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An RAF jet carrying UK defense secretary John Healey had its GPS signal jammed during a three-hour flight near the Russian border. Russia is believed to be behind the incident, according to The Guardian.
A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine left four dead and dozens injured, according to the BBC. The strikes involved hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, with Kyiv as the main target.
Russia launched an Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Bila Zerkva near Kyiv, marking its third use of the weapon against Ukraine. According to Ukrinform and local media, the missile was fired from the Kapustin Yar test site.
A strike on a college in Luhansk has sparked Russian accusations and vows of retaliation, according to BBC. The attack left 21 dead and 42 injured.
A French mother and her partner will remain in custody until their trial after allegedly abandoning their two young sons on a roadside in Portugal, according to court reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed retaliation after accusing Ukraine of a deadly strike on a student dormitory in an occupied part of eastern Ukraine, according to BBC.
Gaza flotilla activists have alleged abuse and sexual assault by Israeli forces while in detention, according to reports from multiple sources, with some cases described as 'serious' by Germany.
The Trump administration announced the deployment of 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing a previous decision to reduce military presence in Europe and deepening uncertainty over its long-term strategy, according to Al Jazeera.
French President Emmanuel Macron is under growing pressure to address reparatory justice for France’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, as the country marks the 25th anniversary of a landmark law recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Chinese companies are supplying construction equipment to Russia-occupied areas in Ukraine, including the Azov Sea port of Mariupol, according to Al Jazeera and UNITED24 Media.
A former Austrian intelligence officer has been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what is being called the country's most significant spy trial in years, according to the BBC.
Germany's Super 6 lottery numbers for May 16, 2026, were 8-4-5-2-0-7, according to Ruhr Nachrichten.
Ukraine launched more than 500 drones in an overnight attack on Russia, killing at least one person and damaging infrastructure, according to local authorities. The strike occurred amid a reported Russian assault on Ukrainian cities.
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack killed three people and injured several others in the Moscow region, according to Russian authorities. This comes amid ongoing military operations in Ukraine’s Kursk region, where Russia has reportedly committed 38,000 troops to a counteroffensive.