At least five people have been killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed trains derailed following a collision in southern Spain on Sunday evening. The accident happened near the town of Adamuz, close to the city of Cordoba, when a high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed and …
Read More »‘Europe won’t be blackmailed,’ Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats
Reuters Mette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump’s threat of tariffs Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says “Europe won’t be blackmailed”, as she and other European leaders continue to weigh their response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland. Trump says …
Read More »Ukraine’s air defence supplies ‘insufficient’, Zelensky says
Reuters Zelensky called on Ukraine’s allies to provide rapid shipments of missiles President Zelensky has called Ukraine’s air defence supplies “insufficient”, having revealed several systems were “without missiles” until Friday morning. “I can say this openly because today I have those missiles,” the president said, adding that Ukraine had received …
Read More »Trump tariff threat over Greenland ‘unacceptable’, European leaders say
Henri Astierand Bernd Debusmann Jr,White House correspondent Reuters Protesters in Greenland rallied on Saturday against any US move acquire the territory A threat by President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on eight allies opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland has drawn condemnation from European leaders. UK Prime Minister …
Read More »Five die in Austrian avalanches, rescuers say
Five off-piste skiers have died in two avalanches in the Austria’s Alps following heavy snowfall in the region. An avalanche hit a group of seven skiers in the Pongau area near Salzburg, killing four and seriously injuring one on Saturday, local mountain rescue officials said. A similar avalanche swept away …
Read More »Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France
Germany has returned two small fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a German scientist during the Nazi occupation of France in 1941. The pieces of unembroidered fabric were discovered by historians in state archives in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany as they sifted through the collection of German textile specialist …
Read More »US Congress members visit Denmark as Trump’s pressure on Greenland rises
A bipartisan group of members of the US Congress is visiting Denmark in what is seen as a show of support in the face of increasing pressure from President Donald Trump for the US to annex Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of Denmark in the Arctic. The 11-member delegation is …
Read More »Man accused of murdering woman and toddler in Munich car attack goes on trial
A man has gone on trial in Germany charged with driving his car into a crowd of people in the city of Munich last year, killing two people. The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N, in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national. Prosecutors say that on …
Read More »Spanish singer denies allegations of sexual abuse
Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees. The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic. Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: …
Read More »Swiss bar employee who reportedly held sparkler unaware of dangers, family says
Supplied Cyane Panine died in the fire in Crans Montana on New Years Eve A staff member who was working at the Swiss bar where a deadly fire broke out on New Year’s Eve received no safety training and was unaware of the danger posed by the ceiling that caught …
Read More »Large fire breaks out in Dutch city of Utrecht following explosion
JEROEN JUMELET/EPA/Shutterstock The exact cause of the fire is not yet known A large fire has broken out following an explosion at a building in the Dutch city of Utrecht. At least four people were injured in the incident, which happened near Visscherssteeg, an alley in the city centre. The …
Read More »Nato Arctic defence needed against Russia, Cooper says
James LandaleDiplomatic Correspondent PA Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper was visiting northern Norway to see the operation involving British and Norwegian soldiers Nato should “double down” on Arctic security to defend the region from Russian aggression, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC. On a visit to British forces in …
Read More »Europe allies begin Greenland military mission as Trump says US needs island
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Reuters A Danish air force transport plane arrived in Greenland as European Nato allies deployed to the capital, Nuuk, for joint exercises A 15-strong French military contingent has arrived in the Greenland capital Nuuk, officials say, as several European states send soldiers there as part of …
Read More »Russia expels British diplomat over allegations of spying
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A British diplomat has been ordered to leave Russia, with officials accusing the man of being an intelligence agent working undercover at the embassy in Moscow. The man has been stripped of his accreditation and must leave the country within two weeks, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. In …
Read More »About 15,000 crabs recovered after lorry crash
The crustaceans, which were worth about €60,000 (£52,000) were bound for shops and restaurants in Portugal. BBC News
Read More »Swiss regions ban pyrotechnics after Crans-Montana ski bar fire
EPA The community in Crans-Montana remains in shock two weeks after the fire The Swiss canton of Valais has banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues following the devastating fire at a bar on New Year’s Eve where 40 people were killed and 116 were injured. Authorities said each …
Read More »Russian doctors arrested over 9 babies die in maternity hospital
Two senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of nine babies in a maternity hospital in Siberia this month. The newborns died during the long New Year holiday in Novokuznetsk, Russia’s main investigative authority said in a statement. No reason for babies’ deaths has been given. The …
Read More »Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold
BBC Ukraine’s “Invincibility Trains” run their diesel engines to provide relief and boost morale At a suburban Kyiv railway station, two carriages painted in the blue and white livery of Ukrainian Railways sit on the main platform, their diesel engines running as snow steadily falls. The train is not going …
Read More »Only Donald Trump can stop Vladimir Putin, Polish president tells BBC
Donald Trump is the only world leader capable of stopping Vladimir Putin from threatening Europe, according to Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki. In an interview with Radio 4’s Today programme he said the Russian leader was not to be trusted, but that Europe needed to do everything it could to support …
Read More »Singer Julio Iglesias faces Spanish inquiry into sexual assault allegations
Two women have accused the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias of sexually assaulting them while they were working for him and allege that he “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment. The allegations, made in reports by Spanish news site elDiario.es and US outlet Univision, are being investigated by …
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