Russian president Vladimir Putin said in comments published on Saturday that Kyiv had opened “Pandora’s box” with its strikes on Russian economic targets, saying that Russia would hit back at Ukraine‘s “most sensitive economic sectors”. Ukraine has this summer escalated a campaign of drone strikes targeting Russian economic infrastructure, including oil refineries and online retailers’ […]
Continue ReadingThis Saturday saw a continued exchange of fire between Kyiv and Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, whose air defences are running short after the latest round of deadly Russian attacks. Details from the ground by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.
Continue ReadingOne person has received medical treatment after a passenger’s laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight. The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air traffic control, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s US reporting partner […]
Continue ReadingMore than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.
Continue ReadingRussian drones struck a shopping centre in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine this Friday. 14 people were killed. Authorities reported that children were among the scores of people injured in the strikes, which targeted President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown. Details by Nick Rushworth.
Continue ReadingOne week out from the world-renowned Sydney Marathon, organisers face questions about whether designers etched the wrong city’s stadium on the participation medal. The medal appears to feature a stadium carved in the likeness of Allianz Arena in the German city of Munich, rather than Allianz Stadium in Sydney – which the 42.2km (26.2 mile) […]
Continue ReadingPortugal has banned face coverings in public spaces after President Antonio Jose Seguro signed a law originally proposed by the right-wing Chega party. Seguro approved the measure Tuesday, saying it addressed an issue of “great social and cultural sensitivity,” according to a note by the Belem Palace, the presidential seat in Lisbon. He said amendments […]
Continue ReadingThe UK's weather agency issued yellow thunderstorm warnings Wednesday for parts of the country, with flash flooding expected. The Met Office said warnings will come into force across northern England, Northern Ireland and eastern Scotland later Wednesday, while the warning for northern England will remain in place until early Thursday. It added the disruption could […]
Continue ReadingGreece’s newly announced renewable energy spatial framework covering the Aegean Sea will have no legal consequences for Türkiye regarding the interconnected disputes between the two countries, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said the framework, like similar Greek initiatives, would have no legal effect on Türkiye, including with regard to […]
Continue ReadingLebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Italy on Wednesday to hold meetings with Pope Leo XIV, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Aoun arrived at Ciampino military airport near Rome, where he was received by Bruno Pasquino, the head of diplomatic protocol in Italy, and Monsignor Javier Fernandez Gonzalez, the chief of […]
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