Czech Author and Anti-Communist Dissident Ivan Klíma Dies at 94
Ivan Klíma, a Czech author and anti-communist dissident whose work and life were shaped by Europe’s 20th-century totalitarian regimes, has died.

Ivan Klíma, a Czech author and anti-communist dissident whose work and life were shaped by Europe’s 20th-century totalitarian regimes, has died.

Germany’s Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after more suspected drone sightings, the airport said in a statement.

Russian drones and missiles pounded Ukraine’s power grid overnight into Saturday, a Ukrainian energy firm said, a day after what officials described as the biggest attack on Ukrainian natural gas facilities since Moscow’s all-out invasion more than three and a half years ago.

Federal police deployed helicopters and other means to try to track down the drones, but no signs of them could be found, Bayer said.

Yemen Houthi rebels claimed responsibility early on Wednesday, underlining the range of their weaponry and their campaign targeting shipping.

South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday at a Paris hotel in what is being treated as a possible suicide, the Paris prosecutor said.

French authorities announced the discovery Sunday of a body on a beach used as one of the launch points for migrants attempting the perilous sea crossing from northern France to the U.K on flimsy inflatable boats.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people, with the capital city of Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. This is the first major bombardment since an

The British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated on Saturday for its 200th anniversary.

The Danish defense ministry said Saturday that “drones have been observed at several of Danish defense facilities” overnight Friday into Saturday. The renewed drone sightings come after there were several drone sightings in the Nordic country earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports.

Two women died Saturday morning while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. on board a makeshift boat carrying other migrants, French authorities said.

Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, says RUSI.

A London court threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the controversial Irish rap group Kneecap on a technical error.

Slovenia on Thursday said it was banning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from entering the European Union country.

A Paris court ruled on illegal financing of 2007 presidential campaign with money from the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Unidentified drones shut down airspace over Copenhagen Airport on Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be behind the flyover.

Authorities said they carried out 250 raids and detained dozens on Monday as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-backed plan.

Several French mayors defied government orders and flew Palestinian flags on town halls, as France prepares to formally recognize a Palestinian state.

Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets responding from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission when they violated Estonian airspace, a senior Estonian military official said Saturday.

An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday.

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting regions across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said.

BRUSSELS (AP) – A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe’s major airports on Saturday, officials said, though the initial impact appeared to be limited. The disruptions to electronic systems initially

India’s participation in military exercises with Moscow and its purchases of Russian oil “stand in the way of closer ties” with the EU.

Spain joined group of countries threatening not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded.

France on Tuesday repatriated three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons for alleged jihadists, anti-terror prosecutors said.

Two men accused of spying for China in Britain including a former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament will no longer face prosecution.

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died. He was 46.

Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him.

Ukrainian drones overnight struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, sparking a fire, according to Russian officials and Ukraine’s military.

Australia will spend an initial $8 billion to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday.

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine, authorities said

Albania’s prime minister on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated “minister” to tackle corruption and promote transparency and innovation in his new Cabinet.

France said it’s deploying fighter jets to Poland and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Russia´s oil revenues and war machine.

Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Ukraine on Friday for a surprise visit in support of wounded service members.

NATO allies swiftly held talks Wednesday on the incursion by multiple Russian drones into Polish – and alliance – airspace.

The Prince was seen leaving less than an hour later, as he ducked down in the car enroute to an evening event.

Powerful explosions were heard in the suburbs of Lithuania’s capital Wednesday morning after several railcars caught fire.

Announcement marked a sharp turnaround for Ursula von der Leyen, a longtime supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s, according to an independent report released Tuesday.

A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as older people were lined up to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 21 and wounding nearly two dozen others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a regional official said.
