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Extreme cold has grounded numerous flights and left thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland
Tourists stranded as cold grounds flights at Finnish airport 
HELSINKI —Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports.Departures from Lapland's Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all canceled on Sunday as temperatures did not go above -35°C, making it impossible to service aircraft.The issue is expected to continue on Monday as a low of -39°C is forecast by Finland's meteorological agency. The extreme cold makes it hard to de-ice planes, while maintenance and refuelling equipment on the ground can freeze.Airport operator Finavia told public broadcaster Yle that moisture in the air was making the situation worse as it was creating slippery frost.While Lapland,...
January 12, 2026

Tourists stranded as cold grounds flights at Finnish airport 

The Ukrainian capital faced with power outages amid massive Russian missile and drone attacks
Four killed and 20 more injured in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine
KYIV — Russia fired more than 150 drones overnight into Sunday targeting close to two dozen locations across Ukraine, authorities said. The attack killed at least four people and injured 20 others.Ukraine’s Air Forces intercepted 125 drones aerially but confirmed that at least 25 targets were hit.The latest barrage mainly targeted Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, all of which were targeted in Saturday’s overnight strikes as well.Local officials in Zaporizhzhia said the strikes targeted residential areas and energy infrastructure. More than 385,000 homes were affected by electric, gas or water outages, at a critical time as temperatures plunged to 10 degrees below Celsius.The service was restored to most of the affected households and areas by Sunday morning, but...
January 12, 2026

Four killed and 20 more injured in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, 09 January 2026. — EPA
Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic Oreshnik missile 
KYIV — Four people were killed and 25 others injured as Russia used its hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive attck on Ukraine overnight Friday.Loud booms could be heard for several hours in Kyiv after one of the largest Russian barrages onthe Ukrainian capiptal involving dozens of drones and missiles.Moscow used its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic (IRBM) missile to target critical infrastructure in Lviv in western Ukraine, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said.Oreshnik, which in Russian means “hazelnut tree”, is one of Russia’s newest weapons.According to the Western Command of Ukraine's Air Force, the Oreshnik that targeted the western Ukrainian city travelled at a speed of 13,000 kilometers per hour.Russia has previously confirmed that it used Oreshnik...
January 09, 2026

Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic Oreshnik missile 

French farmers block the roundabout at the Champs Elysees with tractors during a demonstrationin Paris on Thursday as part of a nationwide day of protests to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal. — EPA
Farmers storm Paris with tractors to protest against EU-Mercosur free trade deal
PARIS — French farmers launched on Thursday a pre-dawn blockade of roads into Paris and several of the city's landmarks in protest against a sweeping trade deal the European Union hopes soon to sign with South American nations as well as other grievances.The farmers forced their way into central Paris with around 100 tractors to protest the EU's intention to sign the Mercosur free trade agreement with South American nations, defying police blockades meant to keep them out of the capital.Thursday’s protest was staged by the Rural Coordination union to put further pressure on France’s government, which opposes the trade deal covering Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. French farmers say the agreement would damage their livelihoods.José Perez, President of the...
January 08, 2026

Farmers storm Paris with tractors to protest against EU-Mercosur free trade deal

A person clears snow from a sidewalk in Przemysl, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, southeastern Poland, 07 January 2026. — EPA
Travel chaos across Europe as Storm Goretti brings heavy snowfall and ice
PARIS — Much of Europe is dealing with more snow and ice on Wednesday as Storm Goretti, the first named storm of the year, hits the continent’s Atlantic coast.Hundreds of flights in France and Belgium have been grounded, with passengers stranded at airports.Drivers in the UK are being warned of dangerous road conditions.Western Europe saw heavy snow overnight and into the morning on Wednesday as the French capital saw a rare stretch of sub-zero temperatures. A thick blanket of snowfall glistened on streets and monuments across Paris, with some residents resorting to skiing their way across the city. Around 100 flights were cancelled at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday morning because of snowfall and fierce cold, and a further 40 at the French capital's Orly...
January 07, 2026

Travel chaos across Europe as Storm Goretti brings heavy snowfall and ice

The Bella 1, which changed its name to the Marinera recently
Russia sends navy ships to escort oil tanker being chased by US military
WASHINGTON — Russia has dispatched at least one naval vessel to escort an oil tanker being chased by the US forces, according to news reports. .The development deepens the confrontation between the two countries over the tanker, known until recently as the Bella 1 and now called the Marinera.The tanker is sailing northeast in the Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Britain with its location transponder active, according to ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic. From there, it could head to the Baltic Sea or around Scandinavia to Murmansk, Russia’s ice-free Arctic port.The dispatching of the Russian naval vessel was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal.President Donald Trump said last month that he was ordering a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela,...
January 07, 2026

Russia sends navy ships to escort oil tanker being chased by US military

Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer shake hands during the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during a summit in Paris on Tuesday. — EPA
UK and France agree to deploy troops to Ukraine after ceasefire 
PARIS — France and the United Kingdom have confirmed their intention to deploy their soldiers on Ukrainian soil in the event of a peace deal as part of a broader package of security guarantees for Kyiv to avoid a repeat of Russia's full-scale invasion in the future.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration of intent alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of a meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" in Paris on Tuesday evening.Speaking after talks with Kyiv's allies from more than 30 nations, Starmer told a news conference: "Following a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine and build protected facilities for weapons of military equipment to support Ukraine's...
January 07, 2026

UK and France agree to deploy troops to Ukraine after ceasefire 

Brigitte Macron
Ten found guilty of cyber-bullying French first lady Brigitte Macron
PARIS — A ‍court ⁠on Monday found 10 people guilty of cyber-bullyingFrance’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, French media reported.The defendants were accused of spreading false claims about her gender and sexuality, as well as making "malicious remarks" about the 24-year age gap between the couple.Brigitte ‌and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, have long faced such falsehoods, including allegations that she was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux – the actual name of her older brother.Monday’s ruling marks a victory for the Macrons as they pursue a separate high-profile US defamation lawsuit against right-wing influencer and podcaster Candace Owens, who has also claimed Brigitte was born male.The eight men and two women were found guilty of making malicious...
January 05, 2026

Ten found guilty of cyber-bullying French first lady Brigitte Macron

Firefighters of Crans-Montana, the first responders in the fire at the Le Constellation lounge, gather around flowers and candles to commemorate the victims, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 04 January 2026. — EPA
All 40 victims of Swiss resort fire are identified, police say
BERN — All 40 people who lost their lives in a devastating New Year’s Eve fire in in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have now been formally identified, Switzerland Police said on Sunday, confirming that teenagers accounted for more than half of the victims.The victims range in age from 14 to 39 years old, with 15 aged under 18. The youngest were a Swiss girl and a French boy, both 14. The group includes people of Swiss, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Portuguese, French, and Belgian nationalities, as well as a citizen of the UK, France and Israel.In addition to the 40 killed, 119 others were injured. Most have severe burns — six of them so severe that they have yet to be identified.A criminal investigation into the French couple who managed Le Constellation bar is under...
January 05, 2026

All 40 victims of Swiss resort fire are identified, police say

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
Stop threatening Greenland, Denmark's PM tells Trump
COPENHAGEN — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has told US President Donald Trump to "stop the threats" about taking over Greenland.Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom".“The Kingdom of Denmark — and thus Greenland — is part of NATO and is therefore covered by the alliance’s security guarantee. We already have a defense agreement between the Kingdom and the United States today, which gives the United States wide access to Greenland,” Frederiksen said on Sunday.“I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another...
January 05, 2026

Stop threatening Greenland, Denmark's PM tells Trump

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