The Giro d'Italia 2026 opened with an image that goes beyond sport: the Visma | Lease a Bike team decided to race with red varnish on their nails, turning an aesthetic detail into a strong and explicit social message.
The 31-year-old Cole Allen who tried to storm President Donald Trump's media gala at the Washington Hilton last month armed with weapons denies any intention to kill the US president. He also dismisses the three other charges of firearm possession and use.
Last Thursday, a fisherman suddenly found an attack drone loaded with explosives in the water off the Greek holiday island of Lefkas. For now, how the kamikaze drone ended up in the Ionian Sea remains a mystery.
The European Union has imposed new sanctions on 16 individuals and seven institutions for their role in Russia's forced deportation of Ukrainian children. Nearly 20,500 children are estimated to have been unlawfully removed to Russia since the war began in 2022. The abductions of the children are structurally done by Russia with the aim of erasing their Ukrainian identity through indoctrination and forced adoption.
All passengers and crew were able to leave the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife in a controlled manner and after a health check. The ship was en route from Argentina to Cape Verde when several people on board fell ill.
The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court has ruled that it is illegal to dismiss a worker who has been replaced by artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, in the USA, a bipartisan proposal on transparency is making progress.
1,500 beagles, destined to be used as guinea pigs in a Wisconsin research facility, have been released after weeks of protests and tension. Now begins the long road to adoption.
The United Kingdom is sending military paratroopers to a remote island to assist in the care of a suspected hantavirus patient. The Dutch cruise ship has meanwhile docked in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, after which authorities are holding a controlled evacuation and repatriation of passengers on Sunday and Monday.
A 14-month-old toddler fell into a coma in Australia while his mother was baking a cake.
Two women with wingsuits were seriously injured in an accident in Vorarlberg, Austria, on Saturday afternoon after colliding in mid-air.