The head of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Moritz Schularick, has publicly criticized the policies of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, arguing that the country's multi-billion-euro military spending is failing to de
For more than a month, a damaged tanker carrying Russian oil has been stranded on a reef near Al Qibliyah Island, part of Oman's Hallaniyat archipelago. According to Reuters and SkyTruth, an organization specializing in satellite environmen
In the centre of the French city of Toulouse, a man armed with several knives attacked a police patrol, injuring three officers. The news comes from La Dépêche du Midi, citing Toulouse's deputy mayor for security, Émilion Esnault.Three poli
In a Polish town, three passers-by saved the life of a four-year-old girl who fell from a fifth-floor balcony. The men managed to stretch out a blanket in time to cushion the child's fall after she had climbed onto the balcony of a neighbou
A criminal court in Damascus on Tuesday found former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, his younger brother Maher and their cousin Najib guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during 14 years of conflict in the country. A
US intelligence agencies reportedly devised a secret operation to move President Donald Trump after the NATO summit in Turkey, prompted by a credible assassination threat from Iran. According to the American press, the plan was drawn up wit
European Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen has called on social media platforms to step up their fight against disinformation, following an attempt by tens of thousands of migrants to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of C
This year's drought has cost Austrian agriculture roughly one billion euros in damages, according to an insurance company that monitors the country's farming sector. The entire territory of Austria was affected, with nearly every type of cr
US President Donald Trump said on social media on Monday that Iran is demanding compensation for the five-month military conflict, and in response, the US also intends to seek damages from Tehran. The current standoff began in late February
In the Polish commune of Gołymin-Ośrodek, not far from Warsaw, local authorities have urged residents to avoid the nearby forest after hunters spotted a large animal resembling a puma. The news was confirmed by Krzysztof Sosnowski, a spokes
Slovak Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok has refused to register the marriage of two men that was concluded abroad, defying a binding ruling from the European Union's Court of Justice. The news was shared by one of the partners, Ivan Novo
At Leipzig Airport, a drone packed with the explosive Semtex struck the wing of a Ukrainian cargo plane that was carrying, among other things, military supplies. The incident took place at around 7:30 p.m., and investigators say a catastrop