Biggest drug seizure ever: 30,215 kilos of cocaine
Spanish authorities made the largest drug seizure ever last Monday, following the interception of the ship Arconian off the coast of Western Sahara.
Netherlands-based cab app secretly transmitted customer data to Russia
MLU, the company behind the Netherlands-based cab app Yango, has been fined as much as 100 million euros by the Personal Data Authority for forwarding sensitive personal data of drivers and customers to Russia.
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia: 3 tourists dead
A group of 20 hikers went missing when the Dukono volcano in the North Moluccas province on the Indonesian island of Halmahera suddenly erupted on Friday morning.
German police looking for owner who left damaged Porsche behind
Who on earth leaves a sports car worth at least 220,000 euros by the side of the road? This glaring question has kept Germany on its toes for a week.
Double murder in McDonald's Zwolle: milder sentence for perpetrator
Veysel Ü had an appointment with brothers Ali (57) and Hüseyin (62) Torunlar at a branch of McDonald's in Zwolle in March 2022. The fast food restaurant was packed at the time as it was lunchtime. However, the conversation between the three men suddenly escalated. Ü pulled out a revolver and fired as many as eleven shots at the brothers. In the process, both men were killed.
German couple steals nearly 1.9 million euros from parking meters
In southern Germany, a German couple, over a 10-year period, have stolen nearly 1.9 million euros from parking meters. At the start of their trial Kempten, near Austria, the 40-year-old man made a full confession.
Another Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale
At the Venice Biennale, considered by many to be the most important art event in the world, Russia once again opened its pavilion on Tuesday. However, it will be open only to the press.
WHO confirms hantavirus infection in deceased woman from the Netherlands
The World Health Organization, in an official report it published Monday on its channels, confirmed that the 69-year-old Dutch woman who died on the cruise ship was indeed infected with the hantavirus.
At least 26 dead in explosion at Chinese fireworks factory
At least 26 people have been killed and 61 others injured in an explosion in the Chinese city of Liuyang, also called "the fireworks capital of China" because it is home to as many as three thousand fireworks factories and has been producing fireworks for centuries.
Sweden intercepts ship from suspected Russian ghost fleet
The Swedish Coast Guard on Sunday intercepted a tanker that is more than likely part of the notorious Russian "ghost fleet". This was revealed by the Swedish Civil Protection Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin on Sunday on X. The oil tanker had an unknown destination and did not meet maritime safety standards. The boarding happened off Sweden's southern coast.