A Turkish car ferry, Cenk T, was damaged in an air strike at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Friday, triggering a major fire onboard. The vessel was anchored at Chornomorsk port when it was hit around 4:00 pm local time, according to operator Cenk Denizcilik. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia for the […]
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Germany has accused Russia of carrying out a cyber-attack on its air traffic control systems and attempting to interfere in the country’s federal elections, prompting Berlin to summon the Russian ambassador. A German foreign ministry spokesman said Russian military intelligence was responsible for hacking office communications at Germany’s air navigation service provider
Alphabet-owned Google is facing a temporary freeze on around €110 million ($129 million) of its assets in France after orders obtained by the administrator of its defunct Russian business. According to documents seen by Reuters, the move follows rulings issued by Russian arbitration courts between 2024 and 2025 and marks an unusual attempt by Russian […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the frontline town of Kupiansk after Kyiv said its forces had retaken parts of the northeastern city and encircled Russian troops. In a video shared on social media, Zelenskiy appeared in a bulletproof vest near a sign marking the town, praising the operation and saying battlefield successes were crucial for […]
Hungarian police have recommended that prosecutors file charges against Budapest’s liberal mayor, Gergely Karacsony, for his role in organising an LGBTQ+ rights march in June that evolved into a large anti-government demonstration. The June 28 march, originally planned as a Pride event despite a government ban, drew tens of thousands of people and became one […]
Swiss singer Nemo, the first non-binary performer to win Eurovision in 2024, has announced they are returning their trophy in protest against Israel’s continued participation in the contest. Nemo cited a “clear conflict” between Israel’s involvement and Eurovision’s stated values of “unity, inclusion and dignity,” referencing a UN
French marine archaeologists have uncovered a massive 120-metre-long undersea wall off Brittany’s Ile de Sein, dating back to around 5,000 BC. Believed to be the largest underwater structure ever found in France, the wall now lies nine metres below the surface but would once have stood on the shoreline, built by a highly organised Stone […]
Germany’s population is projected to shrink significantly over the coming decades, with the national statistics office warning that the country could lose nearly 10 million people by 2070. As the large baby boomer generation ages, Germany is expected to have one in four citizens over the age of 67 within the next decade. By 2038, […]
The European Central Bank has proposed major reforms to simplify the EU’s banking rulebook, aiming to streamline supervisory requirements without reducing overall capital burdens. The ECB argues that reducing complexity should not weaken financial resilience, despite industry pressure for lighter regulations as seen in the U.S. and UK. The plan centres on merging several
Marseille is facing an intense wave of drug-related violence, with children increasingly pulled into the city’s escalating gang wars. The recent murder of 15-year-old Adel—shot, burned, and left on a beach—has shocked residents and fuelled a growing sense of psychose, or collective panic. Local authorities say teenagers are being recruited, coerced, and sometimes enslaved









