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The Ukrainian president is a key target of disinformation narratives, with many online users pushing false claims of links between Jeffrey Epstein and other Western leaders.

Authorities have urged residents of the affected areas to seek higher ground, heed safety instructions and exercise caution.

During a Socialist Workers’ Party rally in Gibraleón under the slogan ‘Defend Public Services’, on Sunday, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Socialist candidate María Jesús Montero confirmed they would ask the EU to end its Association Agreement with Israel.

Video. Argentina marked one year since Pope Francis’s death on Friday 18 April 2026 with a large open air tribute in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires. A DJ priest led the tribute, mixing electronic music with messages of peace. The gathering drew large crowds.

Published on 17/04/2026 – 19:18 GMT+2 A Vilnius court began a trial on Friday into an allegedly Russia-linked case where parcels with exploding devices were sent to several Western countries from Lithuania through delivery networks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Five people are accused of working with Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU to prepare and send self-igniting packages via DHL and DPD that detonated in Germany, Poland and Britain in 2024. “During the hearings, data…regarding identified and wanted persons may be disclosed,” prosecutor Šarūnas Astrauskas told the court, according to the BNS agency. He said other members of the alleged terrorist group were…

Ukraine struck two oil refineries deep inside Russia and repelled a massive overnight drone bombardment on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Drones hit the Novokuybyshevsk refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast in the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking a large fire visible in footage shared on social media. Local residents reported blasts heard across the eastern and northern parts of the city. The facility is a significant node in Russia’s energy infrastructure, processing 8.8 million tonnes of crude per year and producing more than 20 types of commercial products used to support Russian forces. Hours later, a second drone strike hit the…

Published on 17/04/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 Around 10% of Europeans aged 60 and above are reported to suffer from heart arrhythmia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Clinical perception of the condition is highly variable,” explains Petr Neužil, Head of the Cardiology Clinic at Na Homolce Hospital, one of Czechia’s main hospitals. “The patient may perceive nothing; they may be completely asymptomatic. Then, they can feel palpitations. They can feel breathless. They cannot breathe. And very often they feel weakness.” Doctors here treat the condition through ablations made with flexible tubes called catheters. Catheters are placed into blood vessels and guided to the heart.…

The Iran war has exposed the fragility of global fossil fuel supply chains. Now dozens of countries across Asia and Africa are turning to nuclear power as their answer.

Poland’s Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański addressed the issue of cash storage by Poles in case of possible digital crises, in an interview with Polsat News. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The immediate impetus for this discussion was the recommendations of, among others, Estonia’s central bank, which recommended that citizens keep a stockpile of cash in their homes sufficient for up to a week of daily expenditure. The reason for this is the growing risks associated with possible payment system failures, cyberattacks or power cuts. Experts emphasise that in the event of a major disruption to the financial infrastructure, cash may be the…

Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on major cities across Ukraine, killing at least 16 and injuring scores, as Zelenskyy urged more support from allies.