Estonia bans entry to Russians who fought in Ukraine, Interior Ministry says
Estonia said on Tuesday it had banned entry to the country of 261 Russians who fought in Ukraine, promising that this was "just the beginning".
This country has for months supported a Europe-wide visa ban for Russian veterans of the war in Ukraine and has gained support from the Baltic and Nordic countries.
According to the Interior Ministry, the atrocities committed by the Russians had no place in the free world.
Death toll from Iran protest crackdown rises to at least 2,571, activists say
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities cut off communications in their crackdown on demonstrators.
The figure, according to analysts, is far lower than the death toll from any other round of protests or unrest in Iran in decades and is reminiscent of the chaos that surrounded the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
As the reported death toll rose on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump appealed to Iranian demonstrators, saying help was coming.
Experts say human activity helped make 2025 the third hottest year on record
Last year was the third hottest on record, scientists said, with rising pollution from fossil fuels behind the "extraordinary" temperatures.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that 2025 had continued a three-year streak of "exceptional global temperatures", during which surface air temperatures averaged 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The current rate of warming could breach the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C (2.7°F) limit, which is measured over 30 years to smooth out natural fluctuations, before the end of the decade.
Explanation: The Paris Agreement is an international climate pact, adopted in 2015, where almost all countries in the world committed to fighting global warming.
Winter storms kill five people in Gaza amid miserable conditions in makeshift camps
Strong winter winds toppled walls over fragile tents for Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza, killing at least four people, as dangerous living conditions persist after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and a lack of aid.
A ceasefire has been in place since October, but aid groups say Palestinians widely lack the shelter needed to withstand frequent winter storms.
The dead include two women, a girl and a man, officials at Shifa Hospital, Gaza City's largest, said Tuesday.
