On the night of September 18, Russia attacked the Mykolaiv region with missiles, according to the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Kim. At around 3:45 a.m., Russians attacked the Bashtanka district of Mykolaiv region. Prev…
Austria’s disaster relief fund expanded to €1 billion after floods
Austria’s disaster relief fund will expand from €300 million ($333 million) to €1 billion in the wake of this week’s flood catastrophe, Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on Wednesday. Municipalities and private individuals can receive financial aid fr…
Red Bull ditch F1 special livery plans over weight concerns
Formula One champions Red Bull have decided to abandon plans for fan-inspired livery takeovers at the Singapore and United State grands prix over concerns about the extra weight of new paint schemes. “Unfortunately when we came to the testing phase of …
Google wins challenge against €1.5 billion EU antitrust fine
A European Union court in Luxembourg has annulled a nearly €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) antitrust fine for Google. The judges ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission had not provided sufficient evidence that Google had abused its dominant positi…
UK inflation steady at 2.2% in August, services sector prices rise
The UK’s inflation rate held steady at 2.2% in August, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. This figure, unchanged from July, aligns with predictions made by economists in a recent Reuters poll. The stabl…
Vinesh Phogat launches scathing attack, uses Congress party symbol as metaphor which will strike BJP
Jind (Haryana) [India], September 18 (ANI): Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Vinesh, a Congress candidate, filed her nom…
Statehood, right to vote snatched; today time to change this: Priyanka Gandhi tells J-K voters
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): As the polling in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir election is underay, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has urged the voters to exercise their franchise to strengthen their rights as they were “snatc…
German court dismisses AfD lawsuits over Bundestag committee chairs
Germany’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed a complaint by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) over its exclusion from chairing committees in parliament. The judgement concerns two lawsuits filed by the party’s parliamentary group, wh…
Civilians evacuated amid drone attack in Russia’s Tver Oblast, Russian governor claims
Local authorities have partially evacuated residents of Toropets in Russia’s Tver Oblast after a mass drone attack overnight caused a large fire, Tver Oblast Governor Igor Rudenya claimed on Sept. 18. Photos and videos shared on Russian Telegram channe…
Civilians evacuated amid drone attack in Russia’s Tver Oblast, Russian governor claims
Editor’s note: a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) later told the Kyiv Independent that the SBU and Ukrainian Armed Forces were responsible for attacking a weapons depot in Toropets in Tver Oblast. Local authorities have partially evacuat…