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Multiple bomb threats were issued today affecting various news organisations and passenger flights across Europe, prompting significant police responses and emergency assessments.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating potential fraud linked to EU funding for Spain’s rail network following a high-speed train crash that killed 69 people. Investigations have been conducted at key rail safety and infrastructure agencies as scrutiny intensifies after the incident on 28 October.
Thomas Markle, 82, has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse images following his arrest in Florida, after evidence was found in the Philippines and Los Angeles.
A Delta Airlines flight from New York to Tel Aviv was evacuated at Ben Gurion airport following a bomb threat, later determined to be a false alarm.
A fire erupted on the Comoros-flagged tanker Yara J anchored in Romania’s territorial waters, prompting an evacuation of the crew. Romanian Defence Minister Radu Miruta stated that authorities are investigating the possibility of drone involvement amid rising hybrid attacks in the Black Sea region.
The world’s oldest known shipwreck, dating back 4,400 to 4,700 years, has been discovered off Turkey’s coast, featuring ancient storage pots with mysterious residues.
A mother has raised nearly £300,000 towards a £400,000 goal for life-saving surgery for her three-year-old son, Sebastian, in the US.
A couple and two of their children have died in a house fire in Waterford, with authorities treating it as an arson attack involving a petrol bomb.
Pope Leo XIV undergoes successful lung surgery for adenocarcinoma as the Vatican confirms the removal of his lower right lung lobe. Test results pending.
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