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At least 11 people were killed and 96 injured across Ukraine in overnight Russian attacks between 11 and 12 September. The Odesa region was hit hardest, but strikes also targeted, among others, the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia used 129 drones of various types, as well as Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, eight Kalibr cruise missiles and six guided Kh-59/69 missiles. Around half of the drones deployed were fitted with jet engines. Ukraine’s air defences destroyed or disrupted 110 aerial targets, including six Kalibr missiles, two Kh-59/69 missiles, one S-8000 Banderol cruise…
By Sonja Issel Published on 12/09/2026 – 13:36 GMT+2 Police in Cologne have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of suspected power saboteur Daniel V. The footage, recorded by an officer’s bodycam, shows Daniel V. lying face down on the ground as armed officers approach him with their weapons drawn. They then handcuff him and escort him to a patrol car. The video also shows a tent where Daniel V. is believed to have been sleeping. Meanwhile, further details about the investigation are emerging. North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) told the state parliament’s internal affairs committee that investigators have…
DUBLIN — U.S. President Donald Trump waded into another age-old conflict Saturday, declaring on a golf-focused visit to Ireland that he’d like to see the island unified — the nightmare scenario for Northern Ireland’s British unionists. Sitting beside Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin after an overnight flight from Washington, Trump said he couldn’t understand why Northern Ireland — the part of the island that remained in the U.K. when the rest of Ireland won independence over a century ago — hadn’t already joined the Republic of Ireland. “I’d love to see it unified. I think it’d be great. A great feather…
I’m in Latvia for the two-day Rīga Conference, which started yesterday with security and defence very much at the top of the agenda. (And the timing is curious, with today serving as the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers). The big takeaway so far? There is perhaps no place or populace that understands the reality of Russian aggression quite like this pine-covered country. Latvia is a small but mighty nation that has endured centuries of foreign domination, from the swords of German crusaders to the boot of the Soviet Union. In lockstep: From chats with…
A 15-year-old boy has been rescued after surviving nearly three days adrift on an overturned boat in Alaska’s freezing Bering Sea. The teenager was found near St. Lawrence Island after Coast Guard crews launched a search when he and two relatives were reported missing. The boy’s brother and cousin died after the small boat capsized, according to rescuers. Video shows the teenager in a bright yellow jacket clinging to the overturned vessel as the crew of a fishing boat pulled him aboard. He was suffering from symptoms of hypothermia and was warmed with blankets and hot packs.
3D printers have long since moved beyond producing plastic parts. Increasingly, they are also being used to print food: instead of plastic filament, the machines extrude soft ingredients such as chocolate, cheese or plant-based meat alternatives through a nozzle, building them up layer by layer. The desired shape must first be designed on a computer. Several manufacturers are already established in the market, including the Ukrainian-Bulgarian company Chocola3D, the Spanish provider Natural Machines and the German firm Print2Taste. So far, the technology has mainly been used in niche applications, from patisseries to hospitals, while a breakthrough into everyday life has…
Reform UK was leading the polls since April 2025, according to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls. But the party has now slumped slightly behind Labour, with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the helm and after a bizarre by-election where Farage defeated satirical candidate Count Binface. Delo argued in an opinion piece for The Telegraph that Reform needed the injection to make the election “a fair fight.” The right-wing force is currently rushing to get battle-ready amid speculation Burnham could trigger an early general election, though one is not due until 2029. Reform UK is on the hunt for potential candidates…
Published on 12/09/2026 – 11:35 GMT+2 On the banks of the Danube near Kirchroth in the district of Straubing-Bogen, a 66-year-old woman out for a walk spotted a constrictor snake more than two metres long basking in the sun. She immediately realised that it was not a native species. “It was a longer snake than the ones we have here,” she told police. Grass snakes and Aesculapian snakes are familiar sights in the region. These non-venomous species can also grow to considerable lengths, with Aesculapian snakes reaching nearly two metres. Police and firefighters arrived at the scene, accompanied by a…
Published on 12/09/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 10:41 Dublin is bracing itself ahead of a meeting between the US President Donald Trump and Irish President Catherine Connolly Saturday morning. Trump is landing in Dublin where he is due to take part in a bilateral meeting with Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin for around an hour. The visit coincides with the US president’s attendance at the Irish Open golf tournament – which is being held at his golf club – the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg in County Clare. Trump will spend the majority of his 48-hour visit at…
I’m in Latvia for the two-day Rīga Conference, which started yesterday with security and defence very much at the top of the agenda. (And the timing is curious, with today serving as the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers). The big takeaway so far? There is perhaps no place or populace that understands the reality of Russian aggression quite like this pine-covered country. Latvia is a small but mighty nation that has endured centuries of foreign domination, from the swords of German crusaders to the boot of the Soviet Union. In lockstep: From chats with…