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By Holger Mann (SPD), is a memeber of the German parliament und a member of the Bundestag Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs Published on 11/08/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of…
Published on 11/08/2026 – 7:05 GMT+2•Updated 7:06 Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday annulled the only liberal, anti-war party party Yabloko’ registration for the country’s parlimentary vote also known as the State Duma elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ruling, which sidelines the only officially registered party that opposes Moscow’s war in Ukraine,…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:18 GMT+2 A record 230 migrants in one small boat crossed the English Channel to Britain, France’s lifeboat service and UK media said on Monday, in the latest example of larger numbers of people packing into a single vessel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 230, including more than…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2 Russia’s military can currently fire a simultaneous salvo of 77 ballistic missiles and plans to increase that number to 200, according to Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, the officer leading Ukraine’s drone forces. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Even if they only manage half of that, it will all…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2•Updated 15:33 The phased reactivation of the previously shut-down capacity has begun at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, after the level of the River Danube started to rise. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Once the river had climbed back above the critical low recorded a week earlier, it…
Nearly 70% of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the government said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires. “As France…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 22:29 GMT+2 Germany will beef up its anti-drone police unit, the government said on Monday, days after an explosives-laden unmanned aerial vehicle was flown into a strategically important airport. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Berlin was shocked by the incident last week when the UAV was defused after it…
Europe continues to grapple with major wildfires as the threat of further heatwaves continues to hang over the continent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In Greece, a new fire broke out on Monday in the village of Kouvaras, 60 kilometers southeast of Athens, prompting the mobilisaiton of almost 200 firefighters. Greek fire services…
Published on 10/08/2026 – 21:55 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia was preparing to station more North Korean troops on its territory and had received more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Zelenskyy has repeatedly warned of deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, often while…
The leader of Ceuta demanded on Monday the detention and expulsion of the thousands of migrants wandering the Spanish north African territory’s streets after last month’s mass influx from Morocco. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some 72,000 migrants breached the border in an unprecedented and deadly rush between 30-31 July, with 70,000 having…
