Police vehicles are parked at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where investigations are underway following the drone incident that occurred early Wednesday morning, in Schkeuditz, Germany, on Thursday Aug. 6, 2026.

Germany blames Russia for airport drone incident

Berlin accuses Moscow of hybrid warfare, tightens sanctions and expulsions

Even at Elysee, phones are handed in: Macron to pupils

French president defends school phone ban, saying adults have been overwhelmed by devices

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) speaks with with students during a visit to the INSPE University on the first day of the new academic year in Mende, southern France on September 1, 2026.

Scientists create a tiny ‘Little Big Bang’ on Earth

Oxygen and neon crashes show small particles can mimic Big Bang conditions

Physicists smashed small atomic particles together to briefly recreate the extreme conditions that existed just after the Universe began (picture used for illustrative purposes only).

'Massive' Russian attack on Kyiv kills 4

Missile and drone barrage hits capital as children prepare to return to school

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

Mum suffers burns while giving birth in Prague hospital

Mother transferred to burn unit after surgical fire; returns to ward with newborn

Mother suffers burns while giving birth in Prague hospital

Six dead after ferry capsizes off Northern Cyprus

Rescue effort under way after ferry with 267 aboard overturns off Kyrenia

The cause of the capsize was not immediately known.

Iceland votes to keep EU membership debate on ice

Measure defeated 52.8% to 47.2% after a closely watched referendum

Leaders of the 'No' campaign react as early results from rural Iceland put the 'No' side ahead during an election-night gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, August 29, 2026.

One dead, five wounded in Swiss rave shooting

The incident in Aarau left multiple victims and prompted a large-scale police response

One person was killed and five others were wounded, some of them seriously, in a shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland, local police said on Sunday.

Why scientists buried 2,000 pairs of underwear

A bizarre experiment used cotton underwear to reveal how active life is beneath the soil

The more the cotton disappeared, the more active the microscopic life beneath the ground.

What messages did CIA chief Ratcliffe carry to Moscow?

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

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.

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.

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