This German airline has been named Europe’s leading airline for the second year in a row
Lufthansa has been crowned Europe’s best airline 13 times since the start of the World Travel Awards, maintaining a continuous winning streak from 2011 to 2016. Read More
North Korea boasts of cruise missile test as Trump visits South Korea
US President Donald Trump sought to downplay the incident, saying he still wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for talks. Read more at Read More
This is how dependent Germany is on Chinese medicines
Germany sold more than 15 million tonnes of pharmaceutical products to China in 2024, while China sold more than 33 million tonnes to Germany. Read more at Read More
Polish air force intercepts Russian Il-20 surveillance plane flying over Baltic Sea
The air force said that while the Russian plane did not violate Polish airspace, it did not have a flight plan and the transponder enabling it to be tracked was…
Black cats and Halloween: Why has a Spanish council banned their adoption?
Terrassa City Council in Spain has suspended the adoption of black cats this month to prevent the animals being used and abused in Halloween rituals to stop superstitions spreading during…
Francis Ford Coppola is selling his $1 million watch after ‘Megalopolis’ flops at box office
The American filmmaker is auctioning off seven watches from his luxury timepiece collection after very poor box office returns from his widely panned self-funded 2024 film ‘Megalopolis’. Read More
EU now ‘more assertive’ in protecting candidate countries from foreign interference, Kos says
The EU has a “responsibility” to help candidate countries stay on their European path, the bloc’s enlargement chief said this week ahead of the release of the annual review of…
Visiting Thailand during the mourning period? Here’s what will and won’t change for travellers
Although much of the country will wear mourning attire, tourists are not expected to do the same. Read More
Category 5 storm melissa devastates Jamaica
Streets were submerged in Kingston on Tuesday after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the most powerful storm to strike the island since records began 174 years ago. Read…
Brigitte Macron harassment trial opens debate on free speech in France
Defendants claim freedom of expression as prosecutors denounce a years-long cyber-harassment rooted in a hoax. Read more at Read More