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Published on 04/07/2026 – 12:59 GMT+2 Ukrainian forces carried out strikes on oil infrastructure sites near the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Friday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Ukraine hit “port oil infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia’s war”. “There were also successful strikes on Kronstadt – an important military target. The distance from Ukraine’s state border is more than 850 kilometers,” he added. Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, had earlier reported that “several dozen” Ukrainian drones had been intercepted over the region, with debris falling…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews Published on 04/07/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2 Germany’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (KMBD) has recovered a Soviet Second World War gun from the Neisse river near Forst in Lusatia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The weapon was discovered during works on the waterway close to the border with Poland, around 20 kilometres from Cottbus. The 76 mm infantry gun, model M1943, used by the Red Army, was badly rusted but otherwise very well preserved, the KMBD’s Enrico Schnick told broadcaster RBB. “That is because it was preserved in the mud and sand of the Neisse. I cannot recall a similar find in…
Published on 04/07/2026 – 11:03 GMT+2•Updated 11:05 Around 20,000 people are marching in Erfurt, Germany on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s annual conference. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Antifascist protesters are blocking roads and tram lines around the city as riot police keep a watchful eye on proceedings. “We want a society based on solidarity: equal rights, equal security, the right to residence and social security for all,” Noa Sander, a spokesperson for the anti-AfD group Widersetzen, said. “That is what we stand for together here in Erfurt today”. Thüringen police described the protest as “legitimate” but said…
To find a more cost-effective solution and strengthen collaboration, NATO is turning to industry for ways to counter unmanned systems. Earlier this week, the second AIRCOM Industry Day took place at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base, bringing together representatives from European arms manufacturers and the military. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A drone crashing into a house in Romania, another violating Lithuanian airspace, and Munich Airport suspending operations for several hours following a suspected sighting: unmanned systems, and how to counter them, have become an increasingly acute threat for NATO. If a drone is detected violating NATO airspace, the operation known as “Eastern Sentry”…
By Alice Galliott Published on 04/07/2026 – 6:38 GMT+2 The world’s largest digital camera has begun a decade-long mission to map the southern night sky from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Perched atop Cerro Pachón, the camera is about the size of a small car and weighs around 3,000 kilograms. Over the next 10 years, it will capture around 700 to 800 images every night, creating an unprecedented survey of the universe. Phil Marshall, Deputy Director of Operations at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, said the project will allow scientists to “cover the whole of the…
By Sertac Aktan & Euronews with AFP Published on 03/07/2026 – 5:25 GMT+2•Updated 6:10 United States President Donald Trump said Thursday it is “ridiculous” for the United States to continue its “one-sided” relationship with NATO, less than a week before a NATO summit in Ankara. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “They were not there for us!!!” and Washington’s relationship with NATO “is not reciprocal.” Trump has repeatedly lashed out at European allies over their response to the war in Iran. Trump also insists he wants Europe to take the lead role for its own defence, and Washington has already moved to…
Published on 03/07/2026 – 8:14 GMT+2•Updated 9:45 Ukraine’s emergency services announced on Friday that they had recovered three more bodies following Russia’s massive overnight attack on Kyiv earlier this week, bringing the death toll to 30. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Russian forces launched a wave of missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital, reportedly hitting more than 20 sites across the city and injuring more than 90 people in what the local mayor described as Moscow’s “most massive attack” on Kyiv. Ukraine’s air force said the attack included 570 air attack assets, including four Zircon…
But first: Brace yourselves because temperatures are set to creep up again in the coming days across many parts of Europe. As my colleague Marta Pacheco reports, it’s forcing officials in Brussels to rethink the bloc’s climate policies, with a pivot from mitigation to adaptation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Meet me in Cork: Today, the College of European Commissioners, led by President Ursula von der Leyen, will meet their Irish government counterparts in Cork, my colleague Jorge Liboreiro reports from the ground. It’s the traditional visit that marks the start of a new rotating presidency. Cork, it must be noted, is the…
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) administrator Alexander De Croo said on Thursday that the European Union’s long-term budget can balance defence and aid spending to ensure that Europe’s neighbourhoods are safe, as they are “two sides of the same coin.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We see more military spending, and we totally understand that in the current circumstances,” he said. “But if you want that military spending to be as effective as possible, you will also have to invest in preventing that conflict from arising.” A stable neighbourhood means economic growth, democracy and peace, De Croo, also a former prime minister of…
Pro-Russian social media users have shared fake images they claim show evidence that photographers were preparing in advance to capture a strike on one of Ukraine’s most important religious sites. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The posts allege that the presence of the camera crews on nearby rooftops shows that the attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was staged by Ukraine. The monastic complex was hit between 14 and 15 June, when Russia fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Authorities said that five people were killed and residential areas were hit when missiles struck and damaged both the UNESCO-listed…