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Latvia reports a surge in irregular migration, which European leaders describe as a hybrid attack orchestrated by Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime. This development highlights escalating tensions related to border security and the geopolitical implications of migration patterns in the region.
Kandersteg, a Swiss village of 1,300 residents, faces hazards from the unstable Spitze Stei rock formation, which poses a landslide risk potentially greater than the 2025 Blatten incident. Increased glacier melt and permafrost thaw, driven by climate change, exacerbate this danger. Authorities monitor the area continuously.
The head of Finland’s military intelligence service has warned that the risk of drones entering Finnish airspace due to the ongoing war in Ukraine is increasing. This development highlights growing security concerns for the region amidst the conflict’s implications.
The fishermen of Valparaiso celebrate Saint Peter, patron saint of fishermen, during the San Pedro fishermen’s festival in Valparaiso, 110 km north-west of Santiago.
The Prime Minister’s 30-year-old plane is so prone to break downs, he has to bring a spare.
Greece’s prime minister is vowing to push ahead with reforms during his second term in office. Kyriakos Mitsotakis secured a parliamentry majority in Sunday’s election. His conservative New Democracy party got over 40 percent of the vote, more than double Syriza on the left. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Nathalie Savaricas reports from Athens.
Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey’s election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign.
Former Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis won a second term in a national election on Sunday as far-right parties also posted gains. FRANCE 24’s Nathalie Savaricas reports.
Compensation from the German government could be a step closer for some 12,000 people after they were forced to flee their homes in former East Germany in 1952 and 1961 by Communist authorities.
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