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Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:45 GMT+2 A 68-year-old Russian man, who travelled from the Russian Baltic sea enclave of Kaliningrad to Lithuania by river was met by border guards on the riverbank on Thursday afternoon and was sent back without being granted asylum. “After the swim, he was provided with dry clothing,” Lithuania’s State Border Guard press service told Euronews. “More details about his journey, such as the exact distance covered, the route or how long he was in the water, cannot currently be provided.” The man allegedly told Lithuanian authorities that he was fleeing Russia because of persecution over…
The Tunis Governorate announced suspension of afternoon classes across all public and private educational, training, and university institutions, citing warnings from the National Institute of Meteorology and advice from the regional disaster-prevention committee. Between 30 and 50 millimetres of rain were forecast across Greater Tunis in a short period, overwhelming drainage systems in several neighbourhoods. Water quickly covered roads and pavements, forcing residents to wade through flooded streets. Cars and buses struggled to pass, with some vehicles left stranded and one trapped beneath a tunnel. In the historic medina, residents took refuge in shops and under awnings as torrents of…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2 Oasis fans really are madferit, aren’t they? Even though tickets are yet to go on sale for the band’s 2027 tour, there’s already been a huge surge in online travel searches to cities set to host concerts. After a sold-out reunion tour in 2025, Oasis will be back on the road next year with gigs in Glasgow, Manchester, Munich, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Boston and Las Vegas, before shows at Ireland’s Slane Castle and a landmark return to Knebworth. Some might say that the confirmation of next year’s Oasis concert dates is great news…
Under NATO’s Article 5, an armed attack against one ally is seen as an attack against all 32 members. If that ally requests or consents to a collective response, others must come to its defense, triggering a political process that can end with military action. Article 5 has only been activated once, after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S. The comments underscore growing anxiety in Europe as tensions with Russia soar amid an escalating campaign of sabotage attempts, airspace violations and cyberattacks across the continent. Fico, seen as one of Europe’s most Kremlin-friendly leaders, has also long…
A windfall tax for firms profiting from energy price volatility is one of the ideas circulating among EU ministers meeting in Dublin on Friday and Saturday for the periodic meetings of the Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Council. With the war in the Middle East continuing, Brent crude oil prices have surpassed $100 per barrel, and extreme volatility in energy prices is driving inflation higher across the bloc, which is not expected to return to the 2% target before the end of 2027. While growth indicators are still performing well this year, the European Commission expects economic growth to slow…
The Amstor shopping mall, on the city’s right bank, was struck by Russian drones late on Thursday, 17 September. Emergency service footage showed firefighters battling flames across the complex, which Ukraine’s State Emergency Service later described as “practically destroyed”. Rescue operations were completed on Friday morning. Fire crews had to repeatedly take shelter because of the risk of further Russian attacks before returning to the site and eventually extinguishing the blaze. Local media reported that children in a nearby outdoor skatepark survived the explosion by taking cover in concrete recesses built into the skate bowls. Ukrainian authorities said other civilian…
By Doloresz Katanich with AFP Published on 18/09/2026 – 12:18 GMT+2•Updated 12:36 A little-known Russian company called L.E.V. Management has been handed temporary control of 16 businesses linked to Nestlé, Auchan and several other Western groups. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday placing the management of stakes and shares in the 16 Russian companies under the control of the firm. The move tightens Moscow’s control over Western-owned assets amid its confrontation with Western countries over sanctions imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Of course, one of the factors taken into account when making this decision was that these are unfriendly countries,…
From marathons in Amsterdam to HYROX in Hamburg, autumn is shaping up to be the season of the “race-cation”. Google searches for “marathon abroad” have soared by some 1,255% in the past year, as runners increasingly combine race day with a quick city break – and new data suggests they’re already planning what to do once they cross the finish line. Findings from Bókun, a Tripadvisor-owned company, have revealed that searches for overseas marathons have hit an all-time high in 2026, and it’s perfect timing, as research shows that a quarter of marathons globally take place in October. Now, searches…
Being a video game fan is a tough gig when it comes to film adaptations. Unless you count recent TV series like The Last Of Us and Fallout, console-to-screen transformations have historically resulted in cinematic poison. One video game franchise which has had a particularly rough time of it is Capcom’s Resident Evil, which has been cursed with six live-action films, one dire 2021 reboot, and a failed Netflix series which was promptly cancelled because an actual viral infection would’ve been preferable to a second season. When the news dropped that horror’s indie darling Zach Cregger was helming a brand-new…
PARIS — Anti-immigration politician Eric Zemmour let slip Thursday that he plans to run in next year’s presidential election, seemingly ending speculation that he might step aside to make way for his partner, MEP Sarah Knafo. The leader of the far-right party Reconquest — who advocated in the past for the mass deportation of immigrants, state spending cuts and banning Muslim headscarves in public spaces — told BFMTV: “I am a candidate for the presidency of the Republic,” before adding, “you know what I mean, I will be a candidate.” Zemmour’s popularity in France peaked in the early days of…