The 18-year-old was also charged with making preparations to fly a drone over Polish president Karol Nawrocki’s vehicle during last year’s Polish Armed Forces’ Day parade in Warsaw on August 15. He was arrested three days before the event took place. The suspect, who faces life in prison if found guilty, allegedly recruited people to […]
Continue ReadingProsecutor Diane Ngomsik told AFP news agency that the volunteer firefighter, 18, had initially confessed to “setting fire to twigs with a lighter and petrol” before retracting it. BFMTV said a second 18-year old man had also been placed under formal investigation – a stage in French criminal procedure which may lead to formal charges […]
Continue ReadingAnyone looking for an owner-occupied flat in a major German city will only get a handful of square meters for €390,000. In Kamsdorf, in the Thuringian district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, the same amount will buy an entire small village. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It includes 15 single-storey buildings, each with around 100 square meters of floor space, plus […]
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 Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence, alleging he was paid to desecrate memorials honoring Polish victims of Ukrainian […]
Continue ReadingNow the sentence has to be served in a men’s prison – neo-Nazi Marla Svenja Liebich.Image: DPA July 16, 2026, 9:57 amJuly 16, 2026, 9:57 am Although neo-Nazi Marla Svenja Liebich from Germany is officially considered a woman, she is expected to serve her sentence in a men’s prison. This was decided by the management […]
Continue ReadingA monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face – and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo – has been confirmed as a new species to science. The black-furred primate was spotted and photographed hidden away in the high tree canopy of dense tropical forests in Lomami National Park, […]
Continue ReadingDelivery Hero is now part of Uber.Image: www.imago-images.de Business News The US driving service provider Uber is taking over the German food delivery service Delivery Hero for a sum of billions. July 16, 2026, 9:28 amJuly 16, 2026, 9:28 am The Berlin company Delivery Hero confirmed that it is merging with the US group Uber. […]
Continue ReadingAt a charmingly named “festival of conversation” in Latvia over the weekend, sideshows included a pair of armoured military vehicles with mounted guns. They were part of the local, Canadian-led Nato mission, but their involvement in an event devoted to talking echoed the doctrine of a former US president, Teddy Roosevelt, when he summed up […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks. Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had “no reason” to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country. He added that Iran’s national security depended on maintaining what he described as “Iranian arrangements” […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 16/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 On today’s show: Euronews’ Aadel Haleem brings us the latest from the Middle East after the United States launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, raising tensions across the Strait of Hormuz and pushing oil prices higher. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Jorge Liboreiro reports from Kyiv on Ursula von der […]
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