iranians in various cities celebrated the long-standing tradition of Chaharshanbe Suri by jumping over fires and enjoying festivities, despite the war and the painful memory of the January massacres fresh in their minds.

Ilia II was hospitalised on Tuesday morning in critical condition with "mass bleeding from the stomach," the director of the Caucasus Medical Centre said.

Social media footage posted March 17 shows crowds celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehrans Chitgar district fleeing as gunshots ring out. Separate images appear to show Basij forces moving in to disperse gatherings during the fire festival.

Attacks on ships in Hormuz and strikes across the region expose Tehran's strategy of gradual escalation and long war, testing US, Israeli and Gulf resolve.

From the Persian Gulf to the English Channel, a small number of narrow waterways carry the vast bulk of what Europeans eat, buy, and heat their homes with. When one of them is threatened the consequences ripple everywhere.

The Iran war is disrupting global energy flows and increasing the risk of wider regional escalation, leaving major economies such as China walking a tightrope.

At least 21 ships have been hit, targeted or reported attacks since the start of the conflict, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, a naval monitor.

Israel killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's Basij force, Gholamreza Soleimani, on Tuesday.

The United Nations' Humanitarian Chief told Euronews it is becoming increasingly dangerous to provide aid in Lebanon. The Israeli operation in the country, which has expanded to include a ground offensive, has killed more than 900 people and displaced more than a million.

The nearly 250-year-old town, known for its Cape Dutch architecture and tourism appeal, is among more than 1,500 places renamed since the end of apartheid to shed colonial-era legacies. But here, the change has sparked protests, petitions and concern over its real impact on everyday lives.

A meteor streaking across the sky over Ohio triggered a loud boom that shook homes and startled residents. NASA confirmed the event, while sightings of the bright fireball were reported across several states.

Two months after the final, Morocco has been awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title by the Confederation of African Football's appeal board. Senegal's 1-0 win in extra time is now officially a default 3-0 win for the host nation.

Irans leadership is under pressure but the system is built to endure, says Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava, warning the conflict could become a long and grinding war.

Slovenia holds a parliamentary election next Sunday with Janez Janas conservative opposition seeking to restore "traditional values" amid warnings of an illiberal turn.

Iran fired advanced missiles at central Israel in the early hours of Wednesday, killing two people, as it looks to avenge the killing of two of its top security officials. Several countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq have also reported new attacks from Tehran.

Zelenskyy's visit comes at a time when the Iran war has revived Russias ailing economy through increased oil revenue and scuttled US-brokered talks to end Russias invasion of Ukraine.

As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats.

Ukraines president said he is ready for a dialogue with the Israeli prime minister on drone interceptors and Kyivs expertise in countering Tehran's UAVs, as the Iran war entered its third week.

Since the US and Israel launched their offensive against Iran, Tehran's ally Hezbollah has opened a second front from Lebanon. With a ceasefire increasingly unlikely, Israel now appears determined to dismantle Hezbollah once and for all, writes Hanin Ghaddar in an opinion piece for Euronews.

The IDF said it killed Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in Tehran, as Irans security forces behind brutal repression of protests are accused of using schools and their own children as a deterrent, fearing Israeli forces using social media posts to geolocate and strike their positions.

Italians vote on the Meloni government-proposed justice reform to split judges and prosecutors, reshape the CSM, and create a new Disciplinary Court, amid sharp divisions.