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Israeli settlers have been making increasing efforts to seize natural springs in the occupied West Bank, crucial lifelines for Palestinian communities who rely on the water sources for tourism and irrigation purposes. In one instance over summer, water from a natural spring feeding the Palestinian village of Fasayil was illegally siphoned off to an ancient pool nearby – with the pool declared a new tourist attraction named after Herod, the Roman-appointed king of Judea. A Palestinian farmer from Fasayil named Saad Nemer said the water being cut off had devastated his fields, while COGAT, an Israeli military body charged with…
A diplomatic dispute over Hungary’s participation in a Ukrainian-led regional summit, followed by the disclosure of an oil-storage agreement between Hungarian energy group MOL and Ukraine’s Naftogaz, has driven relations between Budapest and Kyiv to a new low. The Carpathian Eight (C8) summit, a new regional cooperation framework bringing together eight neighbouring countries, was held last week with the aim of strengthening investment and regional ties. Instead, it reignited long-standing tensions between Hungary and Ukraine just as the two countries were working to repair relations and pave the way for Ukraine to open more negotiating chapters in its EU accession…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 8:14 A Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday that it had intercepted drones and missiles launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels towards Saudi Arabia. Turki Al-Maliki, a spokesperson for the Coalition Force, said early Saturday that they were “monitoring and tracking missile and drone threats directed at the Kingdom.” He later announced that air defences had shot down two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards the Riyadh area as well as two ballistic missiles targeting the city of Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in July…
Chinese car brands are taking an increasingly large market share in Norway, even as their electric vehicles are being met with growing scepticism in the country, which leads the world in EV adoption. According to a new survey by the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, conducted from 31 March to 3 May among nearly 15,000 EV owners in Norway, nearly one-third (31%) of Norwegian electric car drivers said they would avoid buying a Chinese brand for political reasons, compared with 23% a year earlier. “New cars are, in practice, computers on wheels,” the association’s secretary general, Christina Bu, said in a…
Ljubljana and Zagreb are two seriously underrated capitals. Both overshadowed by other destinations in their respective countries – Lake Bled for Slovenia, and basically anywhere along the coast for Croatia – these cities are more than overdue their time in the spotlight. While people have slowly been waking up to the joys of Ljubljana, with its car-free city centre and fantastic creative scene, Zagreb next door hasn’t quite hit the mainstream just yet. Hopefully we can change that. (Plus, if after reading all this you still can’t decide between the two you can always “trip-maxx” and visit them both –…
By Anka Kir Published on 26/09/2026 – 7:30 GMT+2 Russia has long regarded Belarus as a convenient reserve for topping up its manpower in the war against Ukraine, especially after suffering heavy losses at the front. Minsk’s economic dependence, the political vulnerability of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime and the legal uncertainty around the Union State create conditions in which the Kremlin can act with considerable freedom. In the Belarusian corner of the internet, in recent months a large number of adverts offering Belarusians the chance to sign a contract with the Russian army, have appeared. They are circulated everywhere – in Telegram…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 12:09 GMT+2•Updated 12:29 The European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said that Palantir Technologies is “a great company” in a wide ranging interview with Euronews’ Europe Today touching on space and defence**.** “Developments with AI for intelligence, for managing the data, are very crucial for modern warfare doctrines,” he said on the sidelines of the second EU Access to Space Summit in Brussels on Wednesday. Palantir Technologies has been panned by various human rights organisations and European governments for its use in military operations, mass surveillance, and immigration enforcement, among other issues. Despite this,…
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Saudi Arabia has intercepted ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis in Yemen after issuing warnings for several regions including Mecca, as France vowed to send “military means” to help shield the key Saudi oil terminal of Yanbu. The attacks were reported as fighting raged in Yemen between the Houthis and Riyadh-backed government forces, killing dozens of people on both sides, according to a tally from seven sources who spoke to the AFP news agency. The missiles were the latest in a series of escalating Houthi attacks since July, when renewed hostilities shattered a years-long truce and embroiled Yemen in the…
For children and adults, enthusiasts or simply the curious; at Europe’s largest exhibition of LEGO models, there’s room for everyone. The only limits are those set by your own imagination. The numbers speak for themselves: 2,000 square metres packed with models built from the firm’s famous colourful bricks. More than 15 million bricks have been used to build over 120 models, including four “super-models”. According to Lukas Siwiec, who is in charge of the exhibition, these are structures “made from more than half a million LEGO bricks” and are therefore far more imposing than the rest. One of them is…