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Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections in Ukraine despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, after his firing as defense minister sparked nationwide protests against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The president has been under increasing pressure at home following the controversial government reshuffle last month in which he pushed out Fedorov, a popular minister credited with inspiring battlefield innovations. “People cannot endlessly live in a state where they do not understand why certain decisions are made,” Fedorov said in a video address Tuesday night, alluding to the reshuffle.

Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push to encircle Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century on Tuesday, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve. The blaze charring the vast expanse of boggy peatlands, pine trees and hiking trails grew over the weekend to half the size of Manhattan with hundreds of firefighters working night and day to wrestle it under control. “We are trying to definitively encircle the fire today,” regional government spokesperson Nicolas Yernaux told the AFP news agency. In areas where firefighters could operate, he confirmed the fire was “under control and…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 20:33 GMT+2 St Pancras International station in London was briefly evacuated on Tuesday as a police bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion of an unattended car nearby. In a post on X, Transport for London (TfL) Access said the “Main and North Entrance/Entry” at Kings Cross St Pancras tube station also closed due to the presence of the vehicle, at the request of the Metropolitan Police. It said at 3:24 pm local time that the station had fully reopened. Police have since declared the incident as non-suspicious. Images circulating on social media appear to show…

Following the mass arrival of migrants from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, on 30 and 31 July, most of whom have since been returned to Morocco, the government reinforced its security operation in the autonomous city by deploying various National Police units, including the Police Intervention Units (UIP). Weeks later, several of the officers sent to Ceuta have voiced their dissatisfaction with the accommodation conditions they are facing during their stay in the city. According to accounts given by the officers themselves to the daily ‘El Faro de Ceuta’, and also reported by the Spanish Confederation of Police…

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The battle between UniCredit and Commerzbank is entering a decisive phase. After almost two years of confrontation, the German wall appears to be showing its first cracks: according to Bloomberg, some senior figures in the Berlin government are ready to discuss the sale to UniCredit of the 12.7% stake still held by the German state, provided an agreement is reached on the strategy and future of the Frankfurt-based bank. It is not yet an official government decision, but the signal is significant. If the deal goes through, UniCredit’s stake would rise from the current roughly 47.6% to over 60% of…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 14:42 GMT+2•Updated 15:08 The Leoncin commune, east-central Poland on 14 August reported an unusual visitor in the garden of one of the houses. According to the account, the property owners alerted the authorities to a porcupine that first “sampled the garden plants”, and as the owner was reporting its presence, “managed to get into the house”. The latest incident follows that of 11 August in Łomianki, where the first porcupine was caught and another was found in the Mazovian region. Both animals were placed under the care of a vet, who confirmed that they were healthy.…

Thousands of people gathered in Sora, Italy, on 14 August for the traditional ‘Macchina dell’Assunta’ procession. Footage shows the 16-metre-high illuminated structure, topped by a statue of the Virgin Mary, being carried through the town’s streets as crowds watch and join the celebrations. The annual procession takes place on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption. Dozens of ‘Portatori’ carry the structure on their shoulders, while residents, visitors and religious groups follow the route through the town centre. The tradition began in 2005 and was inspired by the ‘Macchina di Santa Rosa’ in nearby Viterbo. The procession honours the…

Planning on walking the Camino de Santiago during 2027’s Holy Year? We have good news, as those finishing up their pilgrimage will soon have a more affordable way home with the launch of a new budget airline. Fly2Galicia is set to launch flights from Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport to eight destinations in Europe, with the first departures set for 1 December, 2026. Domestically, the carrier will fly from Alicante, Grenada and Zaragoza, while international connections include Brussels, Prague, Munich, Venice and Milan. Tickets went on sale today, with prices from Milan to Santiago from €41; from Brussels, Prague or Venice…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 17:36 GMT+2•Updated 17:53 Drugs, mobile phones, alcohol… In France, drones are increasingly being used to smuggle banned products into prisons. Cases have multiplied in recent months, pointing to the growing professionalisation of these airborne deliveries. In Villefranche-sur-Saône, more than 1,800 drops in two months The remand prison in Villefranche-sur-Saône, in the Rhône department, regularly has to deal with the problem. At the beginning of August, the authorities uncovered a trafficking operation on an unprecedented scale involving the use of drones to supply inmates with drugs. Initially, investigators logged 880 drone deliveries in just 25 days and…