Penktadienį Lietuvos orus lems vis dar anticiklono vakarinė dalis. Dangus bus menkai debesuotas. Be lietaus.

Kai Kramatorske griaudi sprogimai, Oleksandras Čyvenkovas ir jo vadovaujamas policijos paramedikų padalinys neskuba į įvykio vietą. Priešingai – jie įsiklauso. Šiame kompaktiškame pramoniniame mieste, kur kiekvieno sprogimo garsas aidi tarp betono dangoraižių, pirmasis smūgis dažnai yra tik masalas.

The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

The Pivdennyi bridge came under fire as a metro train was travelling across - the first such attack on Kyiv's bridges.

Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused Britain of intervening in his country’s elections through sanctions he called “unfair and politically motivated,” urging his European allies to talk with Israel before blaming the country. “I was very disturbed and offended on behalf of my nation regarding the sanctions that were laid against us by the U.K. government,” Herzog said Thursday in an interview with Axel Springer Global Reporter Network’s Jan Philipp Burgard. “I think it was a grave mistake.” Earlier this month, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that Britain, along with France and Canada, would ban the trade of goods and some services originating from Israeli settlements. Miliband also said the U.K. would take action against companies and individuals providing services for settlement expansion. Miliband then said that the British government agreed that Palestinians were facing “ethnic cleansing” in parts of the West Bank, adding that “all too often the Israeli government has turned a blind eye to this.” Herzog rejected the approach, arguing it would worsen the situation rather than help Palestinians. “It’s directly intervening in Israeli politics, which shouldn’t have happened,” he said. “You want to move things, have a dialogue with Israel and don’t blame Israel.” The dispute comes ahead of Israel’s October elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking another term as Israel faces growing international isolation. “And I ask all my friends in Europe and all the other nations, please do not intervene in our elections,” Herzog added. Israel previously responded to the announcement by saying it will retaliate by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem and warning of possible “countermeasures” against other countries. The Axel Springer Global Reporters Network harnesses the resources of the company’s newsrooms to publish ambitious scoops, investigations, interviews, opinion pieces and analysis. It allows journalists — including those from POLITICO, Business Insider, WELT, BILD, Onet and Fakt — to collaborate on major stories for an international audience of hundreds of millions across platforms: online, print, TV and audio.

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama took a playful shot at U.S. Democrats over ongoing “Flamingo Revolution” protests against a planned luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. What started as protests against the project has evolved into broader anti-government protests and is now entering its 124th consecutive day, drawing widespread international media attention. Rama attributed this attention to the “long shadow of Donald Trump,” in an interview with WELT, which, like POLITICO, is part of Axel Springer’s Global Reporters Network. He added: “I told my Democratic friends in America: If you cannot beat Trump in America, do not come to Albania to take revenge. That is not fair.” Kushner is linked to a multi-billion-dollar project to develop a luxury resort on the uninhabited southern Albanian island of Sazan and an adjacent strip of shoreline next to a protected area inhabited by flamingos, pelicans and diverse wetland wildlife. The plans sparked national and international protests at the end of May, with rallies ongoing every night outside Rama’s office in Tirana. The protests drew widespread attention, with a resolution in the European Parliament, and international clothing brand Patagonia, and Kosovo-Albanian pop singer Dua Lipa getting involved. Rama said the plans involve two projects: One on the publicly owned Sazan Island, a former Soviet military base, with only 8% to be developed, and another on a privately owned peninsula. Protestors object to the project over environmental concerns and a lack of public consultation. Meanwhile, the country’s EU- and U.S.-backed Special Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption, SPAK, is investigating whether an Albanian businessman faked ownership documents related to the private land. The former owner has denied any wrongdoing. A spokesperson for the project’s investors, including Kushner, did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication. Objecting to protest slogans such as “Albania is not for sale” and “Albania for Albanians”, Rama said, “If you were bringing foreign capital into Germany, would you then say that Germany was being sold off?” “I represent the interests of my country, and I will continue to do so,” he added. He also said negotiations over the project were still ongoing and that they would assess its environmental impact. At a press conference in Tirana Wednesday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Rama assured that his government will “shine a spotlight on the process by ensuring full transparency regarding all documents related to this widely discussed project.” While Rama met the EU Commission chief, several hundred people protested outside his office with placards reading “No EU with Rama.” The Axel Springer Global Reporters Network harnesses the resources of the company’s newsrooms to publish ambitious scoops, investigations, interviews, opinion pieces and analysis. It allows journalists — including those from POLITICO, Business Insider, WELT, BILD, Onet and Fakt — to collaborate on major stories for an international audience of hundreds of millions across platforms: online, print, TV and audio.

Jurgen Klopp secures first win as Germany manager, while Cristiano Ronaldo's absence not felt by Portugal in Austria.

Republic of Ireland's game halted by tennis balls thrown and invader with Palestine flags amid Israel boycott demand.

About 900 demonstrations, blockades and related incidents under way outside high schools around the countryA fast-growing protest by high-school students over long hours, teacher shortages and decaying facilities has escalated into “urban violence”, the French government has warned, as it said many schools would switch to online classes to protect teachers and pupils.The prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, called a crisis cabinet meeting on Thursday and told ministers to cancel travel plans to deal with the demonstrations, which erupted in the Paris region last week but have snowballed across the country. Continue reading...

A Russian drone strike damaged a school in Kyiv on Thursday, shattering windows and partly destroying a wall. No children or teachers were injured as they had taken shelter after an air raid alert, Ukrainian officials and the headteacher said. They said 104 children had arrived at school when the alert sounded, and were were having lessons in shelter classrooms when the drone struck. 'They spare no one,' said Valentyna Chorna, headteacher of School 12. 'Children are our future, the future of our nation. In order to destroy a nation, of course, they need to destroy children' Continue reading...

Rassemblement National leader and Marine Le Pen’s right-hand man criticises report’s ‘so-called proof’ of his messages as a young activist

German chancellor says Moscow’s escalation shows ‘desperation’ over the war in Ukraine

British police on Thursday arrested a British-Iranian dual national in connection with the security incident at the Fairford airbase Wednesday. Five other men initially arrested over the incidence were later released without charge on bail.

With looming elections and a draft budget that aims to address a €305.7bn financing requirement, French households are increasingly in the red. Will wages ever manage to outpace energy inflation?

Egypt's interior ministry said Thursday it arrested six staff members of a fact-checking platform it accused of being "unlicensed" and linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group

The 82-year-old has spent most of his life, since his ouster in 2019, between hospital and prison