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Four men plead guilty to London arson attack on Jewish ambulances
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. British nationals Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and British-Pakistani…
Iceland’s EU referendum: What to know before the vote
“Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?” This is the question being put to 270,000 Icelanders on Saturday 29 August. From 9am local time, eligible voters will head to the polls to chart their nation’s course closer to the…
Greek F-16s intercept Turkish drone over northern Aegean
The Hellenic Air Force was immediately put on alert after a Turkish unmanned aircraft (UAV) was detected entering the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and violating Greek national airspace. It is reported that the Turkish drone flew over the wider sea…
Dried-up lakes and mass deaths at one of Hungary’s largest fish farms
Several hundred tonnes of fish died in August in one of Hungary’s largest fish farm complexes at Rétimajor, south of Budapest. This fishpond system, with a water surface of around 800 hectares, is what remains of the former Sárrét marshlands. Its current…
Russian MP threatens Hungarian energy as Budapest breaks from Moscow
Published on 27/08/2026 – 15:08 GMT+2•Updated 15:11 A Russian State Duma deputy has threatened Hungary with an energy blockade in response to a new foreign policy doctrine from Budapest, which describes Russia as a security threat. Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party…
Russian drone strikes hit Ukraine as warehouses burn
A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has wounded four people and sparked a large fire, as Moscow continued a wave of attacks across the country. The drone struck an Epicentr home-improvement hypermarket on Friday…
Who is King Haakon VIII, Norway’s new monarch?
Norway has a new king. Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, Harald V, died on Friday. Haakon’s oldest child now becomes Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and heir to the throne. Haakon is already familiar with the role, having…
Norway’s King Harald V dies aged 89 as leaders praise ‘true European’
Norway’s King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89, the royal palace announced on Friday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo…
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in Hague prison
Former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a prison hospital in The Hague at the age of 84, according to Serbian state broadcaster RTS. Considered the most infamous war criminal in the Balkans, Mladić was dubbed…
German troops on NATO’s eastern flank: War has never been this close
Just a few kilometres from the Belarusian border, thousands of NATO troops are focused on one objective: defending Alliance territory in Lithuania. For around six weeks, nearly 3,000 troops – most of them from the German military – trained at Pabradė, using…