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Germany’s church tax system is generating growing revenues even as record numbers of worshippers formally resign their membership, thanks to rising wages that boost contributions from those who remain.
A significant offshore oil and gas find near the Polish-German maritime boundary is fuelling an energy debate that cuts across national interests, environmental concerns and Baltic Sea governance.
A drone matching equipment used by Ukraine’s military detonated roughly one kilometre from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline after crossing into Bulgarian airspace from Romania, prompting Kyiv to deny deliberate targeting and announce an official investigation.
A wave of Russian aerial attacks struck multiple Ukrainian regions during the night, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 80 others, with the Kyiv region among the hardest hit.
German armed forces have confirmed detecting two drones flying over a military installation in western Germany, days after an explosive-laden drone was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle Airport.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Rotterdam after two people were wounded in what authorities are describing as a series of apparently random knife attacks carried out across the Dutch port city.
Unusually low water levels along the Danube in Budapest have led to the recovery of two Wehrmacht soldiers’ remains and a wartime motorbike, offering a poignant reminder of the devastating siege the city endured in the final months of the Second World War.
The European Union has added five individuals to its Russia sanctions list following one of the deadliest missile barrages on Kyiv since the war began, with at least 17 people reported killed in the Ukrainian capital.
Spanish police have broken up a criminal network believed responsible for smuggling more than 2,000 migrants into the country across at least 64 operations, while also trafficking drugs, generating over €24 million in illicit profits.
European Commission officials are in talks with Madrid over potential new financial packages to strengthen border management and humanitarian capacity in Ceuta following an unprecedented wave of migrant arrivals.