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German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad

05.04.2026 03:12 Under the law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached.

Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five

04.04.2026 18:00 A Russian drone hit a busy spot in the southern Ukrainian town on Saturday morning, injuring another 21 people.

Faced with new energy shock, Europe asks if reviving nuclear is the answer

04.04.2026 05:20 As war drives up gas and fuel prices, Europeans turn again to the issue of energy independence.

After 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban finally be unseated?

04.04.2026 01:20 Hungary is going to the polls in nine days - after 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban be unseated?

Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky

04.04.2026 01:20 Six civilians were killed and 40 others injured as Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles.

Italy's famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach

03.04.2026 21:20 Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems - but the gallery says its works are safe.

France's Muslim gathering ban overturned by courts

03.04.2026 16:20 The Paris police department had argued that the four-day gathering was a security threat because it could be a target of terrorism.

Italy and Gattuso 'mutually terminate' contract

03.04.2026 16:20 Manager Gennaro Gattuso and Italy agree to "mutually terminate" his contract after their failure to qualify for a third successive World Cup.

The 'Swiss Leicester' closing on their first title

03.04.2026 16:20 A decade after Leicester unexpectedly won the Premier League, FC Thun of Switzerland are closing on one of football's greatest underdog triumphs.

Sixteen Kenyans missing in Russia after army recruitment

03.04.2026 12:30 More than 250 Kenyans have gone to fight for Russia in Ukraine, mostly willingly, Kenya's foreign minister says.

Italian FA head and Buffon quit over World Cup failure

03.04.2026 12:30 Gabriele Gravina resigns as head of Italy's football federation after they fail to qualify for a third World Cup in a row, while ex-goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon quits his role with the national team.

Skies turn red as Saharan dust passes over Crete

03.04.2026 12:30 Storms hit parts of Greece with gale-force winds and flooding, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped the island of Crete.

Eurovision Song Contest launches first-ever Asia edition

03.04.2026 12:30 Can the K-pop and T-wave vibe make the Asia edition a hit?

The German army protecting Western Europe's eastern edge

03.04.2026 12:30 Can Germany fulfil its newfound ambition to become Europe's pre-eminent military power?

'Be serious... don't speak every day': Macron criticises Trump approach to Iran war

02.04.2026 19:51 The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader's sometimes contradictory stance on the US-Israeli war against Iran.