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Vienna, Aug 3 (EFE).- Unusually high temperatures and drought are keeping several Central European countries on alert on Monday, with nuclear power plants operating at minimum capacity in Romania and Hungary due to low water levels in the Danube, which is also affecting agriculture and transportation. The flow of the...
By Rostyslav Averchuk Kovel, Ukraine, Aug 3 (EFE).- Volunteer-made anti-drone ponchos are helping Ukrainian soldiers evade Russian drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras, offering vital protection as drone warfare expands the «kill zone» several kilometers behind the front line. «We used to make different kinds of things needed by our...
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Moscow, Aug 3 (EFE).- Russia is enduring what has become the deadliest summer of the war, with Ukrainian strikes reaching deep into its territory and targeting logistics hubs, oil facilities, coastal areas and, increasingly, senior military officials. The attacks have killed civilians, disrupted tourism and commerce, and heightened pressure on...
Moscow, Aug 3 (EFE).- Former Russian presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin, an outspoken critic of the war in Ukraine, posted a video from Paris on Monday in which he said that he will «take stock of the situation and figure out how to go on living» after being declared an extremist...
Algeciras (Cádiz) (EFE).- La Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE) ha registrado el embarque de 114.871 personas entre el viernes 31 de julio y el domingo 2 de agosto en los puertos gaditanos de Algeciras y Tarifa, considerado el fin de semana crítico de este movimiento migratorio. Según la información facilitada...
By David Álvarez Peralada, Spain, Aug 3 (EFE).- A production that fuses hip-hop with Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” is challenging long-held boundaries between classical music and urban dance, as French choreographer Mourad Merzouki returned to Spain’s Peralada Festival with his award-winning 4 Danced Seasons. Eight years after captivating audiences...
Tehran, Aug 3 (EFE).- Iran said on Monday that it is not currently engaged in negotiations with the United States, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks between the two countries were about to resume. «We currently do not have negotiations with the United States,» Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
Athens (EFE).- Two crew members aboard a leased helicopter engaged in firefighting operations in a coastal region of Greece died Sunday after a mid-air collision with another leased aircraft, the Greek government confirmed. Two pilots from the second helicopter sustained injuries in the incident. The deceased have been identified as...
Logroño (EFE).- El precio del alquiler de viviendas se incrementó en La Rioja en el 6,4 por ciento en el segundo trimestre del año, aunque alcanzó el 8,2 % de subida respecto a junio de 2025, según un estudio de portal inmobiliario Fotocasa. Según este análisis, el precio medio de...
Lima, Aug 1 (EFE).- A small aircraft crashed in southern Peru on Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, including 11 tourists. The group had been on a flight to view the Nazca Lines (one of the Ica region’s most iconic tourist attractions) when the accident occurred just a day...
By Mar Marín Castillejos, Morocco, Aug 1 (EFE).- Jobs, better wages, and a chance for the future. These were the reasons that drove many young Moroccans to risk their lives in the country’s worst migration crisis, in a nation where one in three people under 29 is neither studying nor...
Liuboml, Ukraine, Aug 1 (EFE).- The exhumation of victims of the Volhynia killings (the deaths of tens of thousands of Poles at the hands of Ukrainian nationalist groups in 1943) helps intensify dialogue between Poland and Ukraine after the flare-up of tensions over historical memory. Sunflower fields and forest cover...
