Pilot grounded after 17 Years and 900 flights: He never had a commercial license
Later this month, a 59-year-old man is set to appear in court after working as a pilot for years without the proper license.
Player recruited for the World Cup via LinkedIn: The incredible story of Roberto Lopes
From LinkedIn spam to the World Cup with Cape Verde.
Festivalgoer (47) dies at Graspop Metal Meeting
Graspop Metal Meeting, the four-day metal festival in Dessel, Belgium, got off to a somber start on Thursday: a 47-year-old man who had fallen ill at the festival’s campground died in the hospital on Thursday morning.
Mother forgets child in car in Germany: 2-year-old girl dies
In Schorndorf, a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, near Stuttgart, a 2-year-old child died after being left in a car by her mother.
Russians are flocking to apply for the “anti-woke visa”
In 2025, Russia granted more than a thousand special visas to foreigners who say they identify with what Moscow calls “traditional values,” according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. The visa, often referred to in Western media as the “anti-woke visa,” is part of a broader Kremlin strategy to attract ideological allies.
Antwerp drug mafia leader killed outside a police station in Barcelona
A high-profile criminal wanted by Belgian authorities for large-scale cocaine smuggling through the port of Antwerp has been killed in downtown Barcelona, according to Spanish media reports. The killing took place in broad daylight. The killer was not wearing a mask and paid no attention to security cameras or passersby on the street.
Man gets scooter back, 42 years after it was stolen
Antonio Smiglio, a 58-year-old Italian, was reunited—to his great surprise—with his scooter, which was stolen... in 1984, 42 years ago.
Fighting mass tourism: beach umbrellas banned for people aged 10 to 65
In the fight against mass tourism and to protect the ecosystem, a coastal town on the Italian island of Sardinia has enacted a unique measure: on certain beaches, beach umbrellas are banned for people between the ages of 10 and 65.
India to remove Green Boots’ grim ‘warning’ from Mount Everest
After thirty years, the body of “Green Boots” still lies on Mount Everest, but now it is finally being taken away. The Indian climber, who earned his nickname because of his striking green boots, died in 1996 at an altitude of 8,500 meters—a place where every mission is life-threatening.
Kremlin critic killed in Poland after Putin caricature
Een Russische artiest en uitgesproken criticus van president Vladimir Poetin is maandag doodgeschoten in het oosten van Polen. De 44-jarige man, vermoedelijk Semyon Skrepetsky, werd het slachtoffer van een gerichte aanval in de stad Biała Podlaska, ongeveer 35 kilometer van de grens met Wit-Rusland.