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Published on 19/09/2026 – 19:01 GMT+2 General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s chief of defence, was selected on Saturday as the next head of NATO’s military committee, the alliance’s supreme military authority and a primary advisory body to its political leadership. Military chiefs from the 32-nation alliance elected Breuer during a meeting in Copenhagen, the current chair, Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, announced in a post on X. Breuer will assume the role in July 2027, succeeding Dragone for a three-year term that aligns with NATO’s strategic efforts to bolster deterrence against potential Russian aggression by 2029. Alongside the Supreme Allied Commander…

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But the statement also came after French President Emmanuel Macron chaired a rare crisis meeting Friday at which the country’s political leaders, including Bardella, were briefed on the threats posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.Le Pen and Bardella also cited the August drone attack at Leipzig airport, which German authorities attributed to Russia. “No provocation, clandestine operation, or destabilization effort could lead France to facilitate Russia’s achievement of its war aims in Ukraine,” the far-right leaders write. The statement marks a rare show of unity within a party that has been divided over…

Around 150 metres below the water’s surface, west of the Norwegian island of Fedje, a fragment of German wartime history lies on the seabed. A submarine called U-864 has been resting there for more than eight decades, broken into two parts, surrounded by sediment and a cargo that still poses an environmental problem today. U-864 is an exceptional case: according to historical records, large quantities of mercury were probably on board, with a Japanese order mentioning 1,867 containers. If the entire shipment had been loaded, that would correspond to between about 65 and 67 tonnes. However, the exact loading documents…

Europe has grappled with a growing number of airspace violations and sabotage attempts in recent weeks, as tensions with Russia continue to rise over its full-scale war in Ukraine. In August, U.S. intelligence reports warned that Moscow was planning a limited assault on a NATO country in the coming years. Dragone, the chair of NATO’s military committee, said the alliance’s generals on Saturday did not discuss the latest warnings but argued NATO had “4,000 pages” of military plans ready for protecting its eastern flank, starting from scenarios involving a “minimal crisis or interference [on] our soil.” NATO allies agreed on…

Tehran saw two very different scenes unfold at the same time on Friday, as in one part of the city, many women raced a marathon without a headscarf, and in another part, a regime military display took place with thousands of women in hijab showing their loyalty with machine guns in their hands. The state-organised rally brought together 300,000 supporters of the Islamic Republic. The “Jan-Fada” (Self-Sacrificers) marched from Imam Hossein Square toward central Tehran. Among these, the image of a woman in a full chador with a baby wrapped in a keffiyeh perched behind a machine gun stood out…

A large plume of black smoke was seen near Riyadh’s main airport on Saturday after an overnight air raid alert, amid an escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Reuters footage showed black smoke rising and flames near Riyadh’s King Khalid airport, while residents told AFP they heard explosions before Saudi’s civil defense issued an all-clear on Saturday morning.Flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 rated the airport at Level 5 on its disruption index, indicating a very high likelihood of delays or cancellations. Saudi authorities have not commented on the reported incident. The Saudi ministry of defense and Riyadh’s airport authorities…

Published on 19/09/2026 – 15:12 GMT+2•Updated 15:21 By late morning, it was clear: the Wiesn was back. Decorated horse-drawn carriages, brass bands and festival hosts made their way towards the Theresienwiese, while growing crowds gathered around the fairground. Munich had dressed up for the occasion, and apparently nobody intended to worry about details such as calories, footwear or the weather forecast – not least because Bavaria was enjoying glorious sunshine and temperatures just above 20 degrees Celsius. The Theresienwiese was already filling up earlier in the day. At around 10:35 a.m., the traditional procession of the Wiesn landlords got under…

Published on 19/09/2026 – 15:53 GMT+2 Residents of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh reported seeing flames and black smoke at the city’s King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, hours after local authorities issued an air raid alert. Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a towering column of smoke rising from the airport, which flight tracking site Flightradar24 says is experiencing “major problems.” A journalist for the AFP news agency also reported seeing firefighters working to extinguish a burning fuel truck close to the site. Saudi Civil Defense had sent an alert to residents in several parts of…

Published on 19/09/2026 – 14:48 GMT+2 More than 2,000 migrants in Ceuta had to return to the beaches after there was not enough space to accommodate them at a new facility located in the autonomous city’s port. Thousands of migrants had been moved from the territory’s Trampolín and Benítez beaches on Friday morning, escorted by officers from Spain’s Civil Guard and National Police towards the new temporary reception centre, which is designed to accommodate 1,700 people. However, there were over 4,000 people coming from the beaches, meaning many had to return after the new camp filled up. According to government…