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Gavin Blackburn

Europe News

US will ask Europe to repay all aid sent to Ukraine, Trump says

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation said on Friday that one of its main warehouses in Ukraine had been affected by an overnight air attack, the third such incident in three months.

Malaysia

Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak as haze reaches critical level

Haze is a recurring seasonal problem in Southeast Asia, where smoke from forest and peat fires in Indonesia can travel across national borders and affect neighbouring Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.

Europe News

Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul

Search and resuce operations are ongoing with teams yet to reach the wreckage of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu or locate its voyage data recorder (VDR) or "black box."

Europe News

Russia shifts tactics with round-the-clock air strikes on Kyiv

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday night he hoped to host US President Donald Trump's envoys in Kyiv in the coming days to resume efforts to end the war.

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Thailand

Two US sailors removed from Thai resort town after drunken brawl

The USS Abraham Lincoln's arrival has drawn global media interest after reports of deteriorating living conditions on board after more than 280 days at sea.

Nepal

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal nine days after floods

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

Europe News

Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during summer heatwaves

Earlier this week, the national weather agency said summer 2026 was the hottest on record, making Belgium the latest European nation to smash temperature records this year.

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Denmark's intelligence agency warns Russia preparing acts of sabotage

Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a campaign of sabotage and disruption with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilising European nations.

Earth News

El Niño to be 'very strong' and last until February, UN warns

El Niño tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year.

Europe News

Russia to close branches of Germany's Goethe Institut, FM Lavrov says

Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a campaign of sabotage and disruption with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilising European nations.

Europe News

Finland runs Europe's largest civil defence exercise since WWII

Western officials say Russia is carrying out a campaign of sabotage and disruption across Europe that has involved fires, attacking power stations and sending drones into EU airspace.

Europe News

Milestone: Meloni's government is Italy's longest-lasting in decades

Surveys show that the cost of living, a deteriorating public health system, security and immigration are among Italians' top concerns ahead of next year's general election.

Europe News

Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of journalist's 2017 murder

Her murder shocked the world and put Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.

Business

Netherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to UK

The transfer was carried out partially by buying and selling and partly by physically transferring gold, the Dutch national bank said.

Europe News

Spanish police chief says no report blames Morocco for Ceuta crossings

Madrid demanded an explanation from its own police after an explosive leaked police report suggested that Moroccan security forces were involved in transporting and pushing migrants towards the border.

Europe News

German police say launching terror probe over attack on substation

NATO member Germany, which supports Ukraine in its fight against Russia, has long accused Moscow of targeting it with a campaign of hybrid attacks involving espionage and sabotage, claims the Kremlin has rejected.

Sri Lanka

US and Sri Lankan agents bust Pakistan drug network, police say

Sri Lanka's Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament that most of the illegal drugs originated in Afghanistan and Pakistan and were being smuggled into the island by sea.

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South Germany train station reopens after explosion injured two

Explosives experts from the State Criminal Police Office are searching the area around the site of the explosion.

Thailand

US aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand after record deployment

Democratic lawmakers have called for an investigation into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises.

Europe News

Norway's King Haakon VIII swears oath of allegiance to constitution

Haakon became Norway's monarch when King Harald V died on Friday at 89. He has adopted the motto "All for Norway," which dates back to his great-grandfather, Haakon VII.

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