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German hauliers warn soaring energy prices may soon impact consumers
Cars drive past a gas station price board in the Magdeburg city area. The Bundestag is set to vote on a package of measures regarding fuel prices. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa...
Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy...
Merz says army could be involved in mine-clearing from Hormuz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he can envisage the country's Bundeswehr armed forces being deployed to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz once the war in Iran has...
Australia’s post-Bondi crackdown accused of targeting pro-Palestinian voices
Melbourne – Human rights groups have slammed the Australian government’s new “hate speech” laws, saying they will have a “chilling effect” on those who support the Palestinian cause.Most recently,...
‘Everyone in this prison has had family killed or shot’
A British woman detained in Iran has given a stark account of her life behind bars.Lindsay Foreman, from East Sussex, was detained by Iranian authorities in January 2025 while...
German Chancellor Merz open to more energy price reduction measures
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is open to further measures against rising energy and petrol prices as a result of the Iran war, he said on Wednesday.An initial package of...
Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period
Russia has launched the largest aerial attack on Ukraine over a 24-hour period since the war began, hitting cities across the country with 948 drones.Ukraine's Air Force said 556...
Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support – and who won’t
Right now in government, contingency planning is the order of the day.At the heart of it all, a flotilla of questions that begin with "what if?"The implications and consequences...
WeRide enters Slovakia through ELEVATE partnership
WeRide has forayed into Slovakia through a strategic partnership with ELEVATE Slovakia to deploy autonomous vehicles.The move marks WeRide's fourth European market after France, Belgium and Switzerland, and expands...
Georgia buries Patriarch Ilia II as succession stirs fears of Russian influence
Thousands of Georgians attended the funeral of influential Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II on Sunday, as some expressed fears his successor could strengthen Russian influence over the Caucasus country.Ilia II...
