July 27, 2026, 5:15 p.mJuly 27, 2026, 5:15 p.m Austria wants to extend military service by three months to a total of nine months in the future. The Austrian federal government announced a corresponding decision. The agreement was preceded by a long struggle between the coalition partners. The three-party coalition now wants to approach the […]
Continue ReadingJuly 27, 2026, 4:16 p.mJuly 27, 2026, 4:20 p.m Paris police officers guard the crime scene.Image: www.imago-images.de A knifeman attacked and injured three women in Paris. A police officer overpowered and arrested the attacker, said France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. Two of the women, aged 19, 24 and 36, were seriously injured, the third less […]
Continue ReadingJuly 27, 2026, 4:05 p.mJuly 27, 2026, 4:05 p.m After the suspected Islamist attack on people celebrating at Christopher Street Day in Berlin, the police want to protect the CSD in Hamburg with more staff next weekend. Commemorative donations at a memorial in front of the Brandenburg Gate.Image: keystone According to the police, the organizers […]
Continue ReadingJuly 27, 2026, 10:50July 27, 2026, 10:50 The Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD) has condemned the attack on the sidelines of Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin. One person was killed in the attack on the sidelines of Christopher Street Day.Image: keystone “Where people become targets of violence because of their identity or […]
Continue ReadingFrench president Emmanuel Macron has called a crisis meeting focusing on uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes. The move comes amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed. In the Gironde region of south-west France, where flames have burned an […]
Continue ReadingIn repelling the Russian invasion, Ukraine once again attacked the enemy’s hinterland with hundreds of combat drones. July 27, 2026, 9:20 a.mJuly 27, 2026, 9:20 a.m Two civilians were killed in the southern Russian port city of Rostov-on-Don when a drone crashed into a high-rise building, Governor Yuri Slyussar announced. Another five people were injured, […]
Continue ReadingIn recent weeks, Ukraine has made slow progress on its path to EU membership, opening two of the six negotiating clusters while still facing resistance to speed up the process. But now it faces another complication: Serbia. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ukraine’s progress in opening more clusters, in tandem with Moldova, became possible only after Viktor Orbán’s […]
Continue ReadingIcelanders begin voting on whether to restart accession talks with the European Union, reopening a debate shaped by security fears, economic uncertainty and the question of who controls the country’s fishing waters. Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson also examine Donald Trump’s threat of new tariffs after the EU fined Google €890 million, and what that […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underline London’s “unwavering support” for Kyiv. The visit comes ahead of Zelensky’s trip to Washington on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe Nordic country will vote on Aug. 29 on whether to resume accession talks with Brussels, with early voting beginning Monday. The referendum will not decide whether Iceland joins the EU — any eventual membership agreement would require a second public vote. Polls suggest the question of reopening discussions is finely balanced, although a clearer […]
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