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Published on 02/08/2026 – 14:58 GMT+2•Updated 14:59 A joint operation involving the Guardia Civil, the autonomous police forces of the Basque Country and Catalonia (Ertzaintza and Mossos d’Esquadra) has led to the arrest in Guipúzcoa, a region near the northern border with France, of a 17-year-old Spanish national. The three police forces consider him to be the main figure in Spain for the neonazi, paedophile and satanist 764 network. This organisation, which, according to the investigation, has for months been generating public alarm through threats targeting educational centres, town councils, libraries and other public and private entities. Between January and…
Water levels on the Rhine hit a historic low on Saturday, with the gauge in Cologne measuring 68 centimeters, one centimeter below the previous record set in October 2018, according to the Rhine Waterways and Shipping Authority. Footage from Cologne’s Rheinauhafen marina showed boats stranded in the shallow water as residents walked and cycled along the dry riverbank, some stopping to take photos. Germany’s major waterways, including the Elbe and Danube, are also running low. With no relief from the heat and drought in sight, officials warn of mounting economic consequences for shipping and river-dependent industries.
Glowing objects in the sky, mysterious military reports and files kept under lock and key for decades: newly released UFO documents offer a glimpse into some of the most baffling cases of recent decades. A key focus of these historical files are reports by Allied pilots from the final months of the Second World War. They described glowing flying objects moving at high speed that accompanied their aircraft over Germany. These phenomena later became known as “Foo Fighters”. In the file (source in German) (source in English), it literally states: On the night of 22 December 1944, two lights rose…
The leader of the UK’s hard-right Restore Britain party has offered to partner with Reform UK’s Nigel Farage in an effort to defeat Britain’s left wing – if Farage agrees to certain conditions. In a video posted to social media on Sunday, Rupert Lowe called on Farage to put “personalities” and “past disagreements” aside and work together to unite what he described as a “hopelessly divided” right. Lowe, who was a member of parliament for Reform until 2025, when he was kicked out of the party, outlined five points that he said they would have to agree on to be…
In an interview at the end of 2025, with British journalist Piers Morgan, Cristiano Ronaldo confided how he asked Georgina Rodriguez, his partner of ten years, to marry him, and spoke about when that might happen. “I had bought the ring, a friend slipped it into my hand and our daughters saw the moment. They asked me if I was going to ask their mum to marry me and I felt it was the right time to do it,” he said. When it came to the wedding date, Cristiano deftly sidestepped the question, denying a goal to the thousands of…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 15:46 GMT+2 Italian vessel Thaon di Revel boarded a Russian shadow fleet tanker to inspect it in international waters near Pantelleria, an island located between Sicily and Tunisia. The inspection was carried out by the Italian navy on Sunday morning, 2 August, as part of the Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the European Union mission in the Mediterranean monitoring arms and oil trafficking. The tanker Toa Payoh, which is subject to European Union sanctions and belongs to the so-called Russian ‘shadow fleet’, has undergone nationality verification, which for ships is determined by the flag they are authorised…
“Due to the further drop in the Danube’s water level,” Magyar wrote Saturday, “tomorrow it will be completely shut down for the first time in 44 years.” The Soviet-built Paks facility remains the backbone of the country’s power system. The loss of output has triggered national energy-saving measures and offers of support from regional neighbors. A prolonged outage would cripple Hungary’s electricity supply at a time when temperatures are forecast to rise above 40 degrees Celsius in Budapest next week amid an ongoing heatwave and drought across Europe. Magyar warned the shutdown could trigger an emergency at a time of…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 14:11 GMT+2 New information from several military and civilian intelligence sources suggests that the Spanish government had advance warning of the risk of a mass arrival of migrants in the North African exclave of Ceuta this week. Intelligence alerts were issued over several days, including in the hours immediately before tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco, sources said. Intelligence services had warned that King Mohammed VI was likely to make a “gesture of magnanimity” at the border to coincide with Morocco’s Throne Day celebrations. Those initial warnings were followed by reports of migrants swimming…
By Lucy Davalou & Euronews with AP Published on 02/08/2026 – 13:23 GMT+2•Updated 13:42 At least five people have died and 41 are still missing after an Indonesian ferry caught fire at sea, on Sunday. According according to Basarnas, Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency some passengers jumped overboard to escape the fire and were rescued by a nearby ship. Meanwhile, a total of 225 people onboard were rescued, and four other boats were on standby near the ferry, however they could not get close due to the risk posed by flammable material on the ferry, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency. The…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 10:49 GMT+2•Updated 12:17 A fire broke out at a Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Samara region on Sunday following an attack, the company’s press service has said. In a post on Telegram, the Russian online retailer said there were currently no reported casualties and that “logistics chains have been reorganised.” “The receipt of deliveries and dispatch of orders are now being handled at other facilities,” it added. Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a large blaze at the warehouse, with flames engulfing the building and huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.…