Smalltown Klettwitz lies at the very heart of Germany’s Lusatia region. Lignite used to be mined here for decades. The bucket-wheel excavators have left gaping scars across the landscape. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But the country is reaching a turning point: Germany is now getting serious about ending coal burning. And Klettwitz…

If CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secret trip to Moscow was intended to calm fears of a confrontation between Russia and NATO, it appears to have achieved almost the opposite. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His sudden arrival in the Russian capital this week triggered days of speculation over what intelligence could have prompted…

Published on 28/08/2026 – 15:30 GMT+2 The Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland, which was shut down multiple times over the last two months due to summer heatwaves, is fully operational again, Swiss energy company Axpo said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Axpo said the second reactor at the Beznau plant…

Published on 28/08/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:04 Russia continued to send waves of drones towards the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday, repeatedly forcing residents into shelters and disrupting life across the city for a second consecutive day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attacks followed an extraordinary day of disruption on Thursday, when…

European monarchs and world leaders paid tribute to Norway’s King Harald on Friday, after the royal palace announced his death at the age of 89. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Harald was the continent’s oldest reigning monarch. His son Haakon automatically succeeded him to the throne. Here are some of the main tributes…

Spain has asked the European Commission (EC) for the support from Frontex and Europol to assist with the screening of migrants who are staying irregularly in Ceuta, according to several Spanish media outlets. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has asked the EC for Frontex, Europol and the European…

Published on 28/08/2026 – 17:57 GMT+2 Brussels’ chief prosecutor called for a tougher crackdown on drug trafficking gangs on Friday, after a spate of shootings that have rocked the Belgian capital. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The city, home to the headquarters of the European Union, has seen an eye-catching rash of gun…

Greenland said on Friday it would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Denmark’s forced contraception of thousands of indigenous Inuits, after experts failed to agree on whether the scheme constituted “genocide.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The forced contraception campaign is one of the darkest chapters in Greenland’s history with its former…

Published on 28/08/2026 – 18:17 GMT+2 A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of US President Donald Trump. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently…

Published on 28/08/2026 – 17:27 GMT+2 Four men admitted on Friday being behind an arson attack on London ambulances owned by a Jewish charity at a UK court hearing. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT British nationals Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and British-Pakistani Saif Ali, 18, all pleaded guilty…