Authorities dismantled 24 industrial-scale labs and seized around 1,000 tonnes of chemicals used to make street drugs such as MDMA, amphetamine and meth.
Storm Harry hits Malta with strong winds and high waves
Malta was hit by strong winds and high waves as Storm Harry battered its islands.
UK had ‘obligation’ to approve controversial London mega embassy, China says
The 20,000-square-metre site is set to become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area and one of the largest in the centre of a Western capital.
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu accepts invitation to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan but appears to have changed into a body tasked with solving conflicts more broadly.
Waiting in Style: The Middle-of-the-Road Pose
Blonde in the Street: Style That Stops Traffic The sun glinted off the asphalt, cars hummed in the distance, and right in the middle of the road stood a blonde lady in a ponytail, wet-look leggings, and a look that could stop traffic literally. She wasn’t jogging, she wasn’t stretching, and she definitely hadn’t just…
Activists project satirical Trump image in Davos
In Davos, activists projected a satirical image of US President Donald Trump onto a ski slope.
Giant ice blocks transform Elbe river in northern Germany
Giant blocks of ice give the Elbe river an almost Arctic appearance 50 kilometres upstream from Hamburg in northern Germany.
Trump brands UK’s Chagos Islands deal act of ‘great stupidity’
LONDON — Donald Trump has blasted Britain’s decision to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as an act of “great stupidity” without any justification. The U.S. president, who previously backed the deal, said Tuesday there is “no doubt” Russia and China have noticed the “act of total weakness.” The U.K. agreed to hand…
Spain begins three days of national mourning after train crash as death toll rises to 40
Officials are continuing to investigate the causes of the incident that Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has called “strange” since it occurred on a straight line and neither train was speeding.
Activists say death toll from security crackdown on Iranian protesters exceeds 4,000
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government’s decision to shut down the internet.