Railway lines and the motorway had to be closed. Image: X April 8, 2026, 1:47 p.mApril 8, 2026, 1:47 p.m A landslide on southern Italy’s Adriatic coast is causing concern for local authorities. As a precautionary measure, around 50 people have already been evacuated from the municipality of Petacciato in the small Molise region, said […]
Continue ReadingAir strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, MEPs on the Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) adopted their position on the revision of the EU rules setting common requirements for vehicle registration documents, by 39 votes to one and with one abstention. Digital documents The Transport Committee MEPs voted in favour of a digital vehicle registration certificate, to become the main […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Greece will ban social media access for children under the age of 15 from January 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced. Explaining the reasoning behind the move, Mitsotakis […]
Continue Reading“Magawa was one of the best rats we’ve ever had,” said Michael Raine, who works for Apopo, a nonprofit that trains animals to detect land mines.
Continue ReadingOfficials believe the hacking group used the stolen data to conduct cyberattacks, information sabotage and intelligence gathering and focused on military, government and critical infrastructure targets. “The Russians tried their best to cover all vulnerable routers, while redirecting requests only to domains they were interested in. For example, *.gov.ua, or with names corresponding to Microsoft […]
Continue ReadingSince the attack on Ukraine, Putin’s approval ratings in Russia have been an incredible 80 percent. This image is now showing visible cracks. April 8, 2026, 10:14 amApril 8, 2026, 10:15 am Maxim Kireev / Time Online An article by There is hardly a question that causes Russia experts to argue as passionately as this […]
Continue ReadingNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte begins a scheduled three-day visit to Washington on Wednesday, amid renewed threats from US President Donald Trump that he is considering withdrawing from the alliance. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Rutte is expected to meet Trump following Tuesday’s last-minute reprieve in tensions with Tehran, which reportedly includes a two-week ceasefire and the reopening […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it “a moment of relief” and is set to travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to work with Gulf partners on making the reopening of the strait permanent. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the goal now was a “lasting end to the war.” Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump surprisingly announced a ceasefire in the Iran war on Tuesday. Image: keystone analysis The American president still agrees to negotiations with Iran about a peace plan – on the terms of the opponent, who also retains control of his most important trump card. 04/08/2026, 06:3004/08/2026, 06:30 Renzo Ruf, Washington The announcement came 88 […]
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