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ADVERTISEMENT Polish and allied aircraft were briefly deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace on Saturday afternoon due to a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring parts of Ukraine, authorities have said. An alert was issued, which lasted around two hours before being cancelled. The airport in the eastern city of Lublin was closed at the time of the alert. The incident came after Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace on Wednesday, which NATO fighter jets then shot down as concerns mount over Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Warnings were issued warnings for five…

ADVERTISEMENT Israeli soldiers conducted a raid on Saturday at the West Bank home of Basel Adra, one of the directors of Oscar-winning film No Other Land, the Palestinian filmmaker confirmed himself. Adra said soldiers had asked his wife, Suha, for his whereabouts and proceeded to search through her phone, adding that their nine-month-old daughter was home at the time of the raid. Earlier on Saturday, Israeli settlers attacked his village, injuring two of Adra’s brothers and one cousin, the director told press agency The Associated Press (AP). Adra had accompanied his family members to the hospital, where he found out…

Ships setting sail from Italy have joined others from Greece, Spain and Tunisia, to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip.

Standing next to his empty chair, Charlie Kirk’s widow – Erika Kirk – gave a first statement after the killing of the conservative influencer.

Europe’s Cold War bunker network has largely been decommissioned. But now, some civilians are opting for personalised nuclear protection as the continent begins to upgrade its defence infrastructure.

The report comes just weeks after the merger between movie giant Paramount and independent film studio Skydance Media.

Published on 11/09/2025 – 14:51 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT MEPs voted this week to exempt more than 90% of small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) from the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) — a tax imposed on imports — amid European Parliament plans to simplify existing sustainability laws. The CBAM is an import duty based on the estimated carbon footprint of certain goods like steel and cement, which has been in force in a transitional phase since October 2023. As of 2026, importers will be liable to report on the carbon footprint of their goods, and where applicable pay duty.  With the simplification, small business will be…

By&nbspAP with Doloresz Katanich Published on 11/09/2025 – 9:27 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT In a stunning few minutes after markets opened on Wednesday, stock in Larry Ellison’s Oracle Corp. rocketed more than a third, enough for him to temporarily wrest the title of the ‘wealthiest person in the world’ from its longtime holder, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. But the stock market is fickle, and Musk was back on top by the end of the day, according to Bloomberg, as the software giant gave up some earlier gains. For those keeping score, the difference now is a billion, which isn’t much given the…

ADVERTISEMENT As education costs continue to rise, the amount of public money invested by EU countries appears to be on the decline. The share of GDP spent by EU countries between pre-primary and higher school is now 4.66% of GDP on average – the lowest since 2013, according to Eurostat data. Considering both EU and extra-EU countries, Croatia sits at the bottom with 1.54% of GDP spent on education, followed by Romania, Serbia and Turkey. Between 2019 and 2022, Zagreb cut funding by 2.38%, the sharpest fall reported across the bloc. Meanwhile, Sweden leads in Europe at nearly 7% followed…

Trump is lobbying the EU to impose 100% tariffs on India and China, two major importers of Russian oil, to pressure Putin to end his war in Ukraine.