Major warehouse fire in Hamburg’s port leaves six people injured
More than 21 hours after a huge warehouse fire broke out in the Port of Hamburg, 120 firefighters remained on site on Tuesday, battling flames and smouldering debris. Read more…
Polish president vetoes bill to extend support for Ukraine’s Starlink
Monday’s veto will also affect benefits Ukrainian refugees living in Poland receive from the state, as well as limiting their access to child benefits and healthcare. Read more at Read…
Lucy and Selam fossils go on display in Europe for the first time
For the first time in history, two of the world’s most famous hominin fossils, ‘Lucy’ and ‘Selam’, have travelled from Ethiopia to Europe for public display. Read more at Read…
Israeli protesters demand ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza war
Protesters across Israel blocked highways with burning tyres on Tuesday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure a deal to release hostages in Gaza. Read more at Read More
Reform UK chief Nigel Farage says party will mass deport migrants if it wins election
Despite holding just four of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, the Reform party has gained momentum by seizing on public frustration over successive governments’ inability to bring…
Ukraine knocks out 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, creating shortages and disrupting exports
Ukraine has significantly intensified its attacks against Russia’s energy sector over the past few weeks, managing to disrupt oil refining capacity, weakening Moscow’s war economy. Read more at Read More
Israeli protesters block highways asking government to secure release of hostages in Gaza
Responding to a call from Israel’s Hostages and Missing Families Forum for a “National Day of Struggle,” protesters waved banners that read “Hostage Deal Now”. Read more at Read More
France’s far-left firebrand Melenchon again calls for Macron’s impeachment
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of far-left party France Unbowed, said he will introduce a new motion to demand Emmanuel Macron’s impeachment. Read more at Read More
Former labour union leader Inga Ruginienė becomes Lithuania’s new prime minister
Ruginienė, a former head of Lithuania’s labour union confederation, joined the centre-left Social Democratic Party just before a general election last year. Read more at Read More
France detains man after bodies in River Seine raise fears of ‘homophobic’ murders
The bodies of four men were discovered in the river earlier this month in Choisy-Le-Roi, a southeastern suburb of the French capital. Read more at Read More