CIA Director John Ratcliffe exits the West Wing at the conclusion of a Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase on West Executive Avenue between the West Wing of the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.

What messages did CIA chief Ratcliffe carry to Moscow?

Ukraine, NATO and Iran were reportedly discussed during rare US spy chief visit

He dropped backpack into glacier in 1963. Now it’s back

Melting ice reveals equipment abandoned when mountaineer fell into crevasse in 1963

Research published last year estimated that, if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, the rate at which the world’s glaciers disappear could peak at as many as 4,000 a year around the middle of this century.

King Harald of Norway dies at 89, ending 35-year reign

Europe's oldest reigning monarch died peacefully in hospital, Norway's palace announces.

Palace confirms the death of the country's monarch at Oslo University Hospital.

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dead

Mladic was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide and crimes against humanity

Ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic removes his facemask as he arrives in the courtroom prior to the hearing of the final verdict on appeal against his genocide conviction over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst act of bloodshed since World War II, on June 8, 2021 at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague.

Norway's King Harald, 89, in serious condition: palace

Europe’s oldest reigning monarch faces critical health crisis in Oslo hospital

Norway's King Harald, 89, in 'extremely serious' condition: palace

CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO members

Trump downplays CIA director’s Moscow mission as routine amid rising tensions

CIA Director John Ratcliffe testifies during a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.

Man arrested in Italy with anti-tank missiles in van

Police find three Akeron missiles and military equipment after checking van at Bari port

French driver faces arms trafficking charges after three Akeron missiles found at Bari port.

Two airport workers die of malaria from plane mosquito

Six Frankfurt airport employees infected after mosquito likely arrived aboard an aircraft

According to the RKI, Germany's last outbreak of airport-based malaria was in 2023.

Flight attendant's breast cancer ruled work-related

Court recognises former Air France crew member's breast cancer as an occupational disease

French court points to night shifts, radiation and passive smoking in landmark decision.

Prince Harry, Meghan and children return to Britain

Sussexes begin fresh chapter as Archie and Lilibet enrol in British school

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle greet wellwishers on a walkabout at Nottingham Contemporary, central England, in a file photo.

Kremlin says CIA head did not meet Putin

Radcliffe went to Moscow on an unannounced trip Tuesday

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia (unseen) in Moscow on August 26, 2026.

Second suspect arrested in Swedish school attack

Students told media that the perpetrator wore a helmet, dark clothes and carried a sword

Fagersta residents leave flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside a school in Fagersta, central Sweden, on August 22, 2026, a day after a 17-year-old girl was killed and three other people were injured in a sword attack at the school.

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