Efforts to rescue a humpback whale stranded for weeks on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast were complicated on Monday when the animal unexpectedly swam away but then appeared to have got stuck again. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The 13.5-meter whale and its struggle for survival have captured the hearts of the German public, with some of the press […]
Continue ReadingMigrants in Spain began applying in person to legalize their status on Monday after the European country launched an amnesty that could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorization. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A total of 42,790 people have already submitted online applications to begin the regularization process since it […]
Continue ReadingThe Russian oil company Rosneft is one of the beneficiaries of the Iran war. Image: keystone The Russian economy is weakening, gross domestic product is falling, inflation is rising. In an interview with the Financial Times, the head of Swedish military intelligence speaks of a downward spiral towards financial catastrophe. April 20, 2026, 6:52 p.mApril […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/20/2026 – 18:45 GMT+2•Updated 6:46 p.m The European Commission is currently evaluating whether to suspend €1.5 billion in EU funding for Serbia due to rule-of-law concerns and contentious judicial reforms introduced by Belgrade in January, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told EU lawmakers on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Kos said she was particularly concerned about […]
Continue ReadingDuring last month’s multinational exercise Grand Quadriga 2026German troops in Seedorf weren’t just training with drones, they were also building them. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Instead of traditional live-fire drills, troops used reconnaissance drones, real-time data links and FPV systems to identify targets and engage them within seconds. FPV (first-person view) drones are unmanned aircraft piloted remotely […]
Continue Reading“IDF soldiers themselves admit to war crimes. They killed not only civilian Palestinians but even their own hostages,” the center-right politician continued. Sikorski’s criticism seemed to add fresh fuel to the dispute. “What you wrote reflects ignorance and a deep lack of understanding,” Sa’ar responded on X on Monday. The IDF is a “professional and ethical […]
Continue Reading“The close ties between our two countries are more necessary than ever at a time when the world order is undergoing such fundamental changes,” Merz said on Monday alongside the Brazilian leader. “We share an interest in an international order in which we can rely on agreements and treaties, and in which we are capable […]
Continue ReadingDozens of sleuths have traced 45 Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia during an open-source investigative blitz hosted by Europol, it said on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Europol effort saw 40 investigators from 18 countries gather in The Hague for two days last week to use publicly available information known as open-source intelligence or OSINT […]
Continue ReadingThe Israeli military says it views with “great severity” the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands “swift” consequences.
Continue ReadingApril 20, 2026, 4:21 p.mApril 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m International investigators, together with Europol, have identified and tracked down 45 suspected kidnapped Ukrainian children. The children were probably forcibly taken to the occupied territories of Ukraine, Russia or Belarus, Europol said in The Hague. The information was handed over to the Ukrainian authorities. Special investigators […]
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