Black Ops 7, Lego Batman and Nintendo Switch 2 take centre stage at Gamescom 2025
More than 300,000 visitors are expected at this year’s gaming extravaganza, flocking to try out blockbuster releases like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and test new hardware such as…
EU, US release long-awaited trade statement setting 15% all-inclusive tariff on EU goods
The joint statement, which comes nearly a month after the trade deal was struck, is being described as a “first step” by the EU side, which hopes to secure more…
Ryanair renews call for urgent air traffic control reform after ‘unacceptable’ Athens flight delays
The low-cost airline denounced the delays in Athens and, for the second time this summer, attacked the Commission on the EU’s Air Traffic Control system Read More
Uganda agrees deal with US to take deported migrants if they don’t have criminal records
Uganda also expressed a preference that those brought into the country should be nationals of African countries and not be unaccompanied minors. Read more at Read More
Cheetah cubs destined for the illegal trade in exotic wildlife rescued in Somaliland
One eight-month-old cub was unable to walk after being tied up for six months, while a five-month-old was “very malnourished”.Read More
Greek Cypriot man tells police he accidentally drove into the north on Thursday
The case is being investigated by the Dhekelia bases police and a procedure to return the man’s vehicle is under way under with the help of the UN. Read more…
Hungary stages Europe’s largest fireworks display for national holiday
Hungary celebrated its national holiday on Wednesday with a record-breaking fireworks display over the River Danube in Budapest, billed as the largest in Europe. Read more at Read More
Scathing new ‘South Park’ episode takes aim at Donald Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. police
South Park’s Season 27 continues to be one of the most talked-about in recent memory, with its new episode – which aired last night – pulling no punches when it…
95-year-old former North Korean soldier living in South campaigns to be repatriated to the North
Ahn Hak-sop volunteered to fight for the North Korean army in 1952 but was captured by South Korean soldiers in April 1953, months before the fighting stopped with the armistice.…
Ukrainian suspected of links to Nord Stream pipeline blasts arrested in Italy, prosecutors say
The damage added to tensions over the war in Ukraine as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy sources following the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour. Read…