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The meeting of the German and the Russian ministers — the first of that kind since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 — comes amid high tensions between Berlin and Moscow. Earlier this month, the German government accused Russian intelligence services of having orchestrated the attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at the Leipzig airport in Eastern Germany. In reaction, Germany imposed sanctions, including the closure of Russia’s consulate in Bonn, to which Moscow responded with similar measures against Germany, notably the closure of Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg. Germany and Russia also clashed during a U.N.…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 18:37 GMT+2 The traditionally particularly busy “Italian weekend” is just around the corner and on 26 and 27 September will mark the halfway point of this year’s Oktoberfest. After the extreme overcrowding last year, organisers are looking with particular attention at visitor flows in 2026. On the middle Wiesn Saturday in 2025, the festival grounds reached their capacity limits, so that access to the Theresienwiese had to be temporarily closed due to overcrowding. In parts of Wirtsbudenstraße there was such a crush at the time that nobody could move forwards or backwards – visitors spoke in…
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The Nations League clash will be played Sunday at a neutral Hungarian venue and without Irish fans, amid demands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Ireland for the match to be cancelled. During a press conference in Debrecen, Hungary, FAI chief executive David Courell said the match had been approved by “a significant majority,” but he declined to break down the precise vote. Beside him, a downcast Hallgrímsson said they were legally and professionally obligated to play Israel even though his squad was “almost to a breaking limit now.” “Nobody is comfortable playing this game,” Hallgrímsson said, describing the situation as a…
Inside a production facility in Krefeld, Germany, a family-owned recycling company is recovering lithium from used batteries without relying on aggressive chemicals. The process was developed by Accurec Recycling GmbH, which has specialised in battery recycling for more than three decades. Speaking to Euronews, the company’s head of development, Simon Bremer, explains how the technology works, why Europe has fallen behind in battery recycling and what needs to change in its critical raw materials policy. From power-tool batteries to electric vehicles Founded in 1995, Accurec has focused on battery recycling from the outset. Initially, the company specialised in nickel-cadmium and…
US President Donald trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that has been at the heart of tensions between Washington and Tehran since late February. The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported on Friday that Trump had refused a proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait, telling his aides that he expected to resume a bombing campaign against Iran after the US’ midterm elections in November. Trump later posted an image on Truth Social showing an image of the Strait of Hormuz rebranded as the “Trump…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 14:59 GMT+2 Six people have been confirmed dead after a building where they were staying collapsed in Athens. The building collapsed following an explosion on Friday morning in the Plaka district of the Greek capital. Four US tourists had been staying on the first floor of the building while a couple – a 78-year-old British man and a 77-year-old Greek woman – lived on the second floor. The process of formally identifying the bodies is ongoing. Fire crews are now winding down the operation after hours of searching through the rubble. Around 30 firefighters, using six…
Protesters gathered outside the United Nations in New York on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to address the General Assembly. Demonstrators chanted and held signs opposing Netanyahu’s presence at the UN and calling for an end to US military support for Israel. Inside the General Assembly, dozens of delegates walked out as Netanyahu began his speech. Netanyahu used his address to criticise Israel’s opponents and allies, including Britain and France.
The killing later fueled far-right mobilization, including an attempted “punitive expedition” by identitarian militants in nearby Romans-sur-Isère. French judges have sent 11 defendants to the juvenile assize court over the 2023 stabbing to death of 16-year-old Thomas Perotto, with the case involving a racial aggravating factor in the reference to “the white race and the French nation,” French media reported Friday. The order sending them to trial, seen by POLITICO, accuses the defendants of murdering Perotto at a village fête in Crépol, attempting to kill three other people and violently attacking others. Judges seek to trial them as a group…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 14:19 GMT+2•Updated 14:22 At least 11 people were killed and around 30 others were injured following a suicide bomb attack in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, according to police and rescue officials. The bomber is said to have detonated a vehicle laden with explosives at a roadside police checkpoint. Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson for the provincial emergency service, said the attack had taken place in the district of Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, or Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the bombing. Pakistan has seen increasing militant attacks in…