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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a diverse group aiming to balance the West’s global influence, has called for a more representative and fairer multipolar world order as its summit in Kyrgyzstan ended on Tuesday with a run of headlines. The 25th gathering of the 10 members — China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — brought together regional leaders as “dialogue partners” from Central Asia, the Caspian region, the Middle East and wider Asia in a broad forum of meetings to address a rapidly changing multipolar world, even amid significant disagreements and often diverging interests. The…
Published on 01/09/2026 – 19:25 GMT+2 Ryanair’s Boeing 737 hides a hazard just outside the cabin door: its retractable onboard stairs. Passengers who have used them have faced a significantly higher risk of falling than those using stairs provided by airports. That is the conclusion of a study by the National Agency for Flight Safety (ANSV), published in August 2026. The study analysed falls reported in Italy during boarding and disembarkation between 2023 and 2025. Of 104 incidents, 85 involved passengers who used the forward integrated stairs of Boeing 737s. That accounts for 82 per cent of cases, noted Corriere…
Violence and hooliganism are not uncommon at European-level football matches, nor are occasional orders that games should take place in neutral venues, behind closed doors or with certain fans banned from attending for safety reasons. The war in Gaza, though, has politicized such decisions as they relate to Israeli clubs, at the same time as exacerbating tensions around the visits of Israeli fans to some parts of Europe. In Amsterdam in November 2024, supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv were involved in violence across the city before and after a match with Ajax, with dozens of arrests and several…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she stands in “full solidarity” with Germany after officials in Berlin formally attributed a high-profile drone incident to Russia at a press conference on Monday. Von der Leyen said she would use a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday to discuss the matter, with additional sanctions to be prepared by foreign ministers at an upcoming meeting. “We will keep the EU united despite these escalating and serious acts,” she said in a statement posted on social media platform X on Monday. “The German government has taken strong measures. And the…
By Euronews Published on 01/09/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:13 Nearly 5% of goods entering the EU are fake, costing businesses an estimated €83 billion annually. At the port of Alicante, OLAF and Spanish Customs officers sift through shipping containers, hunting for counterfeit products hidden in plain sight among legitimate trade. Experts describe illicit trade as a sophisticated global business model, no longer limited to luxury items but now spanning car parts, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food. Counterfeit car components pose particular risks, as they bypass safety testing entirely. Officials stress that buying fakes helps finance serious crimes, including drug and human trafficking,…
None of the 16 satellites Russia launched on 19 July as part of its Rassvet programme, Moscow’s attempt to build its own version of Starlink to guide the drones and missiles it has used against Ukraine for more than four years, have reached their planned orbit, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing data from live satellite tracker N2YO. Most of the satellites are sitting at altitudes of 300 to 400 kilometres, “well short of the intended 870-kilometer operational altitude for the Rassvet satellites,” the report said. At least two satellites appear to be heading for…
The watch world and its legion of followers found out on Tuesday which 84 timepieces are in the running for the 2026 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the industry’s top honour. Spread across 14 categories, each of the shortlisted timepieces are truly remarkable. The nominees a Moscow workshop taking on the Swiss giants, a wearable solar system, and a 10-kilo clock that winds your watch while you sleep. Each of the contenders will compete for one of the 19 prizes celebrating contemporary watchmaking creativity, including the prestigious ‘Aiguille d’Or’ Grand Prix. The winners will be revealed at a glittering award…
BERLIN — Berlin squarely placed the blame for an incursion of explosive-laden drones last month on the Kremlin and announced a raft of retaliatory diplomatic measures. “The attack involved tools such as the drone configuration, various components, explosives, and cyber technology that we recognize from other Russian hybrid operations and its war against Ukraine,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told reporters in Berlin on Tuesday. “The German government has therefore concluded that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack in Leipzig on August 4.” The attempted attack in August involved three drones — two of which carried explosive material — spotted at…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews Published on 01/09/2026 – 17:52 GMT+2•Updated 17:55 Berlin has blamed Russia for an “attempted attack” at Leipzig airport last month. In a press conference on Tuesday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said an assessment of the incident “fits the known pattern of Russian hybrid operations in Europe.” NATO member Germany, which supports Ukraine in its fight against Russia, has long accused Moscow of targeting it with a campaign of hybrid attacks involving espionage and sabotage, claims the Kremlin has rejected. Germany has for months reported suspicious drone sightings over military and industrial sites, but an incident at Leipzig/Halle…
In Nepal’s capital, families searching for relatives missing after last week’s devastating floods are posting photographs on a wall outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. The 25-metre wall is covered with images of Nepalis and foreigners, as relatives cling to the hope of finding loved ones alive. The floods followed the collapse of a Himalayan glacier on the Nepal-China border on August 26, sending water and debris through communities Nepal’s death toll has now passed 1,000, while about 4,000 other people remain missing. Rescue teams are still reaching remote areas, but damaged roads and infrastructure are hampering their efforts.