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The planes — which were likely conducting mid-air refueling training — penetrated about 700 meters into Lithuanian territory near the south-western town Kybartai and remained there for roughly 18 seconds before turning back. In response, two Spanish Air Force jets deployed under NATO’s Baltic Air policing mission were scrambled to intercept and subsequently began patrolling the area. The situation “is fully under control,” Lithuania’s Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said in a Facebook post, adding that Lithuania’s response to the threat was appropriate. “This incident once again demonstrates that Russia acts as a terrorist state, disregarding international law and the security of its…
The shooting happened during “Marshal Power,” a large-scale defense exercise involving several hundred soldiers across 12 Bavarian districts. The Bundeswehr said the drill was meant to test coordination between soldiers, police, firefighters and rescue services in a mock national defense scenario. According to Bild, the Bundeswehr’s military police may have fired training blanks at the responding officers, apparently mistaking them for part of the ongoing drill. The police, unaware of the exercise, allegedly returned fire with live ammunition, injuring the soldier. The police confirmed that the local units had not been involved in planning the drill and were unaware that armed…
Energy security and regulatory risk were front and centre as the 27th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) convened this week in Doha, bringing together ministers, officials and experts from the world’s leading gas-producing nations. With its headquarters based in Qatar, the GECF — often described as OPEC for natural gas — plays a central role in shaping global gas policy. This year’s meeting focused on energy transition, emerging technologies and strengthening co-operation amid geopolitical uncertainty. The opening session was addressed by Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi and GECF Secretary-General Mohamed Hamel,…
Published on 23/10/2025 – 17:39 GMT+2 •Updated 18:08 Three inmates at the La Santé prison were placed in special custody after footage was shared online showing taunts and threats made against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right after he arrived at the Paris jail to serve a sentence over misuse of funds from Libya. In one of the videos seen by Euronews, the person filming laughs at provocations lobbed at the former French leader, including “Oh Sarko, wake up” and “you killed Gaddafi”. In another clip, an inmate says Sarkozy has “just arrived … he’s going to have a hard…
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Authorities said the gales posed significant risks to travel and infrastructure, particularly in areas already affected by severe weather earlier in the week. The strongest gusts were recorded in the lower North Island, including the capital Wellington, and across parts of the South Island such as Christchurch. Emergency services were placed on alert as falling branches, damaged power lines, and blocked roads were reported throughout the day. Despite the extensive disruption, officials confirmed that no injuries or deaths had been reported. Weather forecasters warned that high winds could continue into Friday, urging residents to remain cautious as crews worked to…
Police in Berlin on Thursday searched the home of prominent conservative political commentator and former university professor Norbert Bolz over a social media post he wrote in 2024 that contained a Nazi-era slogan. On Thursday morning, officers arrived at Bolz’s home and questioned him about a post on X that featured the Nazi-affiliated expression, “Deutschland erwache!” (“Germany, awake!”). Bolz confirmed his authorship of the post, avoiding the seizure of his laptop, he told POLITICO. “The friendly police officers gave me the good advice to be more careful in the future. I’ll do that and only talk about trees from now on,” Bolz…
A former British paratrooper has been acquitted of murder over the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland. The defendant is the only soldier to have been charged in connection with the shooting, in which members of the Parachute Regiment killed 13 demonstrators and injured at least 15 others. The ex-lance corporal, known only as Soldier F, had pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder — for the deaths of 22-year-old James Wray and 27-year-old William McKinney — and to five counts of attempted murder. On Thursday, Judge Patrick Lynch ruled at Belfast Crown Court that there was insufficient…
But the court found that TotalEnergies had engaged in “misleading commercial practices” by disseminating claims on its website which made the company’s operations appear greener than they were — a practice known as greenwashing. According to the court, these claims were “likely to mislead consumers about the scope of the Group’s environmental commitments.” The court ordered TotalEnergies to stop spreading the misleading claims “within one month” or face a €10,000 fine per day of delay. The case against the oil major was brought in 2022 by a group of green NGOs including Friends of the Earth France and Greenpeace France…
By Tokunbo Salako & Euronews Italia with AP Published on 23/10/2025 – 14:22 GMT+2 King Charles III has become the first head of the Anglican church to pray in public with a Pope in a move aimed at forging closer ties between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. The historic meeting is highly significant and symbolic as it comes almost half a century since the Reformation – the Church of England’s split from the Vatican. For centuries the two Christian churches have been divided over many issues, but this trip is thought unlikely to lead to a meeting of minds on matters such…