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Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks at the Nato leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria, as drone explodes near pipeline

The blast caused no casualties, but Bulgarian PM Radev said the device was carrying a ‘significant’ amount of explosives.

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Offbeat

Kosovo PM egged in parliament, as political crisis spirals

European Union

Spain to start Italy border controls amid Ceuta migrant row

Germany

Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport

His act potentially prevented an attack at an airport that served as a major Nato hub.

Police officers walk across a field on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany on Friday. Photo: dpa
Police officers walk across a field on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany on Friday. Photo: dpa
Britain

Cambridge star professor Jason Arday resigns amid plagiarism probe

The controversial academic also faces scrutiny over claims about his athletic feats, such as running 30 marathons in 35 days.

Britain

UK clears Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros

The UK government and the antitrust watchdog both cleared the deal after initially raising concerns over media plurality and competition.

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Germany

Germany jails man for life over deadly Munich car-ramming

Prosecutors said during the trial that Farhad N., an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, acted out of ‘religious motivation’.

Members of the emergency services work at the scene where a car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of Munich on February 13, 2025 leaving several people injured, police said. Photo: AFP
Members of the emergency services work at the scene where a car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of Munich on February 13, 2025 leaving several people injured, police said. Photo: AFP
Asean

Why the UK is doubling down on Asean ties amid European reset

Observers say the move to engage Asean is less a policy reset than continuity in Britain’s post-Brexit engagement with the bloc.

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Ukraine war

Why Russia’s ballistic missiles are breaking through in Ukraine

Interceptors are running low, warning times are seconds, and only one air-defence system can stop them.

United States

New UK foreign minister dodges questions on his past Trump remarks

Ed Miliband in Washington ignores shouted inquiries about calling the US president an ‘idiot, a racist and a misogynist’.

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Russia

Russian drone factory boss badly injured in car blast that killed driver

Targeted attack on Uraldronzavod chief outside Yekaterinburg follows series of strikes against defence figures.

Vladimir Tkachuk, head of the Uraldronzavod factory, speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024. Photo: Sputnik via AP
Vladimir Tkachuk, head of the Uraldronzavod factory, speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024. Photo: Sputnik via AP
Britain

Woman arrested by UK police after 4 men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden

The 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.

Britain

UK Conservatives defend picking former neo-Nazi as election candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was convicted in 2015 of racially aggravated harassment of then Labour MP Luciana Berger.

Germany

Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane at German airport

All flights to Leipzig-Halle airport were diverted for several hours, as police deployed a bomb-disposal robot to remove the detonator.

Police forensic technicians work near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig-Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: dpa via AP
Ukraine war

Russian strikes kill 17 in Kyiv region as Ukraine fails to stop missiles

Ukrainians down dozens of drones but zero missiles, prompting urgent calls for ballistic interceptors.

Kyiv during a Russian barrage. Photo: Reuters
Kyiv during a Russian barrage. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Ukraine slams Russian ‘drone safari’ after vegetable seller chased down

The drone is seen pursuing the 52-year-old civilian before exploding as he dives for cover, leaving him with shrapnel wounds.

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Italy

Lost US$1.15 million lottery ticket dug out of trash by Italian binmen

The winner had discarded the stub, not realising that she had won the big jackpot.

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Spain

Deadly migrant rush to Spain’s Ceuta was sparked by runaway online rumours

Convinced by social media that Europe was within reach, some 72,000 people surged across the border from Morocco.

People gather along the fence at the site of clashes near Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on Friday. Photo: AFP
People gather along the fence at the site of clashes near Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Israel

US-Saudi nuclear doubt, Boko Haram’s AI terrorism: 7 global relations reads

From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026.

Britain

French, UK vessels save 157 migrants from burning boat in Channel

So far this year, 14 people have died trying to cross the Channel, based on a tally of official French and British sources.

Ukraine war

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack kills 7 at Black Sea resort beach

Moscow accuses Kyiv of targeting civilians near Gelendzhik after a blast ripped through a crowded shore.

An image from social media footage shows an explosion on a busy beach at the holiday village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, as tourists look on. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Ukraine

Zelensky dismisses Ukraine’s ambassador to US

Washington ambassador insists departure was ‘own decision’ following domestic media scrutiny.

President Volodymyr ⁠Zelensky has dismissed Ukraine’s ⁠ambassador to the ⁠United States, Olha Stefanishyna. Photo: AFP
President Volodymyr ⁠Zelensky has dismissed Ukraine’s ⁠ambassador to the ⁠United States, Olha Stefanishyna. Photo: AFP
Spain

Spain denies intelligence warnings before Ceuta migrant crisis

Madrid rejects claims of ignored reports after tens of thousands surged into Spanish exclave in Africa.

Britain

France condemns Farage-led plan to deploy British navy against Channel migrants

Paris warns pushback operation would breach international law as hard-right party vows to return small boats.

Britain

UK jails man for claiming late mum’s benefits while keeping her body in freezer

Christopher Phillips, 60, received about £78,000 in benefits and pension payments after his mother’s death.

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A woman cycles along Embankment backdropped by The London Eye. British man Christopher Phillips, 60, had admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of his 89-year-old mother Sylvia Phillips after ‌she died in March 2023. Photo: AFP
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