リオネル・メッシ選手がアルゼンチン代表を率い、2026年ワールドカップグループステージのアルジェリア戦で3-1の勝利を収めた。メッシ選手はハットトリックを記録し、ドイツのミロスラフ・クローゼ選手と並んで大会歴代最多得点記録を更新した。38歳のメッシ選手は、6回目のワールドカップ出場で年齢は数字に過ぎないことを証明し、アルゼンチンの優勝への道を切り開いた。
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.
An Italian man drove his car into pedestrians in Modena, injuring eight people, four seriously, according to officials.
Hinaupoko Devèze was crowned Miss France 2026 on December 6, 2025. France's World Cup squad announced that core players like Camavinga and Kolo Muani were excluded.
Singer Alice Merton is leaving 'The Voice of Germany' to focus on new music, according to her management.
Germany scored 117 points at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, its best result in years. Meanwhile, Israel faces allegations of vote manipulation, according to internal Eurovision documents and a New York Times report.
In a surprising upset, Paris FC, a Ligue 1 newcomer, defeated Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 1:0 in the Coupe de France sixteenths final at Parc des Princes, according to SRF.
SWR live events have drawn large crowds across Germany and Portugal, from religious processions to extreme metal festivals. Rund 1.800 Reiterinnen und Reiter participated in Weingarten’s traditional Blutritt, while the 26th SWR Barroselas Metalfest announced its lineup featuring Revenge and Exhumed.
Britain is increasingly failing to distinguish between anti-Semitism and criticism of the Israeli state, according to a recent article in Al Jazeera.
Switzerland will open long-sealed files on Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, but the timing remains unspecified. According to the BBC, the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service made the announcement, sparking renewed interest in Mengele's potential connections to the country.
A retired French sports teacher has been taken into custody after allegedly making sexual propositions to a 14-year-old girl, who was later revealed to be an AI-generated persona operated by an influencer specializing in entrapment, according to BBC.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war on Friday, as Kyiv mourned 24 people killed in a Russian missile strike that destroyed an apartment block, according to the BBC.