The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building. BBC News
Read More »Three Kosovo Serbs jailed over deadly gun battle and monastery siege
Kosovo’s court sentences two men to life imprisonment and another to a 30-year term for the 2023 attack. BBC News
Read More »Mandelson under formal investigation by EU’s anti-fraud office
The scandal surrounding the peer’s ties to Epstein continue to reverberate through UK politics, and this week the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins, said he had been pressured to rush through Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US. BBC News
Read More »Woman killed by bear in Polish forest, son and local government say
Wojciech Jankowski, a spokesman for the Lesko Forest District where the attack occurred, told Onet: “At this time of year, bears that have awakened from their winter sleep come to places like this, close to human homes, in search of food. This was an unexpected encounter for both the bear …
Read More »Could Italy replace Iran at the 2026 World Cup?
Fifa has no plans to replace Iran with Italy at this summer’s World Cup according to sources, after the switch was proposed by US President Donald Trump’s special envoy. BBC News
Read More »BBC visits migrant camp in northern France as new deal announced
The UK is set to sign a new three-year deal with Paris aimed at stopping migrants crossing the Channel on small boats. Worth more than £600 million, the deal will mean riot police are deployed on French beaches. The Home Office says part of the funding will stop after a …
Read More »Two trains collide head-on in Denmark, leaving four critically hurt
The accident happened early on Thursday at a level crossing north of Copenhagen. BBC News
Read More »Moldovan oligarch jailed in $1bn 'theft of the century' case
Vlad Plahotniuc, once Moldova’s richest man, was found guilty of partaking in a fraud which involved around 12% of the country’s GDP. BBC News
Read More »Ukraine family get cancer and bomb news on same day
The couple learn the home in Ukraine is hit by drones on the day of their baby’s cancer diagnosis. BBC News
Read More »Robot chases wild boars off the streets of Warsaw
The Polish capital Warsaw has seen the number of wild boar on its streets soar to more than 3,000 – with reports from the public rising 20-fold since 2020 – so it’s now planning a task force to tackle the issue. A viral clip of a humanoid robot chasing wild …
Read More »EU decides on key €90bn Ukraine loan after pipeline deadlock ends
The funding was agreed last December, but it has been held up in a row over Russian oil supplies to Hungary. BBC News
Read More »Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values
“You are basically violating EU law in such a fundamental way we are not only holding you to account for violating the letter of the law but also violating the spirit of that law, laid down in Article 2, which lists all the values of pluralism, equality and rule of …
Read More »Ukraine police chief resigns after officers allegedly fled deadly shooting
Authorities say the officers have been suspended and an investigation into their actions is under way. BBC News
Read More »Thousands of Parisians evacuated as WW2 bomb detonated
Residents within a 450m radius of the device were told to leave their homes while it was neutralised. BBC News
Read More »Rat poison found in HiPP jarred baby food in Austria, police say
The band warned on Saturday that consuming the purées many be potentially “life-threatening”. BBC News
Read More »'Croatia, but cheaper': The quirky holiday spots on trend for 2026
Montenegro and Albania are among the places rising in popularity for Britons seeking a holiday away from tourist traps. BBC News
Read More »UK and France to lead defensive mission in Strait of Hormuz
Sir Keir Starmer has said further details of the plan will come after a meeting in London next week. BBC News
Read More »Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
The Rue des Rosiers attack was blamed on a Palestinian splinter group founded by notorious militant Abu Nidal, who was shot dead in Iraq in 2002. Nidal’s organisation broke away from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and was blamed for a string of deadly attacks that claimed 900 lives, mostly …
Read More »How many people did Vlad actually impale?
How many people did Vlad the Impaler actually impale? BBC News
Read More »School shootings a new trauma for Turkey as nation mourns
An expert tells the BBC the attack in Kahramanmaras was a tragedy but “not a surprise”. BBC News
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