Man wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle
“How do I know this isn’t a prank?” the winner asked when he answered a video call from Christie’s auction house in Paris.
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French police barred from raiding Macron’s palace to investigate Panthéon contracts – POLITICO
According to a statement from the National Financial Prosecutor Pascal Prache, the failed raid was conducted as part of a probe linked to contracts over the organization of memorial ceremonies. French presidency staff told investigators they could not search the Elysée Palace, because the premises are covered by presidential immunity, the statement said. The investigators […]
Continue ReadingU.S. blockade has turned back six ships leaving Strait of Hormuz
More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.
Continue ReadingAirlines turn to EU
Munich Airport: The Lufthansa Group, which also includes the Swiss airlines Swiss and Edelweiss, is calling for help from the EU through its association.Image: www.imago-images.de The Iran war is causing nervousness among airlines. Now they are demanding support from the EU – on several occasions. April 14, 2026, 8:01 p.mApril 14, 2026, 8:01 p.m follow […]
Continue ReadingSpain finalizes amnesty measures to give legal status to up to 500,000 immigrants
Spain’s government finalized a migrant amnesty measure on Tuesday that it announced earlier this year, paving the way for hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working without authorization in the country to apply for legal status. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The approach sharply differs from much of Europe’s prevailing attitudes on immigration in which governments are […]
Continue ReadingBerlin and Kyiv seal sweeping pact on drones, data and missiles
Germany and Ukraine signed a €4 billion defense package on Tuesday, including hundreds of Patriot missiles and joint drone production, as the two countries held their first bilateral government consultations since 2004. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Defense ministers from both countries also agreed to share digital battlefield data aimed at developing new weapons systems. Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Continue ReadingZelenskyy will fix Druzhba oil pipeline as he counts on Hungary to lift EU loan veto – POLITICO
“We believe this coincides with other commitments by European Union member states, particularly Hungary, which has blocked certain decisions that are important to us,” he added in reference to the loan. The Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia has been at the center of a spat between the European Union […]
Continue ReadingZelenskyy pitches new joint security system to European allies
Ukraine to hold talks with the European partners this week focused on creating a joint defense system, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced before visiting Berlin on Tuesday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “I am confident: either Ukraine becomes an integral part of Europe’s security system, or something in Europe risks becoming part of the ‘Russian world,’” Zelenskyy said. […]
Continue ReadingChernobyl could face ‘catastrophic’ collapse as repairs stall following Russian drone strike
A potential collapse of the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine could risk a release of radioactivity into the environment, Greenpeace warned on Tuesday (April 14). ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It comes just days before the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, which remains the world’s worst nuclear disaster. On April […]
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest gorilla celebrates her birthday with a lavish feast
On 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 Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, has marked her 69th birthday with a special, sugar-free feast at Berlin Zoo. The primate enjoyed a spread of cherry tomatoes, […]
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