Hong Kong braces itself for the supertyphon Mangkhut, which probably lands in the area on Sunday. It could be the heaviest tropical storm ever to hit the metropolis, comparable to a category 5 hurricane on the Atlantic. The typhoon, which is still gaining momentum, is expected to cause a lot of trouble in the north of the Philippines and Taiwan on the way to the Chinese mainland with wind speeds of 240 kilometers per hour.
On the 'national' holiday of Catalonia, hundreds of thousands of separatists met in Barcelona in a 6-kilometer parade.
Belgians are in great embarrassment now that it appears that a compatriot may be responsible for 110 beheadings in Syria.
The final result of the Swedish parliamentary elections may only be announced on Wednesday. It is clear that the right-wing populists of Jimmie Akesson, the Sweden Democrats (SD), have achieved a great victory with more than 17.5 percent of the votes. They are the third party of the country.
About two thirds of British trade union members are in favor of a new referendum on the Brexit. This is evident from a poll among more than 2700 members of the three largest associations, according to The Guardian Sunday.
A teenager who stood behind a Donald Trump, was emphatically asked to leave.
The Russian dissident Nikolaj Gloesjkov, who was found dead in his home in London in March, may have survived a previous attack on his life. In November 2013, two Russians, whom he had previously met at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, would have bought a bottle of champagne for him. Gloesjkov drank it and woke up the next morning with cardiac arrhythmias. He then said that the two had stopped something in his drink.
Italy is the land of cappuccinos and espressos, but the Italians are now also faced with frappuccinos. The American chain Starbucks has opened its first tent in the country on Friday. There was a long line with hundreds of tourists and Italians in front of the Milan office. 'I hope the coffee tastes better here than in America,' said a Milanese customer.
Russia may have tried to tap a French satellite for secret communications last year. 'Espionage', French Defense Minister Florence Parly said Friday.
Canada, Germany, France, Great Britain and the US have said in a joint statement that the attack in March in England on the Russian ex-agent Skripal 'almost certainly happened with permission of a high level.' This has the British Prime Minister Theresa May, British media reported.
A 24-year-old man tried to smuggle his partner into the suitcase without being seen to the Turkish. The woman was folded in half in the black object, but was discovered by border guards because her friend pulled heavy luggage with great difficulty.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised African countries $ 60 billion (nearly 52 billion euros) in support. These include financial support from the Chinese government and billions of loans, which are granted free of interest or on favorable terms.
Because of a collision between two recreational boats on the Colorado River in the west of the US, at least thirteen people were injured and two passengers were missing. One of the wounded was injured to a hospital in Los Angeles, 340 kilometers to the west.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May does not want to know anything about a new referendum on the Brexit. 'Betrayal of democracy', she calls it when a plebiscite comes for the second time about the British departure from the European Union.
In Pakistan thousands of supporters of the strict Islamic party TLP celebrated exuberantly after it became known that Geert Wilders had withdrawn his plan for a cartoon contest about the Prophet Muhammad. The Pakistani Minister of Information, Fawad Chaudry, spoke of a 'great victory': 'Long live the Prophet!'
France and Great Britain are trying to put an end to a high-level conflict over fishing for scallops. Raging fishermen from the countries this week carried out a sea battle off the coast of Normandy.
Pakistani politicians have responded with delight to the blowing off of the Geert Wilders cartoon contest. Minister Fawad Chaudhry (Information) spoke of a 'great victory' for his government and the Pakistani people.
Iran still sticks to the most important agreements from the atomic agreement. This appears from a confidential quarterly report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has been viewed by press agencies.
In the budget proposal for 2019, the Danish government takes into account a possible hard break. A pot of 700 million crowns (more than 93 million euros) will be set aside in case Great Britain departs from the European Union without an agreement on the future relationship.
When a young mother from Great Britain went to a shoe store last week to choose a new pair of shoes for her four-year-old daughter, she had never thought that the trip would end in the hospital.
A Belgian board member of the large Russian steel company NLMK was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his apartment in the center of Moscow.
The Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi does not have to worry about having to hand in her Nobel Peace Prize. The rules do not allow the prestigious award to be withdrawn, says the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
A Primark branch in Belfast has been so badly damaged by a major fire that the emergency services fear that the historic building will collapse. The traffic around the building will still be hindered on Wednesday.
Britain and the European Union publicly declare that they want to close a Brexit deal in the next seven weeks. Behind the scenes, however, high staff on both sides indicate that this is highly unlikely. They are now aiming for an agreement about the divorce in the middle of November, say anonymous sources.
No British tourist has complained this year about the food in his Spanish hotel. Not so much because the meals in the Spanish hotel sector have improved, but because Spain together with Great Britain has made a known fraud practice impossible.
Russia is going to hold the biggest military exercise since 1981 next month. Minister of Defense Sergei Schoigu announced that Tuesday. Almost 300,000 soldiers are involved in the Vostok 2018 (Eastern 2018) exercise.
A few dozen boat people have succeeded in making the long dangerous crossing to Australia, but the question is how happy they should be. They have landed in a remote swamp area where it is teeming with crocodiles.
No matter how many times the Pope asks for forgiveness for the abuse in the Catholic Church, Dutch parishioners are fed up with new scandals, according to a round trip. Henk Rijkers of the conservative Catholic foundation Civitas Christiana hopes for a move that makes others impossible: that Pope Francis resigns.
Tourists on the Pacific Princess cruise ship have witnessed an exciting rescue action on the North Sea on Saturday night. Dozens of people on board saw how three people in a lifeboat were lifted from the luxury ship with great pain and effort.
The Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs has resigned. Julie Bishop announced on Sunday that she would resign. For the time being she will continue as a parliamentarian.
