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Published on 27/07/2026 – 21:13 GMT+2 Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist who drew both fascination and controversy with his “Body Worlds” exhibitions of preserved human bodies, has died aged 81. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His family and the Institute for Plastination, which he founded, said he died on Friday. They provided no further details in a statement released on Monday. Von Hagens announced in 2010 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Von Hagens blurred the lines between science, entertainment and commerce with his travelling exhibitions, as well as headline-grabbing events such as public autopsies. At the heart of his…
Published on 27/07/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2•Updated 16:45 British singer Boy George, frontman of the band Culture Club, has released a song in solidarity with Israel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Titled ‘Od Nirkod (We Will Dance Again)’, the reggae-style song has not been made available on streaming platforms and was instead posted on the artist’s X account, along with the caption “Shalom”. The song’s title is a phrase closely associated with the 7 October Hamas attack on the Supernova Sukkot Gathering festival, which led to the death of 378 people and Israel to launch its military campaign in Gaza. It is also the…
By Evelyn Dom Published on 27/07/2026 – 14:56 GMT+2•Updated 15:02 A man suspected of attacking and wounding three women with two kitchen knives on Monday morning in Paris was arrested, authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The perpetrator was apprehended by an off-duty police officer,” Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, caling it a “courageous act”. The attack took place at around 11.30 am in the Porte de Clichy area, in the north-west of the capital. The women aged 19, 24 and 36 were taken to the hospital after the assault. According to local media, one of the victims is reportedly pregnant. Two were…
Dozens of defence-related companies and nationals propping up the Kremlin’s war machine have been targeted in the 21st package of sanctions against Russia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “More than 50 military-industrial entities are included, (as well as) key actors involved in the production of Russia’s long-range drones,” the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, when the measures were adopted. “Russia will only negotiate to end its illegal war and stop killing civilians if it is pressured to do so. Sanctions add to this pressure.” With the new sanctions package, the EU is continuing to target suppliers of dual-use goods…
The European Commission said Europe’s firefighting capacity is struggling to keep pace with increasingly intense wildfires in Spain and France, as blazes continue to overwhelm local resources. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “These fires are out of capacity,” a Commission official told reporters on Monday, referring to the devastating blazes that have already consumed more than 80,000 hectares in Spain and over 42,000 hectares in France. Both fires remain uncontrolled and have forced more than 320,000 people to leave their homes. As wildfires continue to rage across Spain and France despite one of the EU’s largest-ever emergency responses, Commission officials conceded that the…
Published on 27/07/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2•Updated 14:26 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the UK ahead of a meeting with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Zelenskyy will be Burnham’s first international visitor after the PM took office last week. Burnham will use the meeting to pledge his “unwavering support” to Ukraine, “both through the war and beyond,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. The pair are expected to visit a naval base before linking up with more than 200 Ukrainian military personnel and sailors who have been taking part in a maritime security and…
Published on 27/07/2026 – 13:31 GMT+2 Police authorities seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine and arrested four people in a major international operation in the Atlantic Ocean, Italian officials said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Four people were arrested, two Spaniards, one Albanian man living in Italy and a Gibraltar resident. The street value of the cargo is approximately €500 million euros, Italian police said. “The wholesale value of the cocaine is estimated at approximately €78 million. Once delivered to their destination and diluted for retail distribution, the narcotics could have generated total revenues of around €500 million”, a statement said.…
Published on 27/07/2026 – 12:30 GMT+2•Updated 12:59 Iran has issued a fresh warning to Bulgaria after the Balkan country allowed the United States to use its military bases, escalating diplomatic tensions between Tehran and Sofia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement posted on social media, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that “those making decisions in Bulgaria must bear responsibility for the dangerous decision to host a US aerial refuelling aircraft at their military bases.” The statement added that Tehran believes this is not an isolated case, claiming that similar decisions have been taken before to “support US military operations…
It’s been a week since the World Cup ended, but misleading claims and conspiracies surrounding the tournament have continued in full force. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The vast majority concern Spain’s victory over Argentina in the final, in which La Roja won 1-0, and the controversies that have cast a shadow over the South American side during and after the competition. One post that has racked up almost 4 million views alleges that global football governing body FIFA “needed a European champion”. It says that FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a deal with UEFA, Europe’s football governing body, to ensure Spain won…
In recent weeks, Ukraine has made slow progress on its path to EU membership, opening two of the six negotiating clusters while still facing resistance to speeding up the process. But now it faces another complication: Serbia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s progress in opening more clusters, in tandem with Moldova, became possible only after Viktor Orbán’s crushing electoral defeat in April. Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, initiated work to resolve bilateral issues with Kyiv over the treatment of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, but has agreed to open the clusters on the rule of law and foreign policy. At the…