Europe

A major airport has had to issue an apology for the chaos.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Prince Laurent of Belgium has formally recognised an adult son who was born before he was married and whom he had not acknowledged publicly until last year.

Russia’s overnight barrage also included cruise missiles and fast-flying jet-powered drones that put further strain on Ukraine’s stretched air defences.

Kyiv’s anti-corruption agencies have announced that they are investigating senior officials in the Ukrainian leader’s office.

The horrifying moment was captured and shared on social media.

A horror plane journey during a blistering heat wave left passengers physically ill.

The temperature has hit 38.1C in western London as western Europe swelters in another heat wave.

The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.

The Polish prime minister said the Kremlin’s plot to kill the Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw was foiled by Polish authorities.

 An explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday killed at least one person and injured several others, city police said.

Ukraine has struck a Russian oil facility 1300km from the border as Kyiv continues its long-range campaign.

The airport is recognised as one of the worst in the world.

Millions of skywatchers across Europe looked to the heavens as the Moon moved directly between Earth and the Sun, creating a spectacular total solar eclipse in parts of the continent. 

Ukraine has blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in an overnight operation.

Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. Social media posts in Morocco are urging another push.

Another wave of intense heat is set to sweep across an already parched Europe this week, raising wildfire risks, threatening crops and drying watersheds feeding the region’s critically low rivers.

Kyiv’s military claims to have hit an oil refinery in the attack as ongoing Ukrainian strikes continue to cause fuel shortages in Russia.

There were nine people inside the six-person lift at the time of the horror plunge.