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…
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, the royal palace in Oslo announced on Friday morning. He passed away peacefully at the national hospital in Oslo, where he had been receiving treatment for haemolytic anaemia. The royal flag on the palace roof was lowered to half-mast. He is succeeded by his…
Norway’s royal family has gathered at the bedside of King Harald V after the country’s 89-year-old monarch was reported to be in an “extremely serious” condition in hospital. King Harald has been receiving treatment at Oslo University Hospital for more than a week after being diagnosed with haemolytic anaemia. This is a rare blood disorder…
A worker at Frankfurt Airport has died of malaria following a rare outbreak that has infected six employees at Germany’s busiest airport. German public health officials believe the infections may have been caused by mosquitoes that arrived at the airport aboard an aircraft. The remaining five infected workers are receiving medical treatment, according to Fraport,…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that those responsible for drone attacks and other hostile acts against Germany will “pay a price”, as investigators examine a suspected explosive-laden drone discovered near Leipzig/Halle Airport. Merz said the incident demonstrated that Germany was facing a “very real threat” and was increasingly becoming a target of hostile activity….
