Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg. BBC News
Read More »One killed as ski gondola crashes down mountain at Swiss resort
Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules
Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea – Ukraine’s peninsula annexed by Russia. BBC News
Read More »Hittler faces Zielinski as French town election contest goes viral
There are only a few of his tribe left in France, he says. His Hittler cousins in Alsace all had girls, so the name is disappearing there. One of his sons pronounces the name “Hit-lay”, in order to escape embarrassment, and his grandchildren have taken their mothers’ names. BBC News
Read More »Prosecution asks for seven years' jail for crown princess's son in Norway rape trial
Prosecutors in the trial of Marius Borg Høiby argue he should be found guilty of 39 of the 40 charges he is accused of. BBC News
Read More »Italy warns stricken Russian tanker could explode in Med at any time
In December, the Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service said it had crippled three vessels in two weeks in the Black Sea, including the Dashan which it said had suffered “critical damage”. Just over a week later, the Quendil oil tanker was hit in the Mediterranean. BBC News
Read More »Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago. BBC News
Read More »Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary
Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections. BBC News
Read More »TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say
A senior Meta researcher, Matt Motyl, said the company’s competitor to TikTok, Instagram Reels, was launched in 2020 without sufficient safeguards. Internal research shared with the BBC showed comments on Reels had significantly higher prevalence of bullying and harassment, hate speech, and violence or incitement than elsewhere on Instagram. BBC …
Read More »Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard. BBC News
Read More »An eccentric new friend entered her life. Then things took a strange, expensive turn
What began as a dog-sitting favour ended with boutique owner Bridget Hutchcroft being owed more than £1.6m. BBC News
Read More »Zelensky accuses EU allies of 'blackmail' in oil pipeline row
Volodymyr Zelensky says restoring the flow of Russian oil via Ukraine into the EU would be like lifting sanctions on Russia. BBC News
Read More »Tourism was booming in Cyprus, then a drone hit
2025 was a record-breaking year for Cyprus’ tourist industry, with more than 4.5 million visitors but since the Middle East conflict numbers have dropped. BBC News
Read More »Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists
Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk. BBC News
Read More »Trial starts in case of explosives sent to UK and Poland
The parcel plot is one of a wave of sabotage attacks across Europe which officials have linked to Russia. BBC News
Read More »Ukraine and allies fear easing Russian sanctions will prolong war
Ukraine’s president says the US decision “certainly does not help achieve peace”. BBC News
Read More »France's ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roads
Fake dealerships were manipulating the state vehicle licensing agency’s official records, France’s auditor has found. BBC News
Read More »Parents accused of hiding daughter’s HIV infection and neglect
The child appeared malnourished, had difficulty walking, her teeth were in poor condition and she was still wearing nappies, Italian media say, and the doctor recommended immediate hospital care, even threatening to call the police given the parents’ reluctance to agree to it. BBC News
Read More »Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly Moscow concert attack
Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500, the deadliest mass shooting in Russia in two decades. BBC News
Read More »War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election campaign
Hungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights – Ukraine’s president. BBC News
Read More »Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo
Norway’s police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved. BBC News
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