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A railway line linking Warsaw to southeastern Poland was damaged by a weekend explosion that Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an “unprecedented act of sabotage”. Tusk, who visited the site on Monday, said the line is “crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine.” “Unfortunately, the worst fears have been confirmed,” the Polish leader said in a statement Monday. “An act of sabotage has occurred on the Warsaw-Lublin route. An explosion has destroyed the railway track.” A train driver on the line between the capital Warsaw and Lublin reported track irregularities around 7:40 am on Sunday. Further inspections determined there was…
Published on 17/11/2025 – 12:31 GMT+1 A new breakthrough AI-assisted simulation of the Milky Way is giving scientists their most detailed look yet at how our galaxy evolves. Tracking more than 100 billion individual stars across 10,000 years of evolution, the model offers a remarkable level of resolution that astrophysicists have been chasing for decades. Until now, the most advanced simulations bundled stars into large groups, smoothing out the small-scale physics that shape how galaxies grow and change. The new method changes that entirely. By blending deep learning with traditional physics-based modelling, the team was able to generate a galaxy-scale…
Published on 17/11/2025 – 13:09 GMT+1 It’s been a long time coming for one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, a man considered as one of the last great Movie Stars and who has defied death for more than three decades in the Mission: Impossible franchise… And now, Tom Cruise has finally been awarded an Oscar. The 63-year-old star picked up an Honorary Golden Baldie this weekend at the Governors Awards, with Oscar-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu presenting the gong to the actor. “This may be his first Oscar,” Iñárritu said, “but from what I have seen and experienced, this will…
Magyar is flying high in the polls on promises to root out corruption and revitalize Hungary’s stagnating economy. The election is set to take place in the spring, likely April. “I am not just the record holder of being prime minister, but I’m a record holder of being the leader of opposition as well,” Orbán said. “I have an experience. I spent 16 years in politics as leader of the opposition,” he added. “Don’t be afraid. I know how to continue.” Orbán’s 15-year rule has seen Budapest be criticized for backsliding on democracy and rule of law, with the populist-nationalist…
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“Unfortunately, the worst suspicions have been confirmed. An act of sabotage occurred on the Warsaw-Lublin line, near the village of Mika. An explosive device destroyed a section of the track. Emergency services and prosecutors are working at the site. Damage has also been found on the same line, closer to Lublin,” Tusk wrote on X. The Polish prime minister did not directly indicate who was responsible, but linked the incident to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Blowing up the rail track on the Warsaw-Lublin route is an unprecedented act of sabotage targeting directly the security of the Polish state and its civilians. This…
Former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara of Chile’s ruling Communist Party secured a narrow lead against far-right candidate José Antonio Kast in Sunday’s first presidential election round. Jara received 27% of the vote, against Kast’s 24%, meaning a runoff will be held on 14 December. Jara, a former labour minister in incumbent President Gabriel Boric’s left-wing government, faces a challenge ahead of her as the first-round results showed strong support for right-leaning candidates. Nearly 70% of votes went to right-of-centre candidates, according to the official tally. Businessman and celebrity economist Franco Parisi performed better than most polls suggested by securing roughly…
The decision ends a period in which Germany, despite presenting the measure as a targeted halt on equipment “clearly usable in Gaza,” in practice approved no new arms licenses at all. A written reply from the economy ministry showed that between Aug. 8 and Sept. 12, Berlin issued zero export permits of any kind — a broader freeze than Merz’s announcement had implied. Although war-weapons exports have been paused, lifting the restrictions makes it likely Israel will again be able to import components such as Renk-produced engines for Merkava tanks, pending individual approval. Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023,…
A rare 15th-century illuminated Bible, the Borso D’Este Bible, went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year events. The two-volume manuscript, known for its gold and lapis lazuli miniatures, is usually kept in a secure library in Modena and is rarely shown to the public. Transported under heavy security, it is now exhibited in a humidity-controlled case, while visitors can view high-resolution digital pages on touch screens. The display runs until January 16.
By KAREL JANICEK with AP Published on 17/11/2025 – 10:17 GMT+1 The eight huge cooling towers of the Dukovany power plant overlook a construction site for two more reactors as Czechia pushes ahead with plans to expand its reliance on nuclear energy. Mobile drilling rigs have been extracting samples 140 metres below ground for a geological survey to make sure the site is suitable for a $19 billion (€16.4 billion) project as part of the expansion that should eventually at least double the country’s nuclear output and cement its place among Europe’s most nuclear-dependent nations. South Korea’s KHNP beat France’s EDF in a…