Salvadoran court convicts three ex-army officers over 1982 killing of four Dutch journalists
The three men, who are now in their 80s and 90s, each received a 15-year jail sentence. Read more at Read More
South Korea’s new president vows to restart talks with North Korea
Lee Jae-myung, whose government inherits economic challenges and a politically fragmented society, began his term early on Wednesday after winning a snap election. Read more at Read More
US Defence Secretary Hegseth to skip NATO-led meeting on Ukraine military support
In a first for the US, the Pentagon chief will not attend a meeting of the group orchestrating military support to Ukraine, a Washington official told Euronews. Read more at…
Argentine hospital staff protest over pay and conditions
Medical staff and administrative workers at Garrahan Hospital, a leading paediatric centre in Buenos Aires, staged a protest to demand urgent salary increases from President Javier Milei’s government. Read more…
Russian environmental attacks in Ukraine caused €85 billion in damage, Kyiv estimates
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian authorities have registered over 8,000 cases of destruction to Ukraine’s environment caused by Moscow’s war. The full toll of Russia’s environmental war…
200-year-old condom featuring erotic etching goes on display at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum exhibition “Safe Sex?” includes an ancient contraceptive featuring an erotic etching of a nun and three erect clergymen. Read More
Elon Musk calls Trump’s flagship ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ a ‘disgusting abomination’
The tech billionaire blasted Trump’s signature bill to cut taxes and boost defence spending — a sharp break from his previously steadfast loyalty to the president. Read more at Read…
French stylist Jean Paul Gaultier says ‘Falling in Love’ musical is only possible in Berlin
Only the biggest stage will do for ‘Falling in Love’, a musical with costumes curated by Jean Paul Gaultier and its current run in Berlin more than lives up to…
Exclusive: Israel to join high-profile Brussels meeting despite cooling EU relations
Israel will participate in a meeting with the EU’s southern neighbours in Brussels this month regardless of the bloc’s hardening stance over its actions in Gaza, according to several Israeli…
EU-Ukraine trade reset: what comes after tariff-free access expires?
With the expiration of the EU’s tariff-free trade scheme for Ukraine, a new chapter begins in the economic relationship between Kyiv and Brussels – one marked by uncertainty, renegotiation, and…