A European Union plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine in its fight against Russia would have “far-reaching consequences” for the EU, Sergey Nechaev, the Russian ambassador to Germany, warned on Friday. “Any operation...
Spain’s government said Friday it had not ruled out an accidental laboratory leak as the cause of an outbreak of African swine fever that has rocked the country’s lucrative pork industry. Spain has deployed dozens of soldiers to help...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday slammed the European Union for handing Elon Musk’s X social media platform a 120-million-euro fine for breaking its digital rules. “The European Commission’s $140 million fine isn’t...
Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death — the most devastating pandemic in human history — to the shores of mediaeval Europe, new research has revealed. The...
US President Donald Trump hailed the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday as he arrived at the Washington venue for a ceremony that will map the path to victory for contenders at the 48-team finals. “It’s a big day and it is a great sport, and...
A building housing government offices in Russia’s tightly controlled Chechen Republic was hit by a drone on Friday, causing a burning rupture that spanned multiple floors, according to Russian state media and social media videos. Ukraine...
The Vatican announced Friday the ordination of a new bishop in China to replace a clergyman who had been arrested several times during decades operating without Beijing’s approval. Pope Leo XIV appointed Francis Li Jianlin to replace Joseph...
Irish police said Friday they were investigating the sighting of several unidentified drones in the skies as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane landed in Dublin this week. Europe has been on heightened alert as mysterious drone...
German lawmakers backed a new scheme for military service on Friday as the country seeks to bolster its long ill-equipped and understaffed armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The reform stops short of introducing conscription...
Lithuania’s Prime Minister announced on Friday that the country will declare a national “emergency situation” over the influx of smuggler’s balloons launched from Belarus. “We are currently preparing the legal basis and...
The French military used anti-drone measures after five unmanned vehicles flew over a closely guarded base housing nuclear ballistic submarines, a source told AFP Friday. The drones were detected above the base on Ile Longue, a peninsula off the...
A fire on the tarmac at Sao Paulo international airport, Brazil’s largest, prompted the evacuation of 169 passengers from a Latam Airlines plane overnight Thursday, the airline said. Passengers exited the aircraft via the boarding bridge and...
An advisory panel appointed by the Trump administration’s vaccine-skeptic health secretary voted Friday to stop recommending all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine in the United States. The move to end a three-decade-old recommendation is...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday told a United Nations Security Council delegation his country does not want war with Israel, days after civilian representatives from both sides held their first talks in decades. Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem...
The European Union hit Elon Musk’s X with a 120-million-euro ($140-million) fine Friday for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a fresh clash with US President Donald Trump’s administration. The high-profile probe into the...
