- 3d ago
Weber throws 90.40m on final attempt to win European javelin gold, Thumm takes silver in German one-two
Julian Weber reclaimed the European javelin title in Birmingham with a 90.40-meter final throw, leading a German one-two with Nick Thumm taking silver at 83.76 meters.
- 3d ago
Bayern's Musiala collapses during friendly in Munich heat, initial exams clear
Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala collapsed during a 3:1 friendly win over RB Leipzig in 33°C Munich heat, leaving the field dazed but with initial medical exams showing no problems.
- 3d ago
Rhineland-Palatinate expands youth employment agencies to combat youth unemployment
Rhineland-Palatinate plans to expand its network of youth employment agencies from the current 11, with a focus on rural areas, as the state reports 7% fewer training places than a year ago.
- 4d ago
Flores earthquake leaves 68 dead and 12,800 displaced across eastern Indonesia
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Flores Island in Indonesia killed at least 68 people, injured 213, and forced 12,800 residents into temporary camps as aftershocks continue.
- 6d ago
Grand jury indicts Nick Reiner for murder of parents Rob and Michele Reiner, adding lying-in-wait allegation
A Los Angeles grand jury indictment unsealed on August 12 charges Nick Reiner, 32, with two counts of murder enhanced by special circumstances in the December 2025 stabbing deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Reiner, making him eligible for the death penalty.
- 6d ago
Demi Lovato confirmed for Camp Rock 3 cameo alongside returning Jonas Brothers
Demi Lovato will reprise her role as Mitchie Torres in Camp Rock 3, Disney confirmed Monday, ending months of fan speculation about her on-screen participation in the franchise's third installment alongside the Jonas Brothers.
- Aug 11
Rod Stewart cancels remaining tour dates after coronary stent procedure at 81
Sir Rod Stewart, 81, has cancelled the remaining dates of his One Last Time farewell tour after undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure, with doctors advising four weeks of recuperation.
- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Aug 9
Rheinsberg classical festival draws 7,028 visitors mid-season, nearing last year's total of 8,306
The Kammeroper Rheinsberg festival has welcomed 7,028 visitors so far in 2026, with the season's headline production, Grétry's 'Blaubart', still running in the castle courtyard.
- Aug 8
Divers discover 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck off Sicily with hundreds of amphorae
A Roman-era shipwreck dating to between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC has been found about 3 miles off Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, at a depth of 46 meters, carrying hundreds of amphorae mostly of the Dressel 1A type.
- Aug 4
Worker plucks €1m lottery ticket from six tonnes of waste after Bitonto player bins it by mistake
The player dumped the ticket at a shop in Bitonto after a terminal said the prize could not be paid out. A relative noticed the numbers had won, launching a scramble to intercept a bin lorry before its cargo was compacted.
- Aug 4
Radiation detected in St. Ingbert flat: police seal apartment, probe second site
A 24-year-old man's apartment in St. Ingbert, Saarland, was sealed off after police detected radiation from naturally occurring radioactive minerals. A second property is now under investigation as authorities probe suspected improper handling of the material.
- Aug 4
16-year-old Bastian Assomo scores winner as Bayern Munich beat Jeju FC 2-1 in South Korea friendly
A 16-year-old striker scored the winner as Bayern Munich beat Jeju FC 2-1 in their Asia tour opener in Seogwipo, South Korea, with academy graduates taking centre stage in sweltering heat.
- Aug 4
Spain collects three more medals on 'Super Monday' at European Aquatics Championships in Paris
Iris Tió and Jordi Cáceres each took solo free bronze before the Spanish team added a free team silver at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, bringing the national tally to five medals.
- Aug 1
Bayern Munich kicks off Asia tour with flight to Jeju, friendlies against Jeju SK and Aston Villa lined up
Vincent Kompany's squad, including captain Manuel Neuer and new signing Nathaniel Brown, flew to Jeju Island on Saturday for the Audi Summer Tour, with matches against Jeju SK FC and Aston Villa before the Supercup.
- Jul 30
Suffolk heathland fire contained as UK confronts a summer of record wildfires from Scotland to the south coast
Firefighters have contained a heathland blaze in Suffolk that destroyed rare wildlife habitats, as the UK faces a summer of increasingly severe wildfires from the Scottish peatlands to the south coast of England.
- Jul 29
Danube drought forces nuclear plant shutdowns in Hungary and Romania
Record-low Danube levels from prolonged heatwaves have pushed Hungary's Paks plant toward its first full shutdown in its 44 years of service and threaten Romania's Cernavoda reactor, as both countries scramble to conserve electricity.
- Jul 27
La Promesa returns to La 1 schedule after sports disruptions; palace turmoil intensifies with secret parentage and a stolen kiss
After days of disrupted programming due to the Tour de France, Spanish public TV channel La 1 will air a new episode of 'La Promesa' at its usual afternoon slot on Monday, July 27. Meanwhile, the series' plot plunges into chaotic intrigue, with a long-hidden paternity, an intimate encounter, and a conspiratorial toast.
- Jul 18
South Africa score seven tries in 43-0 rout of Wales to lead Nations Championship
South Africa ran in seven tries at Kings Park, with debutant Jaco Williams among the scorers, to overtake New Zealand on points difference at the halfway stage of the new global competition.
- Jul 13
UK designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation under fast-tracked state-threats powers
Keir Starmer’s government, in its final week in office, used newly fast-tracked legislation to proscribe Iran’s IRGC, the IMCR militant network and Russia’s GRU volunteer corps, punishing support with up to 14 years in prison.
