The BBC’s Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield described people scurrying for shade “as if it was the middle of August” in the French capital, with temperatures reaching 34C (93.2F) on Tuesday. This comes as France’s national weather service said a “heat dome” settling over Western Europe was producing temperatures 10 to 15 degrees Celsius above the […]
Continue ReadingTrump has dismayed European allies by announcing he would pull 5,000 troops out of Germany, which later turned out to include 4,000 soldiers from Poland — before U-turning and saying he would deploy an additional 5,000 troops to Poland. The exact nature of the cutbacks is not yet finalized, the diplomats said, and the U.S. […]
Continue ReadingGarbage on Mount Everest is collected and separated.Image: SPCC Nepal Every year, mountains of rubbish on Mount Everest make the rounds on social media. That’s why new regulations in the fight against rubbish were launched for the new season. Whether this will pay off remains to be seen. May 26, 2026, 11:19 amMay 26, 2026, […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the spate of recent drone incursions into the airspace of European Union (EU) countries over the past few weeks are “not isolated incidents,” as Baltic leaders and EU officials caution that hybrid threats along Europe’s eastern border are intensifying. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “This is a deliberate strategy […]
Continue ReadingMay 26, 2026, 4:35 p.mMay 26, 2026, 4:35 p.m Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. (archive image)Image: keystone The head of the Russian parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, has threatened to use weapons of mass destruction against Ukraine in the event of attacks against the civilian population in Russia. “All of this can lead to us using the weapon […]
Continue ReadingThe tacit approval of permits for new energy projects has emerged as one of the most politically explosive issues in the EU’s negotiations over the renewal of its aging power grids, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Under proposals for the EU’s new European Grids Package_,_ certain stages of the permit process […]
Continue ReadingMay 26, 2026, 3:18 p.mMay 26, 2026, 3:20 p.m An explosion occurred on a tanker off the coast of Oman following a suspected Iranian attack. The captain reported an explosion on the ship’s hull, the British Merchant Shipping Safety Authority (UKMTO) said today. The crew was safe, but fuel had leaked and flowed into the […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian soldiers prepare a drone attack (archive image).Image: www.imago-images.de Ukrainian drones are said to have been diverted to NATO countries by Russian jamming technology. Concern about political consequences is growing in the Baltic states. May 26, 2026, 3:05 p.mMay 26, 2026, 3:05 p.m An article by Russia is said to be using Ukrainian drone strikes […]
Continue Reading“The EU is not going anywhere,” said Katarína Mathernová, the EU ambassador to Ukraine. “We are staying in Kyiv.” Mathernová added that “threats against diplomats” were a “sign of desperation” from Russia. A spokesperson for France’s Foreign Ministry similarly told France Info that it would be “out of the question to evacuate” its staff from […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter to the national parliament published on Tuesday, State Secretary for Digital Economy Willemijn Aerdts said the national authority charged with screening investments had advised the government to block the acquisition. The purchase was seen as posing “a possible risk to the public interest.” The government on Monday decided to adopt the advice […]
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