Society & Science

Transport·7h ago

Lufthansa Boeing 787 nose gear collapses at Frankfurt gate, injuring several staff

The nose gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner retracted unexpectedly while parked at a Frankfurt airport gate on Thursday, causing the aircraft to drop forward and injuring several crew and ground staff.

Frankfurt

Safety·1h ago

German 'Masked Man' serial killer sentenced to life in France for 2004 murder of 10-year-old Jonathan

A court in Nantes convicted Martin N., already serving life in Germany for three child murders, of killing a boy who vanished from a school camp in Saint-Brévin-les-Pins.

Nantes · Saint-Brévin-les-Pins · Bremen · Stade

Martin N.Jonathan C.

Safety·4h ago

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Spain on Saturday for a six-day visit spanning Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands

Pope Leo XIV lands in Madrid on 6 June for the first papal visit to Spain since Benedict XVI's 2011 World Youth Day trip, with a packed schedule of more than 20 events across four cities.

Madrid · Barcelona · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Leo XIV Robert Francis Prevost Benedict XVI Francis John Paul II Rubén del Campo Antonio Morales Pedro Sánchez Felipe González José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Santiago Gómez José Mazuelos

Safety·2h ago

IMGW issues first-degree thunderstorm and flood warnings for six Polish voivodeships on Thursday

First-degree warnings for thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail and strong winds cover parts of western and southeastern Poland on 4 June, with additional flood alerts for the east.

Lublin · Rzeszów · Szczecin · Zielona Góra · Wrocław · Poznań

Safety·2h ago

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner land in Palermo for a three-day wedding celebration guarded by 50 bodyguards and a drone ban

The pop star and actor, already married in a London civil ceremony, have decamped to Palermo for a lavish celebration expected to draw Elton John, Charli XCX, and Donatella Versace.

Palermo · Bagheria · London

Dua Lipa Callum Turner Elton John Charli XCX Donatella Versace Olivia Dean Mark Ronson Kevin Parker Rocco Forte

Climate·10h ago

Flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in Texas calf, first US cattle case in decades

The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae consume living flesh, has been confirmed in a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, marking the first US cattle case since 1976 and triggering a quarantine zone.

La Pryor · Mexico City

Brooke Rollins Sid Miller Don McLaughlin Bud Dinges

Safety·5d ago

France detains 780 after PSG Champions League win sparks riots; one dead, 57 officers injured

Celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League title turned violent across France, with 780 people detained, 57 police officers injured, and one person dead after an accident on a blocked Paris ring road.

Paris · Budapest · Reims · Toulouse · Grenoble

Laurent Nuñez Emmanuel Macron Catherine Lecuyer João Neves Vitinha

Safety·5d ago

Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League Victory Marred by Violence: One Dead, Hundreds Detained Across France

Celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League title descended into chaos overnight, resulting in one death, over 200 injuries, and nearly 800 detentions across France.

Paris · Budapest

Laurent Nuñez Emmanuel Macron

Safety·6h ago

Four dead after German-registered plane from Austria crashes near Croatian coastal town of Medulin

A Beechcraft Bonanza that took off in Austria crashed near the Istrian town of Medulin on Thursday, killing all four people on board. Emergency crews are searching for two additional people.

Medulin · Pula

Ivica Rojnić Nijaz Delić

Health & Education·4h ago

Spain discharges first hantavirus patient as updated protocol allows release with positive blood PCR

A 70-year-old man, the first passenger from the MV Hondius to test positive for hantavirus, has been discharged from a Madrid hospital after meeting new clinical criteria, while a second confirmed case has developed a mild fever.

Madrid · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Mónica García

Safety·8h ago

Dutch police detain four in probe of men who drugged, abused women they knew and shared videos in private chat groups

Four men have been detained across the Netherlands after police, acting on tips from Germany and the UK, uncovered private online groups where members exchanged advice on drugging partners and shared videos of sexual abuse.

Rotterdam · Horst aan de Maas · Hilversum · Amstelveen

Milou van der Kolk Gerben Cabboort Iva Bicanic Janine Tuinfort Gisèle Pelicot Dominique Pelicot

Discoveries·12h ago

Autopsy begins on humpback whale Timmy after weeks-long Baltic saga and controversial rescue attempt

Veterinarians and whale experts started the post-mortem of the young humpback whale Timmy on the beach of Anholt island, hoping to learn why the animal died after repeatedly stranding in the Baltic and a thwarted transport to the North Sea.

Anholt · Wismar

Peter Teglberg Madsen Till Backhaus