A wrap party for the upcoming film Three Incestuous Sisters fell foul of Stromboli’s no music on Wednesdays rule. BBC News
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Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal
The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver. BBC News
Read More »Putin enjoys Xi’s Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal
Russia is keen to push ahead with plans for a new pipeline, Power of Siberia 2, and had hoped for progress in Beijing. The pipeline would bring additional volumes of Russian gas from Western Siberia to Northern China via Mongolia and, for Moscow, help make up for the loss of …
Read More »Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue
It gave no update on Wednesday, and no timeline for when or how the whale would be removed. However, it said earlier that work was under way for a solution that would allow for both “a post mortem examination and for valuable scientific samples to be secured for research purposes”. …
Read More »Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert
Flights were suspended and people were urged to take shelter after a suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border. BBC News
Read More »Norwegian journalist’s question to Modi sparks controversy in India
Modi was on a two-day official visit to Oslo this week. As he walked away after a joint press appearance with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, journalist Helle Lyng called out to him, asking why he does not take questions, but got no response. BBC News
Read More »Are Putin and Xi best friends?
Two BBC correspondents break down the China-Russia relationship. BBC News
Read More »Singer Patrick Bruel denies wave of sexual assault allegations in France
Among Bruel’s latest accusers is well-known TV and radio presenter Flavie Flament, who alleges he raped her in 1991. BBC News
Read More »Estonia says Nato jet shot down drone over its territory
“We received early information from Latvia about a drone that had strayed off course, and Estonia tracked the drone until Romanian fighter jets participating in the Baltic air policing mission shot it down,” the Estonian defence ministry said in a statement. BBC News
Read More »Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak docks in Rotterdam
The ship’s crew are expected to self-isolate after arriving at the Dutch port, their final destination. BBC News
Read More »Eurovision winner Dara arrives to screaming fans in Bulgaria
Bulgarian pop star Dara was met by a crowd of fans in Sofia airport on Sunday, celebrating her historic Eurovision win. The 27-year-old’s tune Bangaranga won Bulgaria its first ever title in the song contest. “Thank you for being here,” she told fans as she arrived in the Bulgarian capital, …
Read More »Lights, camera, Bangaranga: Key moments from Eurovision
Eurovision 2026 has come to a close, with Bulgaria crowned winner and Israel in second place after a nail-biting public vote. The UK finished last after receiving no points in the public vote, and history was made by Ukraine’s entry for holding the contest’s longest ever note. Read more here. …
Read More »Whale found dead near Danish island after German rescue operation
Wildlife experts had previous criticised the operation, saying it would only cause the animal more distress. BBC News
Read More »Switzerland finally to open secret files on Nazis’ Auschwitz ‘Angel of Death’
He is very familiar with Swiss sensitivity, and shame, over its role in World War Two, when Jewish refugees were turned away at the border, while Swiss banks kept the money of Jewish families who later died in Nazi concentration camps. “It is a problem for a democratic state that …
Read More »AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France
The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online. BBC News
Read More »How Eurovision pioneered transnational broadcasting
How the Eurovision Song Contest and the technology behind it has grown over the last 70 years. BBC News
Read More »Prisoner swap goes ahead as Kyiv mourns 24 killed in Russian strike on flats
The Nova Poshta postal service said two of its staff, both named Dmytro, had been killed in the attack, one of them alongside his wife. Former hockey player Yuriy Orlov and his 24-year-old girlfriend Maryna Homeniuk, an English teacher, were among the victims. A kindergarten teacher, Svitlana Moskalishyna, was also …
Read More »Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives
Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body. BBC News
Read More »BBC at block of Kyiv flats hit by Russian drone strike
At least five people have been killed, including a 12-year-old girl, after Russia launched a massive wave of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine overnight, officials have said. Three of the dead were pulled from the rubble of a partially destroyed apartment building in Kyiv, police said. It marks the …
Read More »How has Eurovision voting changed this year?
The director of the Eurovision Song Contest says organisers are watching voting patterns “very, very carefully” after concerns were raised about Israel’s ability to influence the results at last year’s contest BBC News
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