This court sketch on May 19, 2026 shows German Martin Ney, accused for kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old Jonathan Coulom who was disappeared in April 2004, in the courtroom on the first day of his trial in Nantes, western France.

German serial killer 'guilty' of schoolboy's murder

French court jails German child killer for life over 2004 camp abduction

Ukraine strike kills 3 in Russian-occupied Crimea

Crimea deaths follow Saint Petersburg attacks that rattled Putin’s showcase forum

Video screengrab shows military vehicles crossing into Ukraine's Kherson Oblast from Crimea through the Kalanchak border control point, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine. Screenshot taken from a file video uploaded Feburary 24, 2022 by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

European airport passenger traffic drops

Middle East conflicts trigger first post-COVID decline in European air travel

Passengers at Lisbon airport.

UK police review race plan after treatment of student

Far-right figures claim the incident was an example of so-called ‘two-tier policing’

In this image taken from PA Video, police and protestors clash during a protest following the death of Henry Nowak, a 18-year-old student stabbed to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial by Vickrum Digwa, in Southampton, England, Tuesday June 2, 2026.

‘I can’t breathe’: Bodycam footage fuels UK police row

Investigators examining officers’ actions after teenager was wrongly treated as a suspect

This screen grab from bodycam video taken on December 3, 2025 and released by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary to AFP on June 2, 2026 shows 18-year-old student Henry Nowak being handcuffed by police before his death, following a false claim of racial abuse, in Southampton, south England.

Three months of paralysis: Hormuz remains a ghost route

Shipowners and insurers await stronger security guarantees as traffic remains sparse

A tractor tows a small boat through shallow water as cargo ships and industrial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026.

Schengen travel rules: EU signals major border shift

Commission says security tools can replace routine checks at Schengen borders

New digital systems and migration pact seen cutting need for internal Schengen checks

Droughts, extreme heat: Is ‘super’ El Nino coming?

UN forecasts 80% chance of El Nino emerging between June and August as Pacific waters warm

Head of climate prediction services at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Wilfran Moufouma-Okia points on graphs displayed on a computer screen at the WMO headquarters in Geneva, on June 1, 2026.

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Italy’s coast

Deep Tyrrhenian Sea tremor felt from Calabria to Naples and Basilicata

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Italy’s Calabria coast

Missile explosions heard in Kyiv: AFP journalists

Explosions rock Kyiv, knocking out power and leaving multiple wounded

Kyiv residents rushed to shelters clutching bags and blankets, AFP journalists observed, as a large plume of smoke emanated from the city centre.

Meteor 'as heavy as an elephant' causes US speculation

Meteor plunges into Cape Cod Bay after lighting up skies from Delaware to Montreal

Nasa confirmed a fireball over New England at 2:06 pm EDT on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Based on the latest Nasa data, the energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 230 tons of TNT, which accounts for the sonic boom.

Ukrainian drone strike kills one in Kursk: Governor

Attack on civilian vehicle underscores intensifying drone warfare in border regions

A Ukrainian soldier carries a drones. Cross-border drone attacks have intensified in recent months as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade strikes in the more than four-year war.

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