On Thursday, April 30, at 23:00 local time (Astana), the Baikonur Cosmodrome witnessed the first test launch of the Soyuz-5/Sunkar vehicle. The rocket lifted off from Site 45 as part of flight development tests, according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of AI and Digital Development.
Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.
Magyar campaigned on a promise to clean-up Hungarian politics and restore the checks and balances which had been gradually eroded by previous Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his 16 years in power.
The agency has re-routed sea cargo via Jordan's Aqaba Red Sea port and has switched to land corridors including truck routes from Dubai across the Arabian peninsula and Turkey.
The current level of tariffs charged on goods entering the US from the EU is 15%, under a deal negotiated last July.
Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to the trade deal last July which set a 15% tariff on most goods.
The Islamic State group has a profoundly hostile opposition toward Jews and its ideology frames Judaism as the primary enemy of Islam.
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Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95.
Tehran executed 21-year-old karate athlete Sassan Azadvar early Thursday after protest arrest, as UN and rights groups warn of a surge in executions and mass detentions since the start of the Iran war.
The Brixen Water Light Festival 2026 runs to 16 May in South Tyrol, with 24 installations from 13 countries exploring peace against a Dolomites backdrop.
Brixen’s annual Water Light Festival has once again transformed the Italian Alpine town into a glowing canvas, bringing together artists from around the world. This year’s theme is “Imagine Peace," where artists reflect on war, memory and hope.
Israeli police arrested a 36-year-old man who was filmed assaulting a French Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City, in what it said was "zero tolerance to all acts of violence".
AI companies using archived news content could be a major violation of copyright laws, especially in the midst of active lawsuits against companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity.
EU rules limit how much prices can increase by, and for what reasons. Here’s what you need to know.
It was not clear where or when the man was arrested and the suspect's name was not released, in line with Dutch privacy regulations.
Wellington has welcomed its 250th relocated kiwi as the Capital Kiwi Project works to restore New Zealand's national bird to hills where it has been absent for over a century.
France says a new US-led coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz will complement, not compete with, its own UK-backed mission as standoff with Iran in the vital waterway roils on.
A small imprint left on a piece of Neolithic mudbrick in Georgia is helping rewrite the story of one of the world’s most important crops.
Deep below the Alps, huge tunnelling machines are cutting their way through the mountain massif. The longest railway tunnel in the world is being built at the Brenner Pass. An engineering masterpiece made in Europe.
Climate change and air pollution may be linked to stroke risk, the World Stroke Organization says.
The conviction comes the day after Britain's security services raised the terrorism threat level to "severe", the second highest level in the five-tier system, meaning an attack is "highly likely in the next six months."
King Charles III concluded his four-day US state visit with appearances in Virginia, a tribute at Arlington National Cemetery and a farewell ceremony before departing from Maryland.
Fires on Monte Faeta, between Pisa and Lucca, are being fuelled by windy weather conditions.
A new direct rail link from Prague to Copenhagen, via Berlin and Hamburg, is bringing back an easy, no-fly way to travel between some of Europe’s most popular cities – just in time for summer travel.
The EU-Mercosur free-trade deal took provisional effect on Friday despite a legal challenge before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Earlier this week, authorities issued arrest warrants for 62 people, of whom they deemed 46, including journalists, trade unionists and opposition figures, were "likely to carry out attacks."
The UAE's exit from OPEC signals a strategic shift, raising questions about Gulf coordination and the organisation's future.
While the tourism picture points to an increase in activity in the run-up to this summer's tournament, research suggests the broader impact may be far more limited.
The victim once told her relatives that her husband was threatening to "burn you until no trace of you will be left," public broadcaster NHK said, citing investigative sources.
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The kiwi initiative is part of a quest to rid the island nation of introduced predators by the year 2050.
The Iran war and the consequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a severe "fertiliser squeeze" as soaring energy costs and export disruptions push farmers' affordability to a four-year low.
The Web3 mining ecosystem is becoming increasingly crowded, but few projects attempt to differentiate themselves through long-term infrastructure rather than short-term hype. ALTDeer is positioning itself firmly in that minority, announcing its official listing on P2B Exchange,
Russia’s contemporary policy in the Caucasus is often described through the language of security, peacekeeping and regional stability. Yet its deeper roots lie in an older imperial habit: treating the region as a strategic frontier to be managed, reorganized and kept within
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu open-air exhibition, turning war-damaged walls into a gallery. For many, the works are deeply personal and were created after fleeing their homes.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Azerbaijan placed Kyiv’s wartime diplomacy inside a wider regional shift, in which Baku is acting with increasing independence and Moscow’s assumed authority in the South Caucasus is becoming harder to sustain. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to
As Europe marks Labour Day, work strain is taking a deadly toll on employees worldwide. From burnout to anxiety, many Europeans say they dare not speak out about their concerns for fear of negative consequences.
An appeal lodged by NAC Breda over the status of players who chose to play for nations other than the Netherlands could bring this season's Eredivisie to a halt and force a repeat of 133 matches in the worst-case scenario.
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From the highlights of Al Andalus to truffle tours from Rome to Nizza Monferrato, these routes will take you back to the golden age of travel.
Elon Musk accused an OpenAI lawyer of asking misleading questions designed to trick him and the jury, as the high-stakes trial against ChatGPT maker entered the third day.
Can the EU become more competitive while preserving its workers’ rights? What role do trade unions have in a time of deregulation? Is AI going to replace Europeans’ jobs? Brussels, My Love? tries to answer these questions.
Water scarcity, desertification and biodiversity loss were among the issues tackled at the Regional Ecological Summit.
Several European governments with nationals among those arrested have called on Israel to free the activists and called its action a flagrant contravention of international law, while Washington backed Israeli authorities, calling the flotilla a "stunt".
The Oscar belonging to the co-director of the documentary 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' has gone missing after the US’ TSA would not allow him to carry statuette on his Lufthansa flight from New York.
The suspect, identified as Essa Suleiman, faces three counts of attempted murder following Wednesday’s stabbings of two Jewish men, as well as another incident earlier elsewhere in London.
Cataract surgery, which involves the extraction of the lens from the eye, was performed just over 5.0 million times in the EU in 2023. This corresponds to a rate of 1,118.0 surgeries per 100.000 people. Luxembourg recorded the highest rate, with 1,627.3 cataract surgeries per
Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.
A former frontman for Spandau Ballet has been found guilty of multiple rapes and sexual assaults. He has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.