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Anna Unger becomes head of Hungary’s top anti-corruption body NVVH
One of the new Hungarian government’s key pledges was to recover state assets and financial instruments that have been unlawfully managed or have gone missing and to prevent further abuses. To this end, a special authority is being set up; its head was…
The world’s tallest wind power plant is dwarfing the Eiffel tower
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. But the country is reaching a turning point: Germany is now getting…
CIA director’s secret Moscow trip raises more questions than answers
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. His sudden arrival in the Russian capital this week triggered days of speculation…
Swiss nuclear power plant fully back online after heatwaves
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. Axpo said the…
Life under relentless air raid alerts: Russia attacks Kyiv for second day
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. The attacks…
Europe’s monarchs and world leaders mourn Norway’s King Harald V
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. Harald was the continent’s oldest reigning monarch. His son Haakon automatically succeeded him to the throne. Here…
Ceuta ‘on the brink of collapse’ as Spain seeks Frontex support
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. Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska…
Brussels’ prosecutor calls for drug gang crackdown after shootings
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. The city, home to the headquarters of the European Union, has…
Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme
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.” The forced contraception…
Dutch centre warns about potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
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. The Trimbos Institute said that several of the…