A Frankfurt Airport worker has died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany’s busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials. The remaining five infected individuals are receiving medical …

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe has met Russia’s intelligence services during his visit to Moscow, the Kremlin has said. Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit. “There were contacts with the intelligence services,” Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, …

A French court has for the first time recognised cosmic radiation as a factor in the breast cancer of a long-serving flight attendant. Sophie Lainault, a 59 year-old former stewardess on Air France, sought to have her cancer recognised as an occupational disease, brought on by conditions at work. This …

“Fill up quickly and move on,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov warns drivers in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. Two petrol stations in the city in Ukraine’s north-east were hit by Russian drones on Monday, which local officials say wounded two people. In another attack on a petrol station outside the city …

“Fill up quickly and move on,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov warns drivers in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. Two petrol stations in the city in Ukraine’s north-east were hit by Russian drones on Monday, which local officials say wounded two people. In another attack on a petrol station outside the city …

The Spanish government has apologised to the people of Ceuta for the migrant crisis that has affected the city for weeks and it has unveiled plans to overhaul the country’s immigration laws. “I want to apologise to all those who may have felt, or who even still feel, abandoned or …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that those responsible for drone attacks and other hostile acts against Germany, including a recent case at Leipzig Airport, would “pay a price”. Merz said the incident showed Germany was “facing a very real threat” and was increasingly becoming a target. On 4 August, …

Kavala, 68, became a symbol of a government crackdown on civil society in Turkey following his arrest in October 2017. He and others were accused of orchestrating and financing anti-government protests in 2013, which started in Istanbul’s Gezi park before spreading across Turkey. The demonstrations posed the first serious challenge …

Sweden’s armed forces have asked the government to expropriate a Russia-owned property near a naval base on security grounds. The military requested the seizure of the beach plot near Muskö base in Stockholm archipelago, citing “the threat from Russian drones and the ownership situation of the property”. Swedish reports say …

The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages. BBC News

The extreme weather has left about 2,800 homes across 10 villages without electricity, according to officials. Authorities in the Aude department in south-west France cancelled the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race in the area after a hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced riders to seek shelter. …

Three theme parks will be built near Paris as part of a €6bn (£5.13bn) deal agreed between France and Saudi Arabia. The new development is expected to include a manga-themed park, inspired by the popular Japanese franchise Dragon Ball Z. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the move as on a …

Correspondent Joe Inwood breaks down the weapons technology that could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine war. BBC News

Sixteen people have been injured as a coach carrying German high-school students collided with a delivery van in the eastern Netherlands, Dutch police have said. Eight people including the van driver were seriously hurt, while the remainder suffered minor injuries, the police department of the Gelderland region said. All were …

Meanwhile, Ozon workers in Adygeysk, in the Adygea region, and Nevinnomyssk, in the Stavropol region, have been evacuated. Videos posted on social media of the Ozon attacks have been verified by the BBC. One shows a drone hitting a warehouse in the Orenburg region, while another shows a large plume …

France has seen 301 drownings since 19 June, a government minister has said, linking the sharp rise in deaths compared to last year to the prolonged heatwaves. Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told France Inter radio the number of deaths – a 14% hike on 2025 – was a …

Dobrindt said that last October Germany’s domestic intelligence agency became aware of a possible weapons cache in the woods on the outskirts of Berlin. Officials located the stash with the help of the Berlin State police, and found two handguns and ammunition. The German security authorities suspect the weapons and …

At least 14 people have been killed in a Russian double-tap drone strike on a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local officials have said. Another 121 people – including 22 children – were injured in the city’s biggest mall. More people are also reported to …

Several people have been injured after a sword attack at a high school in Sweden, local authorities say. Police said they had arrested one man after the incident at Brinell School in Fagersta, central Sweden. Officers were called to the scene just after 14:00 local time (13:00 BST) on Friday, …

The bodies of two Belgian men who went missing in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been discovered after being exposed by the melting of a glacier, police have said. A hiker discovered the bodies on 26 July on the Trift Glacier, south of the Swiss city of Lucerne, officials …