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Young guns for hire – the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe
The Foxtrot Network, an organised crime group with links to Iran, has been recruiting teenagers across Europe to carry out killings and attacks for cash, a phenomenon Europol calls “violence-as-a-service”. Victims include innocent people caught up in mistaken-identity shootings, while the young hitmen themselves are often quickly caught, meaning the gang rarely has to pay…
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Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali
BBC Verify has found evidence that a sanctioned Russian cargo ship delivered a large number of military vehicles to Mali, helping to resupply Russian and Malian forces battling a rebel offensive in the north of the country. The finding underscores that the Kremlin is deepening its military support for Mali’s ruling junta despite Western sanctions,…
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REVEALED: Trump visit to Irish Open confirmed as ministers reveal fear over Daniel Kinahan extradition – and one even takes cheeky dig at the US president’s World Cup moment
A report claims that Donald Trump’s attendance at the Irish Open has been confirmed, with Irish government ministers said to be privately anxious about the potential extradition of Daniel Kinahan, the alleged head of an international drug-trafficking cartel wanted by US authorities. The visit is significant because it places a sitting or former US president’s…
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A migrant gasping for life. A Spanish enclave gripped by fear. If only the no-borders utopians were with me now: IAN GALLAGHER
Daily Mail correspondent Ian Gallagher writes a first-hand account from a Spanish enclave gripped by fear amid a migration crisis, describing witnessing a migrant in medical distress and reflecting on what he sees as the gap between “no-borders” advocacy and the reality on the ground. The piece forms part of the paper’s wider coverage of…
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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s ditch joint ‘blended family’ breaks as pair take separate child-free holidays with their new partners Justin Trudeau and Luisa Laemmel
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have moved away from the joint “blended family” holidays they took after their split, instead spending time apart with their new partners. Bloom, 49, has been in Italy with Swiss model Luisa Laemmel, 28, while Perry, 41, has been aboard a boat in St Tropez with former Canadian prime minister…
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How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire
The wildfires currently devastating parts of Europe have highlighted how Australia, one of the world’s most fire-prone countries, is combining Indigenous knowledge with modern technology to combat bushfires. Professor Marta Yebra, who leads the Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence in Canberra, has spearheaded work integrating satellite imagery, drones and AI with knowledge passed down through…
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Overnight Russian barrage kills nine in Kyiv, as air defense struggle with U.S. continues
A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured 33, damaging residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital. The assault underlines Ukraine’s difficulty protecting civilians from ballistic missiles as it seeks further US-made air-defence support. Ukrainian officials said Russia launched 358 aerial weapons, including 27 ballistic missiles; President Volodymyr…
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Socialist Spanish PM blasts Meloni over restored border controls after Ceuta surge, demands emergency meeting
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticised European leaders’ response after tens of thousands of migrants reportedly surged towards Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. The crisis has prompted Spain to deploy military forces and renewed debate over immigration enforcement, border security and Europe’s ability to manage large-scale migration. Sánchez called for an emergency meeting of…
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Spain’s Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing a major test of his relatively migrant-friendly political record after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The influx has intensified pressure on his government to restore control at the border while maintaining its humanitarian approach, and has reopened tensions with…
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Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
Italy has placed nearly all of its major cities on its highest heat alert as a heatwave brings temperatures in the mid-30s Celsius and poses risks even to healthy people. The alert highlights wider extreme-weather pressures across southern Europe, where heatwave conditions are also helping to fuel major wildfires. Nineteen Italian cities, including Rome, Milan,…