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Three automated bins are being trialled at Shinjuku Station, where more than 2.7 million passengers pass through the wider complex each day. Standing just over one metre tall and moving at a cautious 20 centimetres per second, the machines can stop quickly around passengers. The trial began on 8 September and runs until 20 November on weekdays between 10:00 and 17:00 on the first basement-level paid concourse. Run by East Japan Railway in the world’s busiest rail hub, the project addresses a setting where fixed bins have been reduced for cleanliness and security, and traditional bins are emptied manually more…

easyJet cabin crew in Portugal are set to stage two strikes, the first from 2 to 6 October and the second from 19 to 23 December, with the action expected to affect the airline’s operations at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports. According to the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC), around 500 scheduled flights could be grounded during the October strike, excluding any minimum services imposed by the authorities. The walkout in December could have an even greater impact on the low-cost carrier’s operations, as it coincides with the busy Christmas travel period. easyJet cabin crew held an…

European airlines have been largely pushed down the pecking order in this year’s World Airline Awards, with Asian and Middle Eastern carriers dominating the top 10. Singapore Airlines took the overall title, followed by Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific, while Turkish Airlines was the highest-ranked European carrier in fifth place. Just six European airlines made the top 20, with Air France, Lufthansa, Iberia, Virgin Atlantic and Swiss International Air Lines joining Turkish Airlines. The 2026 World Airline Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in London hosted by air transport rating organisation Skytrax. Known as “the Oscars of the aviation…

“We need to stop viewing assistance that enables Ukraine to defend itself as purely a matter of supporting Ukraine. It is also in NATO’s own interest … the more drones and missiles Ukraine can destroy in its own airspace, the fewer will cross the borders of neighboring NATO countries,” the envoy added. Getmanchuk underlined that Western countries still have stocks of interceptor missiles to donate, including missiles close to the end of their service lives. “There is hardly a better way to decommission them than by using them in the Ukrainian sky,” Getmanchuk said. Kyiv is proposing a workaround: allies…

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…