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Published on 07/09/2026 – 5:46 GMT+2 Jakarta’s main airport and three others have extended their closures until 6 pm on Monday following a volcanic eruption, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Mount Anak Krakatau, situated roughly 150 kilometres from Indonesia’s capital, erupted on Saturday, spewing lava and towering plumes of ash. The transport ministry confirmed that eight airports across the region halted operations over the weekend after ash drifted into their airspace, disrupting hundreds of flights and stranding more than 170,000 travellers. Airport operator Angkasa Pura announced on social media that at least four hubs, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,…
Europe’s competitiveness also depends on its ability to attract and conduct clinical trials, where scientific ideas become treatments and much of biomedical innovation’s economic value is created. Faster approvals, harmonized procedures across member states and stronger research infrastructure would make Europe a far more attractive destination for global investment. Europe also needs an ambitious industrial policy to expand and modernize its biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity. Research and industry reinforce each other, and advanced therapies, personalized medicine and AI-driven drug discovery require industrial capabilities that Europe must build now. This is why the forthcoming European Biotech Act matters. If it reduces unnecessary…
Warsaw has been one of Kyiv’s strongest supporters against Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. But the nationalist camp, which Nawrocki seeks to lead, has sought to capitalize on tensions over the Ukrainian presence in Poland and the wartime massacres. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is already intensifying ahead of the fall 2027 parliamentary election, when Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s broadly pro-Ukraine coalition will face the nationalist Law and Justice party and two other far-right parties. Polls show Tusk is far from certain of victory. The libertarian Confederation party denounced Ukrainians getting social welfare, while Gregorz Braun, the European Parliament member who…
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By Lucy Davalou & Manuela Scarpellini Published on 06/09/2026 – 22:03 GMT+2•Updated 22:28 Multiple vehicles were struck sparking a fire and sending plumes of smoke into the sky following an Amazon cargo plane barreled off the runaway and crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, forcing one of the US busiest airports to close all of its runways. The aircraft overran the runway mid afternoon after heading into Florida from San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Social media images showed the Prime Air aircraft lying beside a road, near two parked semi-trucks. The plane appeared to have landed on…
By Manuela Scarpellini & Maria Tadeo Published on 06/09/2026 – 18:16 GMT+2•Updated 20:55 German far-right party AfD has taken a commanding lead in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt vote, but it remains unclear whether it will be able to form a government, according to exit polls. According to ARD projections, the far-right AfD is leading the election in Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5% of the vote, followed by the CDU on 18.5%, Die Linke on 9.5% and the SPD on 8%. The result could significantly reshape the political landscape in eastern Germany, with the AfD emerging as by far the strongest force in the new state parliament. The…
Published on 06/09/2026 – 20:58 GMT+2 Following talks held on Sunday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team and US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, the Ukrainian President said that war with Russia “at the moment” is likely to continue into winter. “We very much hope that we will be able to reach agreements with our American partners, and we are counting on the support of our European partners if the war continues in winter — and this is how it appears at the moment.” Zelenskyy said. Witkoff added that comprise would…
BERLIN — Exit polls suggest the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is on track to win Sunday’s crucial regional election in Saxony-Anhalt that will determine whether the far right will hold a position of real power in the country for the first time since World War II. According to an exit poll by the broadcaster ARD, the AfD was on course to secure first place, with 44.5 percent of the vote. A similar poll on ZDF put support for the AfD at 44 percent. The same polls put the Christian Democratic Union party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz in second place,…
Xiaomi may still be best known for its smartphones. But at IFA 2026, the Chinese technology company presented plans for a future that no longer fits inside people’s pockets. Home appliances and connected devices have become an increasingly important part of its business. Now, Xiaomi is putting greater emphasis on four wheels — and the shift is hard to miss at IFA. Inside the company’s exhibition space in Berlin, one of the first things visitors encounter is a futuristic-looking car carrying the familiar Xiaomi logo, but on a very different scale. Xiaomi cars are already a familiar sight for consumers…
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, held in Los Angeles as a curtain-raiser to the main televised ceremony on 14 September, made Bad Bunny one of the standout figures of the night. The Puerto Rican artist has come away with seven awards thanks to his show during the Super Bowl LX halftime break. The production, officially titled “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny”, went into this edition of the Emmys with a remarkable achievement already under its belt. In July it became the music production in this format with the highest number of nominations, nine in…