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The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on the evening of August 4 and the device was defused. German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt said that the attempted attack fits into a known […]

Ireland has announced €500,000 in emergency assistance as the Nepal flooding death toll hit 626, with 2,500 people missing. The flash flooding on August 26th has caused widespread devastsation and displacement. On the Chinese side of the border, state media has reported seven people dead and 554 people missing. Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee […]

Tens of thousands of mourners have paid their respects to Norway’s King Harald V, placing flowers and condolence cards outside the royal palace in Oslo a day after his death aged 89. A sea of colourful flowers covered Slottsplassen, the square in front of the palace, on Saturday as a steady stream of Norwegians filed […]

At least 37 people have been killed in a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack on Saturday, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes […]

At least 27 people have been killed following a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack on Saturday, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes […]

Rupert Grint said it feels “so special” to reprise his role as Ron Weasley in a Broadway production of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. The 38-year-old rose to fame in 2001 after starring in Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone as the loyal and accident-prone red-headed wizard. He returned to the role for all […]

Seven people charged with damaging property at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire have been accused of doing so with a “terrorist connection”. Graffiti was sprayed on US president Donald Trump’s hotel and golf resort in March last year, while damage was also caused to the greens. The words “Gaza is not for sale” […]

British far-right ‌political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called for ‌supermarket ICE checkpoints and summary deportation of ​anyone failing to prove legal U.S. residency, has been detained by US Immigration ​and Customs Enforcement, agency records showed on ⁠Friday. ICE’s parent agency, the US ‌Department ‌of ​Homeland Security, said Yiannopoulos, 41, was arrested on ⁠Thursday ​at […]

An Irish man has been charged after police stopped a stolen taxi which was travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway in Wales. North Wales Police said the car, which had been reported stolen from Holyhead, Anglesey, was stopped while travelling the wrong way down the A55 on Monday evening after a collision with […]

Norway’s King Harald is in “very serious condition” as his health deteriorated, palace officials said, prompting the queen and Crown Prince Haakon to cancel their engagements. The 89-year-old monarch, who has haemolytic anaemia and has been on sick leave for several weeks, was admitted to the National Hospital in Oslo earlier this month. His condition […]