Munich Airport reopened on Friday after drone sightings forced its closure Thursday night, grounding at least 17 flights and diverting 15 more, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers. Departing flights were suspended, and arriving flights were redirected to nearby airports including Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna, and Frankfurt. Authorities could not immediately determine the drones’ origin, type, or size, and Federal Police said the sightings occurred after dark. The … Continue reading Munich airport reopens after drone sightings force closure

Thousands marched through Athens on Wednesday during a general strike that disrupted ferries, public transport, schools, hospitals, and other services across Greece. Protesters rallied against changes to labor laws allowing overtime shifts of up to 13 hours and a maximum of 48 hours per week, arguing the new rules make workers vulnerable to exploitation. Many demonstrators also waved Palestinian flags and voiced opposition to the … Continue reading Thousands march in Greece against labor law changes

Venezuela reported detecting five U.S. F-35 fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast, which Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino called a “provocation” threatening national security. The jets were detected 75 kilometers (46 miles) from the coastline, well outside Venezuela’s 12-nautical-mile territorial waters, flying at 35,000 feet and 400 knots. The sighting was also reported by the crew of a nearby international airliner. The incident comes amid … Continue reading Venezuela says it detected 5 US ‘combat planes’ flying 75km from its coast

A Thai court sentenced former marine Ekkalak Paenoi to life imprisonment for the January killing of former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya in Bangkok, after initially handing down the death penalty. Lim, 74, was shot hours after arriving from Cambodia with his wife and brother. Ekkalak, 41, confessed to the crime, prompting the sentence reduction, and was also ordered to pay 1.79 million baht ($55,162) … Continue reading Thai hitman gets life sentence for murder of Cambodian opposition politician

Kenyan police have offered a 1 million shilling ($7,700) reward for information leading to the arrest of suspected serial killer Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, more than a year after he escaped custody. Khalusha is accused of murdering over 40 women, whose mutilated bodies were found in a disused quarry in Nairobi. He escaped in August 2024 by cutting through a roof and scaling a perimeter wall, … Continue reading Kenya offers reward as anger grows over failure to arrest suspected serial killer

At least 30 people were killed and more than 200 injured after scaffolding collapsed at Arerti Mariam Church in Amhara, Ethiopia, during an annual St. Mary celebration. Thousands of worshippers had gathered at the church north of Addis Ababa when the wooden structure gave way, with many still trapped under the rubble. Eyewitnesses said people had climbed the scaffolding to view the ceiling before it … Continue reading At Least 30 Dead and More Than 200 Injured After Church Scaffolding Collapses

Italian art police raided a Salvador Dalí exhibition in Parma, seizing 21 works—including tapestries, drawings, and engravings—suspected of being forgeries. The exhibition, titled “Salvador Dalí: Between Art and Myth,” features around 80 pieces and had previously been displayed in Rome earlier this year. Authorities acted after the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation raised concerns and identified “anomalies” in the artworks. The Carabinieri stressed that the works are only presumed … Continue reading Police raid Dali exhibition in Italy, say works on display were fake