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Inter Milan fans celebrate at Milan's San Siro stadium, Saturday, May 8, 2021
San Siro stadium set for demolition after sale to AC and Inter Milan approved
MILAN — Milan's iconic San Siro football stadium is set to be demolished after the city council approved its sale to AC Milan and Inter Milan on Tuesday after an overnight debate.The two clubs plan to tear down the 99-year-old stadium and jointly build a new 71,500-seat arena as part of a €1.2 billion project.The vote to sell San Siro and the surrounding areas to the teams for €197 million was passed 24-20 at about 3 am after a debate that lasted nearly 12 hours.AC and Inter Milan had both threatened to build stadiums outside the city if the plan was rejected.In a statement, the clubs called the vote "a historic and decisive step for the future of the clubs and the city.""The clubs look ahead with confidence and responsibility to the next steps of the process that...
September 30, 2025

San Siro stadium set for demolition after sale to AC and Inter Milan approved

Ukrainian firefighters tackle a blaze at a house destroyed in a Russian drone attack in the village of Chernechchyna
Entire Ukrainian family killed in Russian drone strike, officials say
KYIV — An entire family — a married couple and their two young sons — have been killed in an overnight Russian drone attack in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region, local officials have said.Regional head Oleh Hryhorov said a residential building was hit in the village of Chernechchyna. The bodies of the two children, aged four and six, and their parents were later recovered from the wreckage.Ukraine's air force said its units shot down 46 out of 65 Russian drones across the country — but there were 19 direct hits in six locations.Russia's military has not commented. In a statement, it said 81 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight in five Russian regions. No casualties were reported.Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.In a post on...
September 30, 2025

Entire Ukrainian family killed in Russian drone strike, officials say

Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, was convicted on Monday
Chinese woman convicted after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure
LONDON — A Chinese national has been convicted of playing a key role in what is believed to be the single largest cryptocurrency seizure in the world, worth more than £5bn ($6.7bn).Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty on Monday at Southwark Crown Court, London of illegally acquiring and possessing the cryptocurrency.Between 2014 and 2017, she led a large-scale scam in China by cheating more than 128,000 victims and storing the stolen funds in bitcoin assets, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.The Met said the 47-year-old's guilty plea follows a seven-year probe into a global money laundering web.The police said the probe began in 2018 after they got a tipoff about the transfer of criminal assets.Qian had been "evading justice" for five years up to...
September 30, 2025

Chinese woman convicted after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure

Moldova's President Maia Sandu holds a bouquet of flowers as she leaves a voting station after casting her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sept. 28
Moldova's pro-EU party wins high-stakes parliamentary election
CHISINAU – Moldova's pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) claimed a clear lead and a new majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, seen as pivotal for the country's future on its path to EU membership.With nearly all polling station reports counted, electoral data showed the pro-EU PAS won 50.1% of the vote, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc had 24.2%.The Russia-friendly Alternativa Bloc came third, followed by the populist Our Party. The right-wing Democracy at Home party also won enough votes to enter parliament.Electoral data indicate PAS will hold a clear majority of around 55 of the 101 seats in the legislature. A proposed government needs parliamentary approval.One pro-Russian opposition leader, Igor Dodon, called on his supporters to attend a...
September 29, 2025

Moldova's pro-EU party wins high-stakes parliamentary election

An airport terminal with a black roof is pictured from above, with a series of black vehicles parked in front of the building. The airport control tower can be seen in the distance
Denmark bans all civilian drone flights ahead of European summit
COPENHAGEN – Denmark has banned all civilian drone flights this week ahead of a European Union summit in Copenhagen, the country's transport minister said on Sunday.The ministry said the decision was made in order to "simplify security work" for the police, and they could not accept "foreign drones creating uncertainty and disruption".Denmark is one of several European countries that have reported "drone incidents" in recent weeks, with drones sighted above Danish military sites as recently as Saturday.Defence ministers from 10 EU countries have agreed to create a "drone wall" in response to the sightings, and Nato says it has "enhanced vigilance" across the Baltic.In their statement announcing the ban, the transport ministry said...
September 29, 2025

Denmark bans all civilian drone flights ahead of European summit

Almost 900 migrants are thought to have crossed the Channel on Saturday
Small boat carrying record 125 people crosses English Channel
LONDON – A small boat crossed the Channel on Saturday carrying 125 people, the largest ever number to make the journey in a single vessel.The crossing surpasses a record set in August when 106 people attempted the journey in one boat.Figures from the Home Office show 895 migrants crossed the Channel in 12 boats on Saturday, while around 33,000 people have done so since the start of 2025.It comes after another migrant died trying to cross the Channel, with a body found on Sunday morning on a beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, according to the AFP news agency.The age and nationality of the person are not yet known, with French media reporting they were a young adult.An investigation will determine whether there is a link between the latest death and and an attempted crossing...
September 29, 2025

Small boat carrying record 125 people crosses English Channel

Emergency services attend the site of a Ukrainian drone strike on a gas station in Belgorod, Russia
Russia bans fuel exports as supply disrupted by Ukrainian drones
MOSCOW – Russia is banning exports of fuel until the end of the year as gas pumps across the country and in the areas under its occupation are increasingly running dry because of Ukrainian drone attacks.Kyiv first stepped up drone attacks on Russian refineries, pumping stations and fuel trains in an attempt to disrupt fuel supply chains over the summer when demand is traditionally high as people drive more during vacation time.While Russian officials initially blamed the shortages on “logistical reasons” and promised gasoline and diesel would begin flowing again, the shortages have only worsened in recent weeks.The Ukrainian Air Force said it struck multiple Russian fuel production sites and pumping stations this week, including a major oil refinery in Bashkortostan in southern...
September 26, 2025

Russia bans fuel exports as supply disrupted by Ukrainian drones

Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for the verdict in his trial on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the courthouse in
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya campaign financing case
PARIS – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing.Speaking to reporters after the hearing, the 70-year-old, who was president of France from 2007 to 2012, said the verdict was "extremely serious for rule of law".Sarkozy, who claims the case is politically motivated, was accused of using the funds from Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign.In exchange, the prosecution alleged Sarkozy promised to help Gaddafi combat his reputation as a pariah with Western...
September 25, 2025

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya campaign financing case

Danish police patrol at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, Monday Sept. 22, 2025
Denmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports
COPENHAGEN – Denmark has reached out to NATO and the EU after it was forced to close Aalborg airport and placed three other airports on alert on Thursday as unauthorised drones conducted what authorities described as coordinated attacks.Copenhagen was considering whether to trigger the alliance's Article 4, in what was a hybrid attack involving a "systematic approach" in flying the drones near critical infrastructure, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a press conference on Thursday.Authorisation was given to shoot down the drones in case of future incidents, authorities said."We are going to find the people who are behind this," Lund Poulsen said."We have various military capabilities that can help defend Denmark,...
September 25, 2025

Denmark alerts NATO and EU after coordinated drone attacks at its airports

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus G. Grynkewich during a press conference on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels
NATO divided on how to respond to repeated Russian incursions
BRUSSELS – NATO allies are divided over whether the alliance should make it a policy to shoot down Russian jets that violate NATO’s airspace, with some countries including the US, Poland and Baltic nations signaling that future violations should be met with force, while others, including Germany, urge more restraint.The issue came to a head during an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Tuesday, which was called by Estonia after three Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace last week for 12 minutes.Representatives from several countries, including Poland and Estonia, wanted the joint statement following the meeting to make clear that any additional violations by Russia, including from manned aircraft, would be met with force, according to two NATO officials...
September 25, 2025

NATO divided on how to respond to repeated Russian incursions

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