A 19-year-old man who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group has confessed to plotting an attack on the Vienna leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, Austrian security authorities said on Thursday. He had wanted to use home-made bombs and…
July 2024 was second-hottest month on record, as 13-month streak ends
July 2024 was the second-hottest month on record, the European Union’s climate change service Copernicus said on Thursday. Last month saw a global average temperature of 16.91 degrees Celsius, only 0.04 degrees lower than the average temperature in Jul…
German women dedicate bronze medal match to outgoing coach Hrubesch
The German women’s football team seeks Olympic bronze on Friday for personal pride – and as a farewell gift for their popular interim coach Horst Hrubesch. “We dedicate the game to him. We badly want the medal,” forward Klara Bühl said ahead of the gam…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister discusses F-16 coalition expansion with Norwegian counterpart
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had a conversation with Norwegian Foreign Minister Barth Eide. They discussed the expansion of the aviation coalition. “I spoke with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide to coordinate the next steps in br…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister discusses F-16 coalition expansion with Norwegian counterpart
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had a conversation with Norwegian Foreign Minister Barth Eide. They discussed the expansion of the aviation coalition. “I spoke with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide to coordinate the next steps in br…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister discusses F-16 coalition expansion with Norwegian counterpart
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had a conversation with Norwegian Foreign Minister Barth Eide. They discussed the expansion of the aviation coalition. “I spoke with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide to coordinate the next steps in br…
EU sees Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk as ‘self-defence’
The European Union believes Ukraine’s recent incursion into the Russian border region of Kursk is part of the country’s “legitimate defensive war,” a spokesman said in Brussels on Thursday. The spokesman for the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said Ukr…
German airport association offers talks with Last Generation group
A German airport group offered to hold talks with the Last Generation climate activism group on Thursday, after a demonstration brought flights to a standstill at the nation’s busiest airport, saying such protests do not contribute to a solution. In an…
Germany warns citizens to leave Lebanon or make urgent preparations
The German Foreign Office has again warned all German nationals remaining in Lebanon to leave the country or make urgent preparations, amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran – and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. A Foreign Off…
Suspect aimed to kill ‘large’ crowd of people at Swift show in Vienna
A 19-year-old man who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group has confessed to plotting an attack on the Vienna leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, Austrian security authorities said on Thursday. He had wanted to use home-made bombs and…