Vokietijos futbolo asociacijos (DFB) būstinėje ir kitose šalies vietose trečiadienį atliktos kratos: tyrimas susijęs su galima korupcija per 2024 metų Europos futbolo čempionatą.

Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas prie VRM pradeda vieną didžiausių pastarųjų metų gyventojų perspėjimo sistemos plėtros projektų – Vidurio ir Vakarų Lietuvos regione planuojama įrengti 275 naujas perspėjimo sirenas. Šiems darbams įgyvendinti birželio pabaigoje paskelbtas daugiau kaip 3 mln. eurų vertės viešasis pirkimas, rašoma Vidaus reikalų ministerijos pranešime žiniasklaidai.

A man is seen clambering through a neighbour's window to escape black smoke in the block where more than 200 people live.

More than 100 firefighters are fighting a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed at least two lives.

The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.

Household energy prices have risen by 13% a year as regulator Ofgem's latest price cap kicks in.

Conservative politician Bruno Retailleau on Wednesday accused the French government of scheduling next year’s presidential election on dates that favor left-wing candidates. French officials on Wednesday announced voters will go to the polls to elect the country’s next president on April 18 and May 2. Retailleau, who is running as the presidential candidate for the center-right Les Républicains party, said the date for the runoff vote unfairly benefits left-wing groups because it will take place just hours after the popular May 1 Labor Day celebrations. “This decision is not a neutral one,” Retailleau told French broadcaster CNEWS. “It is not normal from a democratic standpoint.” Retailleau argued that the May Day festivities, which are generally marked by union demonstrations across France, would play into the hands of the left — especially if the protests turn violent. This year’s demonstrations resulted in 15 arrests, while 72 protesters were detained in clashes with police in 2025. “We can clearly see that May Day — today — rarely passes calmly, so there’s always a build-up of tension, sometimes leading to outbursts,” Retailleau said. “Can you imagine the eve of a runoff election?” With current President Emmanuel Macron constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term, a large number of candidates are lining up to replace him. Among them are two of his former prime ministers, Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal, and radical left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The front-runner will be whoever runs from the far-right National Rally, which is leading in the polls. Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of the party, is currently appealing a conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds, a ruling that has blocked her from running in the 2027 election. If her appeal fails, she has welcomed the option of her protégé, Jordan Bardella, running in her place. “The choice of the government — that was the left’s choice,” he added, insisting the demonstrations would be used as de facto campaign events. “Don’t try to make me believe that in the marches, in the statements, there won’t be any political repercussions.”

BERLIN — Germany wants to expand defense-industrial cooperation with the United States, including by building U.S. weapons systems or components under license in Germany, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday. Asked whether producing American weapons in Germany would undermine Europe’s goal to become less dependent on Washington, Pistorius pushed back. “That is indeed an apparent contradiction,” Pistorius said, before adding: “No one has said that aiming for more independence in the defense industry means being committed only to purely European systems. That is not the case, and it will not be the case in the future either.” The comments came at a joint press conference with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte after a German cabinet meeting focused on security policy, days before NATO leaders gather in Ankara. The German defense minister said Berlin needs capabilities it does not yet have — or cannot produce fast enough — as Europe races to rearm, which is why Berlin is “very interested” in producing select U.S. systems or parts of systems in Germany. This includes areas linked to the F-35 program. “There are systems that we do not yet have, or that we do not have [in sufficient quantity], that we will need over the next 10 to 15 years,” Pistorius said. “At the same time, we know that the production capacities we have are also limited.” Chancellor Merz framed the move as part of a broader European effort to rebalance the alliance without breaking the transatlantic link. “We want to make NATO as a whole more European,” Merz said. “As Europeans, we are taking more responsibility in NATO. We are reducing one-sided transatlantic dependencies. And that is the right decision under all circumstances for both sides of the Atlantic.” Rutte backed that message. “Germany leads, and Germany delivers,” the NATO chief said, adding that next week’s summit would be “all about delivery” — on defense spending, defense production and Ukraine. Rutte said Germany was on track to invest 3.5 percent of GDP in defense by 2029, calling it “an extraordinary achievement.” His message to industry was blunt. “Be ready, speed up, work together. Open new production. Expand supply chains. And deliver quickly what we need for our security,” he said. Rutte also said allies would commit in Ankara to long-term support for Kyiv, while warning against writing off Washington’s role. “When it comes to the defense of Ukraine, the U.S. is still indispensable,” Rutte said.

The emergency session follows warnings that 500,000 civilians around el-Obeid are at risk of large-scale atrocities.

Court struck down US President Trump's executive order abolishing it, but he has pledged to challenge the ruling.

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Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas program at Chatham House. Sabatini argues that Venezuela's earthquake is not simply a natural catastrophe but a political and institutional one. He contends that the scale of the disaster reflects decades of state erosion, corruption, economic mismanagement, and weakened rule of law that left the country structurally incapable of responding effectively. While the interim government faces immediate scrutiny over its crisis management, Sabatini suggests that the roots of the tragedy extend far beyond the current administration, exposing the cumulative costs of twenty seven years of institutional decline. 

For Acantha Lang, soul music is "honest" and "moving". The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter told FRANCE 24 that she believes "when people really connect with soul music, there's a kind of magic that happens". Born in New Orleans, Lang says she was "always around" the sounds of soul, jazz and blues, adding: "no matter where I am, I carry New Orleans in my spirit and in my music".

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that, according to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the mine clearance work in the Strait of Hormuz will be carried out by Iran alone, and Iran will not cooperate with any other country on this matter.

Relatives waited outside Abu Tig hospital in Egypt's southern Assiut province on Tuesday for the bodies of nine children killed when a motorised tricycle plunged into a canal. The victims were aged between 10 and 17.