A European intelligence report warns of an impending banking crisis in Russia.Image: keystone EU sanctions could hit Russia’s banks harder than previously thought. Subsidized loans and increasing defaults are putting increasing strain on the system. Jul 7, 2026, 3:41 amJul 7, 2026, 3:41 am An article by A European intelligence report warns of an impending […]
Continue ReadingTwo gold rings thought to be about 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western Thailand, officials said. The rings were found with human bones during an ongoing dig at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province last week, the Thai government’s Fine Arts Department said. […]
Continue ReadingA German submarine. (symbol image)Image: keystone July 6, 2026, 10:45 p.mJuly 6, 2026, 10:45 p.m Billion-dollar order from Canada before the NATO summit: The Kiel naval shipbuilder TKMS is to deliver up to twelve submarines to North America. As Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Halifax, Canada is committed to cooperation with Germany. The German […]
Continue ReadingSmoke over Mount Etna in June 2025. (Symbolic image)Image: keystone July 6, 2026, 9:19 p.mJuly 6, 2026, 9:21 p.m Due to persistent ashfall caused by the volcanic activity of Mount Etna on the Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily, neither take-offs nor landings are currently possible at Catania Airport. According to the operating company SAC, all […]
Continue ReadingThe unprecedented test of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.
Continue ReadingIt also said two Bolivian child victims who were forced to work in a grocery store were rescued by Argentinian police, with arrests made. Separately, Belgian authorities arrested 17 suspects after dismantling a trafficking network that allegedly held victims recruited via social media captive, and forced them into prostitution rings across Belgium and France. The […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/07/2026 – 16:27 GMT+2•Updated 16:27 Ukrainian forces carried out a drone strike on an oil refinery in the Russian city of Omsk on Monday, hitting the country’s most important fuel production site more than 2,500km from the Russia-Ukraine border. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Omsk Oil Refinery is Russia’s largest, with a design capacity of […]
Continue ReadingBurglars grabbed jewellery in a lightning raid on a French museum holding works by luxury glassmaker Rene Lalique and his family, staff there said, less than a year after a heist at the Louvre in Paris shocked the nation. The masked thieves smashed through the door at Musee Lalique in the eastern Alsace region and […]
Continue ReadingGeorge Clooney receives a lifetime achievement award in Venice.Image: keystone People News July 6, 2026, 1:23 p.mJuly 6, 2026, 1:23 p.m US actor George Clooney will receive a Golden Lion for his life’s work at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The 65-year-old said the award was a “tremendous honor” for him. He experienced so many […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/07/2026 – 13:20 GMT+2 A Russian patrol aircraft staged “unsafe” activity near the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier as it conducted NATO air defense operations off Iceland, Britain’s defense ministry said on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Bear-F plane “repeatedly approached” the carrier group last week, passing the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier “unnecessarily […]
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