Civilians caught in crossfire as Pakistan–Afghan border clashes grow
Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas. Read more at Read More
Macron to outline France’s nuclear deterrence doctrine at submarine base amid Russia fears
The French president’s speech is expected by European partners, amid concerns about Russia and uncertainties regarding the reliability of the US nuclear umbrella. Read more at Read More
UN rapporteur Albanese’s family sues US officials over sanctions
The US State Department dismissed the lawsuit as “baseless lawfare” and defended the sanctions against the UN Gaza envoy as “legal and appropriate”. Read more at Read More
Greenpeace is facing a €290 million lawsuit. Can the pioneering environmental group survive?
The lawsuit relates to decade-old protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.Read More
Gotta buy ’em all: Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary and Japan’s global soft power
From playing cards, cartoons, films, television and many more iterations, Pokémon has soared since its first appearance in Japan 30 years ago and become a global cultural phenomenon. Read More
From Europe with taste: ‘World’s first organic caviar’ savours new markets
What follows is a deep dive into the ‘world’s first organic caviar’. It’s produced in a unique sturgeon farm in a small village in southern Spain. Sturgeon eggs and salt…
Brussels welcomes fact-finding mission to Druzhba, hoping to lift Hungarian veto
“We need to take the next steps to see what shape and form this fact-finding mission will take,” Brussels said about the Hungarian-Slovak proposal. Read More
Hungary’s energy giant threatens legal action over access to Croatian pipeline
The warnings from Hungary’s MOL Group come amid heightened tensions between Budapest and the European Union. The dispute intensified after Hungary blocked the EU’s €90 billion financial package for Ukraine.…
Zelenskyy invites Slovakia’s Robert Fico to Ukraine amid Druzhba pipeline standoff
Zelenskyy has invited the Slovak PM to Kyiv to discuss ‘all issues’ after a week of tensions over the Druzhba pipeline. Earlier, Hungary and Slovakia demanded access from Kyiv to…
Pakistan and Afghanistan trade border fire as airstrikes hit cities
Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing. Read more at Read More