Vienne
- Jul 5
93-year-old man arrested after gas explosion destroys Vienna house, injures nine
A 93-year-old man is suspected of deliberately causing a gas explosion that destroyed his home in Vienna's Floridsdorf district, injuring nine people including a pregnant woman.
- Jun 28
Record heatwave engulfs Europe: France records 74 drownings, six nations shatter June temperature records
Temperatures soared past 40°C from Scandinavia to the Alps on 27 June 2026, breaking national records in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Austria, while French authorities reported 74 drowning deaths since 18 June linked to the extreme heat.
- Jun 10
Poland names 18-man basketball squad for final World Cup qualifiers, Harding in and Loyd out
Naturalised guard Jerrick Harding headlines the 18‑player Polish squad for the upcoming World Cup qualification games against Austria and Netherlands, while Jordan Loyd and Igor Milicic jr miss out.
- Jun 2
Austria puts former Syrian intelligence general on trial for torture in landmark universal jurisdiction case
Khaled al-Halabi, a former Syrian brigade general who ran a notorious intelligence prison in Raqqa, appeared in a Vienna court on Monday charged with torture and sexual coercion of 21 civilians between 2011 and 2013.
- May 31
Drone strikes turbine hall at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant; IAEA chief warns of 'playing with fire'
A drone struck the turbine building of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine, prompting the IAEA to demand immediate access and warn that attacking nuclear facilities is 'playing with fire.'
- May 29
Austrian court sentences Taylor Swift concert attack plotter to 15 years, accomplice to 12
An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 15 years in prison for planning a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024, with his accomplice receiving a 12-year term.
- May 28
Austrian court sentences Taylor Swift concert attack plotter to 15 years in prison
A 21-year-old Austrian man who admitted planning an Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday, closing a case that forced the cancellation of three sold-out shows.
