If you’ve ever been on vacation in Malta, chances are you’ve taken a snapshot of the famous “Kissing Elephants Arch.” This week, however, things went terribly wrong at the tourist hotspot.
Oekraïne zet steeds inventiever in op ballonnen om dieper in Rusland te kunnen toeslaan. Een van de opvallendste nieuwe ontwikkelingen is DART, een geleide raket die niet vanaf een vliegtuig of lanceerinstallatie wordt afgevuurd, maar wordt losgelaten vanaf een ballon op de rand van de stratosfeer.
Een jaar na de steekpartij in het Antwerpse Schipperskwartier vertelt de 19-jarige Luna S. voor het eerst haar verhaal in Het Nieuwsblad. De vrouw die haar belager neerstak nadat die haar en haar vriendin lastigviel na een avond uit, zegt dat ze “geen andere uitweg” zag en dat ze nooit iemand wilde verwonden.
On Monday evening around 9pm, an explosion occurred on Rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla in Monaco, near the French border. Three people were injured, including a Ukrainian oligarch and his partner. Both are in critical condition.
On Sunday, eleven people were killed in a plane crash near Nancy. A pilot, five instructors, and five nurses who were about to make their first skydive lost their lives. According to the president of the French Parachuting Federation, the plane took off “at the worst possible moment.”
According to U.S. media, the United States and Iran have agreed to temporarily halt attacks against each other and to meet again on Tuesday in Doha. According to Axios, the talks will focus specifically on the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, following the recent drone and airstrikes between the two countries. A temporary ceasefire should now give both sides breathing room for diplomatic talks aimed at reaching a lasting peace agreement.
A shocking case has come to light in Northern California at Miranda’s Rescue, a shelter that marketed itself as a “no-kill” facility. Investigators found the remains of at least 117 dogs there, many of which, according to an initial analysis, showed signs of gunshot wounds or bullet fragments.
Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, has drawn attention ever since his appointment — fittingly, the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States was a grand affair in the heart of Europe. Sunday, however, didn't go entirely smoothly.
Russia has armed a gas tanker in the Baltic Sea with heavy machine guns. This is evident from photos taken by the Estonian Border Guard and documents reviewed by researchers. According to media reports, the ship, the Marshal Vasilevskiy, is sailing along the coasts of NATO countries in the Baltic region and is also carrying Russian military personnel on board.
Eleven people were killed on Sunday in Tomblaine, France, near Nancy, when a small civilian plane belonging to a skydiving school crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft took off from Nancy-Essey Airport and, moments later, crashed vertically just a few hundred meters from the runway in an area close to residential homes. According to BFMTV, there were no casualties on the ground.