1. Cautious hopes for more Ukrainian grain shipmentsThe departure of the first Ukrainian ship carrying grain from Odesa since the start of the Russian blockade of Black Sea ports five months ago has been widely welcomed. The warring governments in Kyiv…
Spanish PM visits Western Balkan states to show support for EU membership
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has visited Skopje in the latest part of his tour of five Western Balkan countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania. His trip is intended to encourage the nations to co…
Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know for Sunday
1. Drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea HQ in Crimea A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of cere…
First freight train from China’s Anhui province to Budapest launched
A freight train carrying 20 containers and cargo worth almost 10 million euros has left Hefei in China for Budapest. It is the first ever train cargo delivery of its kind between the two cities. The trip will take 16 to 18 days, much quicker than sendi…
Fast moving McKinney fire burns forest in US
The fast-moving McKinney fire, which started Friday, went from charring just over 1 square mile (1 square kilometer) to scorching as much as 62 square miles (160 square kilometers) according to fire officials. The fire burned down at least a dozen resi…
Drone strike on Crimea, as Zelenskyy urges civilians to evacuate from Donetsk region
A drone attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, as Russia celebrated Fleet Day, has left five people injured. The strike happened on Sunday morning in Sevastopol, a Ukrainian city which was annexed by Russia. “This morning Ukrainian nat…
Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know for Saturday
1. Ukraine denounces POW execution calls Ukrainian authorities have denounced Russian calls to “hang” or inflict a “humiliating death” on fighters from the Ukrainian Azov regiment, the day after a strike on a prison where some of them were being held t…
‘Incredible’ icy dive site where two continents meet in Iceland
In between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland’s Silfra fissure is one of the world’s most famous dive sites, popular with tourists who venture into its icy waters. Visibility underwater can exceed 100 metres (330 feet) and the spectac…
Hundreds of migrants arrive at Italian port after days at sea in blistering heat
Hundreds of migrants, rescued in the Mediterranean by a German humanitarian organisation, have arrived a the port of Taranto in southern Italy. The 444 migrants were rescued over the course of the last week in four separate operations carred out by the…
Pro-Sadr protesters occupy Iraq parliament again
Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad’s heavily fortified “Green Zone” and occupied parliament in a deepening political crisis. It is the second time in days that Sadr supporters have forced their way in to the legislative…