Fact check: Did wind and solar really cause Portugal and Spain’s mass blackout?
Investigations are ongoing into what went wrong with the electricity system, which impacted some 60 million people.Read More
‘Embrace’: Czech artist reimagines Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof with monumental installation
Czech artist Klára Hosnedlová has transformed Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof with her largest exhibition to date, ‘Embrace’, featuring monumental tapestries, sculptures, and a soundscape inspired by her home near the Czech-Slovakian…
European People’s Party gathers for congress in Valencia
Annual congress of the party representing the largest cohort in the European Parliament gathers in Spanish city blighted by flood six months ago. Read More
Children among victims of new Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip
At least 27 Palestinians were killed overnight in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to local health officials. Read more at Read More
Amazon launches first batch of internet satellites in race to rival Musk’s SpaceX
Monday’s launch, which carried around 27 satellites from an Atlas V rocket, follows two experimental satellites launched in 2023 as part of Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ internet satellites. Read more at…
Car ramming attacks on the rise: What is happening in Europe?
After a car drove into a crowd in Vancouver, killing 11 people, we look at previous incidents where cars have been used as weapons in Europe. Read more at Read…
At least 22 people killed in restaurant fire in China’s Liaoyang, officials say
Industrial accidents occur frequently in China, usually due to staff ignoring safety features due to a lack of training or pressure from their superiors. Read more at Read More
Myanmar earthquake survivors in dire need of aid one month on, UN warns
At least 3,770 people were killed by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on 28 March, with 5,106 injured and 106 still missing. Read more at Read More
Spanish archaeologists find 500-year-old medieval shipwreck in Barcelona
The remains of the Spanish vessel were discovered more than five metres below sea level at the site of a former fish market and could unlock fascinating new medieval maritime…
French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for their time behind bars
The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April. Read More