Israel’s air force carried out the largest daytime airstrike campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the 2014 war on Saturday, killing two teenagers in an escalation of violence in the region after months of deadly protests. The Israeli air strikes came as Hamas intensified its attacks, firing dozens of mortar rounds at Israel…
The European Commission has increased pressure on Hungary over a package of new laws targeting illegal immigration it believes violate European laws and treaties, and which also poses a threat to the EU’s fundamental values. On Thursday the Commission issued a letter of complaint, the first step in formal infringement procedures against Hungary, in response…
Older diesel cars are to be completely banned from the German city of Stuttgart in a bid to reduce air pollution, authorities have announced. The home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche is the second city in Germany to order diesel cars off the streets, following Hamburg which began enforcing a ban on two main roads…
Donald Trump accused Germany of being “totally controlled by Russia” on Wednesday in a blistering attack on an ally that overshadowed the Nato summit. The US president accused Angela Merkel’s country of being “captive” to Russia because of its joint energy deals, including a proposed new gas pipeline. He questioned why America was spending billions…
The father of three children who perished in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine four years ago has condemned Donald Trump for pandering to Vladimir Putin, accusing both leaders of lacking empathy for their fellow human beings. MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It crashed on July 17, 2014, after…
Drones are scouring the banks of Poland’s River Vistula just south of Warsaw for a 16-foot Indian python authorities have warned could be hungry and aggressive. Police from the town of Piaseczno, which lies close to the Polish capital, have asked people to stay away from the river until the renegade reptile is recovered. The four…
Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was last night arrested at an airport and ferried immediately to jail after returning home to face prison for corruption, as the country’s election campaign descended into violence. The figurehead of Pakistan’s ruling party was held and taken to a waiting plane to be flown to Islamabad soon after…
With plot lines telling the everyday stories of country folk, the long-running radio drama Across The Border would strike a chord with any devotee of The Archers. But while the popular radio soap opera may be the brainchild of a former BBC journalist originally from Surrey, its setting is a long way from the English countryside….
Two years after he was released into the Spanish Pyrenees as part of a conservation programme, Goiat the brown bear faces expulsion over a predatory rampage that has enraged local farmers. The 31-stone male was captured in Slovenia and transferred to the Alt Pireneu (High Pyrenees) National Park in Catalonia in 2016 as part of…
A German court ordered Friday that a man who allegedly worked as a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden must be returned after his deportation to Tunisia, saying the expulsion was illegal as he risks torture there. "This afternoon’s court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule…