Germany seizes 35.5 tonnes of cocaine in 'largest bust of the class A drug in Europe' German investigators have confiscated 35.5 tonnes of cocaine in what authorities say is the biggest bust of the class A drug Europe has ever seen. 11 people dead and dozens missing after two shipwrecks off coast of Italy At least 11 people have died and dozens are missing after two ships were wrecked off the coast of southern Italy. NASA gets Voyager 1 back online from 15 billion miles away after technical problem NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is back online following a technical malfunction. It is over 15 billion miles away from Earth, transmitting data in interstellar space. Huge oil spill blackens Singapore’s picturesque beaches The oil spill, which affected beaches along the island resort of Sentosa and other parts of Singapore’s southern shoreline, sparked a multi-day cleanup operation. Russia’s Putin to visit North Korea, amid growing military cooperation The pair will use the visit to pledge support for each other, rebuffing U.S.-led efforts to isolate Putin over Ukraine and Kim over his pursuit of nuclear weapons. Greece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea Greece has denied a new report that accused its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores, which also alleged that the practice had resulted in dozens of deaths |
Hungary’s EU Presidency will improve bloc’s ties with Israel - FM Katz "The period of the Hungarian presidency is an unprecedented opportunity to improve Israel's position in the European Union” Katz said. West Mercia police in ‘chaos’ after failure to find new chief constable Met police commander Kyle Gordon had been chosen to be force’s new head but will not now be taking up role A police force has been thrown into “chaos” after its lengthy search for a new chief constable ended in failure. The Metropolitan police commander Kyle Gordon was chosen to be the new head of the West Mercia force after a recruitment process led by John Campion, the Conservative police and c… Greek coastguard’s treatment of migrants ‘clearly illegal’, says ex-officer BBC records former special operations chief saying abandoning people at sea was an ‘international crime’ A former Greek coastguard officer has described as “clearly illegal” the actions of colleagues who abandoned nine migrants at sea in one of 15 alleged illegal pushbacks from Greek islands or territorial waters that reportedly killed dozens of people. In an interview with the BBC , Dimitris Bal… California firefighters gain ground against big wildfires after hot, windy weekend Firefighters in California made progress in containing wildfires, including the Post Fire near Los Angeles. The fire, covering 23 square miles, prompted evacuations. Containment efforts were at 8 per cent, with potential for further growth due to dry conditions. Ukraine’s Soldiers Cheer National Soccer Team in Euro 2024 Soldiers huddled in a bunker with soft drinks and chips to watch Ukraine face Romania, only to suffer heartbreak. Result due on second Aer Lingus pilot strike ballot Airline has warned of the potential for significant disruption and a ‘devastating impact’ on customers in peak summer season A tiny fern with a big secret just got into the Guinness Book of World Records A species of fork fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, that grows on a South Pacific island has the largest known genome of any plant or animal. The question is: Why? |
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