While Russia, as the host of the World Cup, successfully sets up its most friendly face for the outside world, Moscow is expanding and improving its nuclear presence in the Kaliningrad enclave.
The European Union is working on the idea of transferring migrants rescued at sea to centers outside the EU. On these so-called 'disembarkation platforms', economic migrants and refugees who require protection must be quickly distinguished in cooperation with the UN.
European countries still do not cooperate enough to reduce the risks of biological, chemical or nuclear disasters outside of Europe. Measures are paying off, but they are not yet sufficiently focused on reducing the risks, according to the European Court of Auditors in a report.
A young migrant from Guinea who was hiding in Brussels under a bus was crushed by the coach on a Monday night. The bus would drive to Great Britain via Bruges. Just outside Brussels, a bus driver who came from the opposite direction saw feet under the bus. He gestured to his colleague, who then braked, crushing the 20-year-old stowaway.
The mother of a suddenly deceased girl is furious at Ticketmaster.
It is not given to everyone, but Iñaki Urdangarin, the brother-in-law of the Spanish king Felipe VI, was allowed to choose his own prison. He chose one where he is the only male inmate between 162 women.
The seed of the American mathematics professor Ari Nagel is not welcome in Israel. The American has dozens of offspring in dozens of women in his homeland and is known there as 'The Sperminator'.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has survived a vote of no confidence in parliament. This clears the way for signing the historic agreement with neighboring Macedonia. This republic of the former Yugoslavia then goes through life under the name Northern Macedonia.
The Bulgarian cow Penka does not come to an end after a trip to a Serbian pasture. 'The cow is not killed,' says a spokeswoman for the Bulgarian Ministry of Food Safety. The animal had exceeded the EU limits and according to the legislation an animal that has been outside the EU can no longer be traced back.
When a casual passerby saw a boy dangling from the balcony of the fifth floor of an apartment building in China, he did not hesitate for a moment. The war veteran climbed up to free the 2-year-old from his awkward position. Bystanders have filmed the spectacular rescue action.
There will be a whistleblowing scheme for slaughterhouses in Belgium. The scheme protects slaughterhouse workers against sanctions if they report a violation of animal welfare to the government. This was announced by Minister Ben Weyts (Animal Welfare) in the Flemish Parliament when discussing a study into violations in the sector.
A Bulgarian cow has caused a lot of commotion by wandering to a probably greener meadow with the neighbors in Serbia. Penka returned on his own initiative but the EU rules require that they should be completed now.
Prince Laurent has appeared on Tuesday at the funeral of the two police officers who died last week during the shooting in Liège. The brother of the Belgian King Filip was standing outside the audience watching the big screen.
The spouse of an EU citizen of the same sex from outside the EU has the right to stay with his or her partner throughout the European Union. That has been determined by the European Court of Justice.
The Russian airline Pobeda fired two pilots after they had tried to fly drunk. The two wanted to take off from the Siberian Surgut, but fell through the basket during a check, reports Russian media.
In the run-up to the World Cup in Russia, the Russian food inspection service, Roskasjestvo, extensively tests the quality of beer. According to the Moscow Times, the inspectors cast more than forty brands of beer from the Netherlands and abroad. They look at the taste, the alcohol percentage, the ingredients and whether it foams sufficiently and long enough.
The Palace of Justice in Brussels was evacuated Friday morning because of a bomb threat. The entrances are closed and everyone is directed outside. Prisoners waiting for their trial were also taken away.
In the Northern Irish capital of Belfast, the police took short action on Thursday with an action by Women on Waves. The Dutch action group had two robots to distribute abortion pills to women who were outside a courthouse. The robots have been confiscated.
Measures must be taken against so-called 'gold visas' in the EU. The European Parliament wants rules to be put in place for the 'sale' of residence permits, visas and passports in a large number of Member States to wealthy foreigners who, in return, pay tons and sometimes millions.
Illusionist David Copperfield does not have to pay compensation to a man who was injured during one of his tricks. An American jury ruled that Copperfield is not liable for the incident in 2013, reports the newspaper Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Sweden does not want to recognize child marriages that have taken place abroad. The government closely loopholes in the law that can ensure that minors in marriages step by step. ' The message is clear: in Sweden children can be children again. \u0026 # X27; \u0026 # x27 ;, says the government.
Tens of thousands of French people went to the streets of Paris on Saturday to argue against the policies of President Emmanuel Macron. The initiators of the campaign said that between 30,000 and 40,000 people took to the streets in the capital.
Brazilian Nara Almeida was 24 and shared her fight against cancer with her more than 4 million followers online. Even after she had been told that the cancer would be terminal, she remained positive: 'It's just a phase.' Now her friend has announced her death.
The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont does not have to be detained again. The German public prosecutor had therefore asked, but the Schleswig-Holstein court of appeal now concludes that there is no increased risk of the politician taking flight.
Our solar system appears to have an immigrant. It is a rock that came from outside our system and stayed here. It is the first time that such a \u0026 aposoid has been found.
Almost three months after the Italian parliamentary elections, Italy is likely to hear Monday who will be the prime minister of a new coalition cabinet. The leaders of the Protest Party M5S (Five Star Movement) and of the right-wing populist Lega Nord, Luigi di Maio and Matteo Salvini (past 17.30 and 18.00) pass President Sergio Mattarella. According to Italian media, they tell him who will become the leader of their Eurosceptic government coalition.
The show must go on. And so President Trump is doing everything he can to stop the peace talks with North Korea, scheduled for June 12, in the water. He promises the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a bright future with a lot of wealth when he puts his nuclear weapons outside the door.
At the golf resort of US President Donald Trump in Florida, shots were fired on Friday. The police detained a suspect at the Trump National Doral Golf Club. There are no victims, according to Doral police.
Unscrupulous smugglers in a wild chase by the Belgian police hung a two-year-old girl outside the car window in the hope that the police would stop the chase on their van. That proved in vain. In a tragic end, the fleeing van ran into a vehicle in front. The toddler was killed.
