European governments due to move to support their solar power manufacturers this week will be too late to stop solar panel maker Meyer Burger packing up a German factory to send production to the United States. The plant in Freiberg in eastern Germany closed in mid-March with the loss of 500 jobs,
Europe’s aviation regulator reaffirmed advice to airlines to use caution in Israeli and Iranian airspace though it said no civil overflights had been placed at risk during weekend tensions surrounding Iranian drone and missile strikes on Israel. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EAS
Police forces led by Spain have arrested a gang which allegedly defrauded 645 million euros ($686.41 million) from victims in 35 countries in a scam centred around cannabis plants for medicinal use. The gang mounted a marketing system and attended international cannabis fairs to convince victims t
Russia will launch more than 100 spacecraft by the end of this year, local media reported on Friday. The spacecraft are expected to expand the country's orbital constellation, which is currently composed of more than 240 spacecraft, the TASS news agency reported, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minist
A man has been shot after reports of multiple stabbings at a Sydney shopping centre sparked a major police response, reports BBC. Crowds could be seen fleeing Westfield mall at Bondi junction and local media report several people are dead. Police said a critical incident had been declared followi
Italian rescuers have found the bodies of the last two missing workers from an explosion at a hydroelectric plant near Bologna three days ago, a spokesperson for the fire brigade said on Friday, bringing the final death toll to seven. On Tuesday, a fire that broke out on a transformer and the subs
The German ministries will have close to two additional weeks to submit their spending wishes for the 2025 budget, according to government and coalition sources, the first delay in the challenging preparations of next year’s budget. “It was particularly the wish of the Green-led minist
The German airline Lufthansa on Thursday extended the suspension of its flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy in Syria. An Iranian news agency had published an Arabic report on the s
Russia staged a major missile and drone strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure early on Thursday, damaging substations and power facilities in five regions and causing emergency power cuts for at least 200,000 people, Kyiv officials said. Russia last month renewed its long-range aerial assaults
Russian forces launched deadly attacks on Wednesday on frequent targets in the south and north of Ukraine, in Kharkiv and Odesa regions, killing seven people and injuring many more, officials said. In Odesa district in the south, an early evening missile attack killed four people, including a 10-y
Crime in Europe's largest economy has peaked at its highest level since 2016, German authorities announced this week. A report published by the Federal Criminal Police Office on Tuesday registered a 5.5 per cent year-on-year increase in crimes in Germany, to 5.94 million cases in 2023. Violent cr
At least three people have been killed and four are missing after a fire and explosion underground at a hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy on Tuesday, the local mayor said. Italian utility group Enel, opens new tab confirmed that a fire had broken out on one of its transformers at its hyd
United Nations monitors have recorded a sharp increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine last month as Russian forces have stepped up attacks, the UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday. The toll included at least 57 children killed or injured in March, double the number from February, it said. T
