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Published on 09/08/2026 – 20:52 GMT+2 The alleged leader of an Irish organised crime group has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to the UK, Europe and the United States. Air Tracker data showed an Irish Air Corps plane, which departed from Dubai landing at a military airport on the outskirts of the Irish capital Dublin on Sunday evening, after courts in the United Arab Emirates refused to block his extradition. The plane is believed to be carrying Daniel Kinahan, aged 49,…
The four religious communities in Ceuta — Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu — brought together hundreds of people in Constitution Square on Sunday afternoon to demand solutions to the migration crisis and defend coexistence in the city. The protest, held under the slogan “Enough is enough. Ceuta will not surrender”, was also marked by criticism of the government, which some protesters accused of “abandonment”. “Ceuta is not for sale. Ceuta is Spain” and “Sánchez, resign” were among the chants heard from the crowd. Some protesters later continued the demonstration with a march towards the Government Delegation. Meanwhile, tensions flared in…
Lionel Messi was seen at El Prado cemetery in Rosario on Sunday during the private funeral of his father and longtime agent, Jorge Messi, who died at 68 after a long illness. Messi and his family travelled from Florida and were escorted by a police motorcade to the cemetery, where a family wake was held before the burial. Fans left floral tributes and messages of support outside the gates. Jorge Messi played a central role in his son’s career, moving with the 13-year-old to Barcelona in 2000 and later managing his contracts and image rights. Argentine clubs and football bodies…
Published on 09/08/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2•Updated 15:36 A medical source in Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognised, Aden-based government, said three civilians and eight military personnel had been killed in the Houthi attacks. A further 32 individuals were wounded, six of them civilians, the source added, explaining that all the civilian casualties had been a result of strikes on Mokha’s port. Two military sources with the government forces earlier confirmed that at least eight troops had been killed in the strikes and more than 40 personnel were injured. The Houthis’ military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had targeted “Saudi…
Published on 09/08/2026 – 19:23 GMT+2 According to data from the European statistical office, the value of Poland’s GDP at current prices amounted to €922.9 billion in 2025. This means that Poland accounted for 4.9 percent of the economy of the entire European Union. In terms of economic size, only Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands now rank above Poland. Germany remains in first place, with GDP at €4.47 trillion. France generated €2.99 trillion, Italy €2.26 trillion, Spain €1.69 trillion and the Netherlands €1.17 trillion. This puts Poland ahead of Belgium, Sweden, Ireland and Austria. Poland leads Central and…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the latest US roadmap accepted by Hamas to launch the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, taking fresh distance from President Donald Trump as he faces razor-tight elections. After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism of the plan, Netanyahu explicitly opposed it in the face of pushback from his right-wing base. The Israeli government says any withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip is conditional on the Islamist group being “genuinely” disarmed. “Israel rejects the 15-point document” presented at the end of July by Donald Trump’s Peace Council, Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Published on 09/08/2026 – 15:29 GMT+2•Updated 16:07 Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems — the sole air defence weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down ballistic missiles. In the latest attacks, Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others, including a four-year-old boy, in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, according to the regional administration. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr…
Hamas has said that it would begin disarming, but in recent days an Israeli official said the country still had “serious security concerns.” The rejection is a blow to peace negotiations the Trump administratoin has been brokering since September. The U.S. president had described the plan, now rejected by Israel, as a “critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government” and giving Israel “the security it deserves.” Israel appears unlikely to pull back significant forces or make other concessions ahead of legislative elections scheduled for October. Netanyahu faces a tough reelection battle, with his far-right coalition partners…
Over 20,000 people have been forced to flee fast-moving wildfires raging across western Canada, prompting British Columbia to declare a state of emergency on Saturday as officials warned of “explosive” conditions that could put more communities at risk. Residents were evacuated from Summerland, home to about 12,000 people, and Peachland, home to 8,000, along the Okanagan Lake. The so-called “Bald Range Fire” was discovered on Friday and nearly doubled in size overnight into Saturday, forcing even emergency officials to flee. “I had to leave the Emergency Operations Centre to come and get my family to leave this area. We’re heading…