Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has resigned from office, paving the way for an early presidential election and allowing him to pursue a bid for prime minister in next month’s parliamentary vote. Vučić announced his resignation on Sunday, September 27, ending his second and final five-year presidential term. His resignation came seven months before his mandate…
Poland is investigating a fire at a Starlink ground station near Warsaw after officials said the incident may have been a deliberate attempt to disrupt critical telecommunications infrastructure. The fire broke out late Wednesday in Wola Krobowska, in Poland’s Masovian Voivodeship. The facility is operated by state-owned telecommunications company Exatel and helps transmit internet traffic…
Rail services across central and northern Netherlands faced major disruption on Tuesday after objects were deliberately placed on tracks at multiple locations. Rail operator ProRail said the incidents appeared to be an intentional disruption caused by human action. Police have launched a criminal investigation, but no suspects or motives have been identified. ProRail reported about…
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuania’s airspace overnight, according to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Lithuanian authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania near Kaunas shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The area borders Belarus, a close Russian ally. Nausėda said in a statement on X that NATO fighter jets destroyed the…
At least 44 people have been injured after a passenger train derailed in northern France, with one woman in critical condition. The incident happened shortly before 20:00 local time on Friday near Cléon, a commune just south of Rouen in Normandy. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said about 180 passengers were on board the train, which…
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over the treatment of female workers during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. Around 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) visited the Paris landmark on Saturday. According to union representative Diane Davoine, female employees were asked to…
Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party has won a decisive victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, securing 43.8 percent of the vote in state elections on Sunday. Preliminary results show the AfD falling short of an outright majority, heading for approximately 39 seats in the 83-seat state parliament. However, 42 is what is needed for…
A 12-year-old boy has died after the car he was travelling in was struck by a train at a level crossing in County Mayo, Ireland. Gardaí and emergency services responded to the collision at Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis at about 20:45 local time on Thursday. The boy was a passenger in the car and was pronounced…
A Russian general accused by Ukraine of directing a missile strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv has been shot outside his home. Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces, was shot at close range outside a property linked to the officer in Engels. Independent…
A night of music in Aarau ended before dawn with one woman dead and a gunman on the run. Swiss police have launched a large-scale manhunt after a 22-year-old woman was shot dead and five others wounded at a rave held at a horse racing track in Aarau. The town of approximately 23,000 people is…
