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Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations said in a statement on social media the blaze was the result of a “drone attack carried out on the territory of Ukraine” on Sunday night, which caused “a ship loaded with LPG” to be “engulfed in flames in the area of Izmail,” a Ukrainian port city in the southwest of the country bordering Romania. The department added it had ordered the evacuation of the entire commune of Ceatalchioi, which is home to about 250 people, and would send vehicles and ambulances. The ship, the Turkish-flagged ORINDA, is capable of carrying about 1.8 million gallons…
Greeks gathered at the Polytechnic University in Athens on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship. People laid flowers at the memorial and the gate destroyed by a tank during the crackdown. Annual marches to the US Embassy were held under heavy security, with major roads closed and subway stations shut. The 1973 protests, in which at least 20 people are believed to have been killed, remain a defining moment in Greece’s struggle for democracy.
Published on 17/11/2025 – 14:43 GMT+1 A proposed US Senate bill could impose a 500% tariff on countries that trade with Moscow, including major buyers such as India and China, as Washington pushes for new sanctions backed by President Trump to isolate Russia’s war economy. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump said Republicans were drafting the legal framework for further sanctions and added: “That’s ok with me.” He said, “Any country that does business with Russia will be very severely sanctioned,” and added that “we may add Iran to the formula.” In an attempt to choke off Russia’s energy revenues,…
Published on 17/11/2025 – 14:18 GMT+1 French sports brand Decathlon is known for making a wide variety of affordable athletic equipment – covering sports from hiking to tennis to horseback riding. But its latest venture has left the terrestrial plane for the stars. The company unveiled a new state-of-the-art space suit it designed to be used on missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Launched in collaboration with the French national space agency (CNES), space tech start-up Spartan Space, and the Institute for Space Medicine and Technology (MEDES), the project aims to improve safety and comfort for astronauts in pressurised…
However, Ukraine has Europe’s most experienced military, which would be invaluable to other allies. Kubilius’s call comes as earlier promises to admit Ukraine into NATO wither thanks to resistance from the U.S. and other allies. Kubilius, a former Lithuanian prime minister, stressed that any Ukrainian deployment would not undermine Germany sending an armored brigade to Lithuania, the presence of U.S. troops in the region and NATO’s Article 5 common defense provision. “We Lithuanians, we learned in our history that it’s better to have multiple guarantees for your security,” he said, adding that NATO’s Article 5 should be buttressed by the…
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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