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Ceuta burns Brussels' patience

Ceuta strains Europe as Russia pounds Kyiv and Danube idles Hungary's reactor

Europe woke to border panic, heat alerts and a power squeeze, while war and political risk kept moving faster than institutions. The common thread is capacity: states can still react quickly, but their buffers look thin.

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  • Moscow café terrace explosion

    Kills at least 3 people at the Balzi Rossi restaurant during a private party, with Aerospace Forces commander Aleksandr Chaiko reportedly in attendance.

  • Russian missile strike on Black Sea cargo ship

    Confirmed that a drone violated Romanian airspace before being shot down in Ukraine, following the earlier detection of aerial targets near the border.

  • Indonesia ferry fire

    Rescuers search for 41 missing passengers after a ferry carrying 250 people caught fire near Madura, leaving five dead and over 200 rescued.

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Climate: from mitigation to adaptation

The crash of two firefighting helicopters in Greece and the multi-year low levels of major European rivers indicate an escalation of climate-related crises impacting emergency services and critical infrastructure across the continent.

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Catching upConflict

Russian missile strike on Black Sea cargo ship

Geopolitics·Top story·Reported 13d 20h ago·Updated 1h 34m ago
  1. Chapter 9 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 7h 32m ago

    Romania border drone alerts

    Confirmed that a drone violated Romanian airspace before being shot down in Ukraine, following the earlier detection of aerial targets near the border.

  2. Chapter 8 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 2h 34m ago

    Italian Navy boards suspected Russian tanker

    Boards a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker to inspect its cargo and documentation west of Pantelleria island.

  3. Chapter 6 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 1d 3h ago

    Ukraine sinks Rosatom ship in Black Sea

    Sinks the Rosatom-controlled container ship Yanina after a naval drone attack in the Black Sea, with all 17 crew members rescued 130 miles from Novorossiysk.

  4. Chapter 5 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 6d 20h ago

    Băsescu urges NATO talks on downed drones

    Warns former President Băsescu that the drone incursions signal an imminent swarm test, pushing the country closer to a state of war.

  5. Chapter 4 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 11d ago

    Black Sea tanker drone strike

    Dies in Tulcea hospital after drone strike on Gas Lisbon tanker, leaving two other crew members in intensive care

  6. Chapter 3 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 12d 8h ago

    LPG tanker fire off Romanian coast

    Rescuers evacuate 17 crew members from burning Gas Lisbon tanker carrying 3,790 tonnes of propane near Sfantu Gheorghe

  7. Chapter 2 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 13d 19h ago

    Russian strike on Turkish grain ship

    Increases the death toll to 10 after a Russian missile strike on a Turkish grain carrier near Odesa, as rescue operations continue.

  8. Chapter 1 of 8ConflictCatching upReported 13d 20h ago

    Russian missile strike on Black Sea cargo ship

    Reports state Russian cruise missiles struck a Turkish-owned grain vessel in the Black Sea, leaving five crew members dead.

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