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Heavy rains have caused thousands to evacuate in Central Europe, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Anti-Iran protests in Sweden have spiked in recent years, and the Islamic Republic is being blamed for instigating an international backlash. ADVERTISEMENTSwedish authorities have accused Iran of being responsible for text messages sent to thousands of people calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book.Officials in Stockholm claimed that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard carried out “a data breach” and managed to send “some 15,000 text messages in Swedish” over the string of public burnings of the Quran, which sparked major protests in Sweden and beyond.Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said that a preliminary investigation by Sweden’s domestic security agency,…

The call comes after Brussels blocked billions in funds to Poland and Hungary due to concerns over judicial reforms and democratic backsliding.

Many of those hurt in the attack suffered injuries to their hands, face and eyes because the devices received messages just before they detonated, so they were looking at the devices as they exploded.

Video. Among those wounded by the glide bombs include an eight-year-old and two 17-year-olds, according to Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov.

A rescue effort is underway as 18 miners are believed to be trapped in the mine’s tunnels at a depth of 700 metres below the surface. ADVERTISEMENTAn explosion at an Iranian coal mine triggered by a methane leak has killed at least 32 people and injured 17 others, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. Another 18 miners are believed to be trapped inside the site. The report said the explosion occurred at a coal mine in Tabas, 540 kilometres southeast of the capital, Tehran.Authorities were sending emergency personnel to the area after the blast late on Saturday, it said. Around…

Native prickly pear and lava cactus have a very narrow distribution on the Galápagos, making their recovery vital.

The Kremlin is said to have tasked its army with pushing Ukrainian forces out of Russia’s Kursk region in less than a month. But how doable is it, especially given Ukraine’s next move in its incursion?

Video. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions in recovery aid to help most of central Europe, which has battled severe flooding for days.

The third and final eastern German state of Brandenburg heads to the polls in just a couple of days. With the government already adopting far-right policies in a bid to hold on to voters, how is the vote likely to play out? ADVERTISEMENTBrandenburg is the last state in the east of Germany to vote in regional elections ahead of next year’s federal vote. The state has been governed by the Social Democrats since the 90s, when Germany reunified following the fall of the Berlin wall. Following similar elections in other eastern states, where the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD)…