Published on 01/06/2026 – 15:34 GMT+2•Updated 3:44 p.m An international court rejected a claim by Rwanda on Monday for Britain to pay more than £100 million (€115 million) it said London still owed from a scrapped deal to deport migrants. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Judges from the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled that […]
Continue ReadingDrones piloted by artificial intelligence are now being deployed on the Ukrainian front lines, and while there has been much talk about them, there is still much that remains unknown. The US-made Hornet Drone, which is partially guided by AI, is at the centre of a new Ukrainian strategy to target Russian logistics.
Continue ReadingSingle-use sachets for condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise and soy sauce will no longer be allowed for dine-in customers at restaurants across the EU from Aug. 12 under new packaging waste rules aimed at reducing plastic pollution. The measure is part of the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which entered into force in […]
Continue ReadingCoach operator FlixBus has announced the return of the 666 bus service to the Polish seaside resort of Hel. It resurrects the controversial so-called "Highway to Hel" bus journey formerly run by local company PKS Gdynia. Religious conservative groups fiercely opposed the "satanic" association of 666 with Hel, so in 2023 the number was changed […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the French Navy intercepted a tanker under international sanctions traveling from Russia, describing the operation as part of efforts to enforce sanctions and uphold maritime law. Macron said on the US social media company X that the tanker, identified as the Tagor, was boarded by French naval forces […]
Continue ReadingThe UK recorded a sharp decline in disposable vape use a year after a government ban on single-use vapes, a survey cited by Sky News revealed on Monday. YouGov survey data showed that 13% of 11-17-year-olds who vape mainly use disposable products, down from 42% before the ban was introduced in 2025. The rate is […]
Continue ReadingHungary's government will seek constitutional changes if President Tamas Sulyok refuses to resign, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Monday. Magyar made the remarks after meeting Sulyok at Budapest's Sandor Palace alongside Justice Minister Marta Gorog, according to the Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet. The dispute follows an ultimatum issued by the prime minister, who had called […]
Continue ReadingThose expelled from the EU will be able to gather in camps outside the union – and soon asylum seekers, too. But human rights organizations are critical as migration policy is tightened another notch. Everything is almost ready for the EU's new so-called return regulation. The only thing that remains is to determine the actual […]
Continue ReadingRussian submarines have threatened cabling linked to North Sea energy infrastructure in recent weeks, Scottish Labour MSP Michael Marra warned during a debate in the Scottish Parliament, according to UK Defence Journal on June 1. The warning came during a wider debate on Scotland’s energy policy, held on a Scottish Government motion titled “It’s Scotland’s […]
Continue ReadingDozens of officials will patrol world-famous Shibuya as Japan responds to the impacts of overtourism.
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