Syria's Kurdish forces pledge "genuine integration" with interim authority

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Thursday that its forces remain committed to "genuine integration" with the Syrian interim government, despite recent clashes.

In a post on social media platform X, SDF General Commander Mazloum Abdi said the forces would work "with all available means and with seriousness," to ensure "genuine integration" and maintain the agreed-upon ceasefire.

His remarks came days after Damascus and the SDF announced understandings aimed at halting hostilities and reintegrating military and civil institutions into the Syrian state framework.

Denmark says NATO chief has no mandate to negotiate on Greenland

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated on Thursday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte does not have a mandate to negotiate on behalf of Denmark or Greenland.

The statement followed comments from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Wednesday that his meeting with Rutte produced "the framework of a future deal" concerning Greenland and the broader Arctic region.

Frederiksen told Danish media that while Denmark has coordinated with a number of partners, including Rutte, to address the challenges facing Greenland, Rutte is not authorized to negotiate on behalf of Denmark or Greenland.

Gunman at large after 3 shot dead in eastern Australia

A gunman remained at large on Thursday night after three people were shot dead west of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).

NSW Police Force Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland told reporters on Thursday night that officers were called to reports of shots fired in the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney, around 4:20 p.m. local time on Thursday.

Officers arrived at the scene and found that a man and a woman had been fatally shot inside a vehicle, Holland said.

Death toll from Spanish fatal train crash rises to 45

The death toll from Sunday's train crash in southern Spain has risen to 45 after Spanish Civil Guard officers discovered two additional bodies on Thursday.

The bodies were found after authorities extended the search perimeter around the crash site near the town of Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba. About 200 Civil Guard agents were involved in the operation, supported by search dogs, drones, and infrared equipment.

The accident occurred on Sunday when a train carrying 317 passengers on the Malaga-Madrid route derailed for reasons that remain unknown near Adamuz, approximately 20 km from Cordoba. The derailed train then struck a high-speed train traveling on an adjacent track from Madrid to Huelva, causing the second train to derail.