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At least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in Poland — making up nearly 7% of the country's total population
Ukraine war refugees complain of abuse in Poland
WARSAW — Svitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland."Even when we moved to another area, she didn't want to change schools," says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. "She liked it so much. There was no bullying."Now she says the atmosphere at the school – and in Poland overall – has changed."Two weeks ago, she came home and said "One boy said to me today, 'Go back to Ukraine'." Svitlana was astonished.She is one of dozens of Ukrainians living in Poland who have told the BBC that anti-Ukrainian sentiment has risen considerably in recent months.Many described experiencing abuse on public transport, bullying in schools and xenophobic material online.A polarising presidential election campaign has added to the tension, with the...
May 14, 2025

Ukraine war refugees complain of abuse in Poland

Passengers at Paddington Station after London Underground services were suspended because of a power failure, 12 May, 2025
Power outage 'for matter of minutes' disrupts London Underground in rush hour
LONDON — The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the afternoon rush hour.Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted on Monday afternoon because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said.The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the afternoon rush hour.The transport authority said it was working with the National Grid to determine the cause of the outage."Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our...
May 13, 2025

Power outage 'for matter of minutes' disrupts London Underground in rush hour

Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 10, 2025
Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine after Germany issues ceasefire ultimatum
MOSCOW — Russia launched ten drones at Ukraine overnight, all of which were shot down by Ukraine's air defense units, the Ukrainian air force confirmed on Tuesday.The attack came after Germany threatened Russia with new, tougher sanctions should it not agree to a ceasefire by midnight last night."The clock is ticking — we still have 12 hours until the end of this day," government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius on Monday, confirming that Berlin had been coordinating with European partners on additional sanctions.The ultimatum was given after Russia refused to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, a proposal initially put on the table by the US in March.The Kremlin reiterated it would take part in potential peace talks later this week without preconditions, but has...
May 13, 2025

Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine after Germany issues ceasefire ultimatum

Police in Germany
Germany bans biggest 'Reichsbürger' group and arrests four of its leaders
BERLIN — Germany has banned an extremist far-right organization linked to the so-called "Reichsbürger" (Citizens of the Reich) movement and carried out dawn raids on its properties and leaders' homes, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.Hundreds of security forces across several German states searched properties associated with the self-styled "Königreich Deutschland" (Kingdom of Germany) group, and arrested four of its leading members, according to the government.Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the organization's 6,000 members had created a "counter-state" in Germany and "built up economic criminal structures".The group underpinned its supposed claim to power with antisemitic conspiracy narratives, according to Dobrindt, who...
May 13, 2025

Germany bans biggest 'Reichsbürger' group and arrests four of its leaders

A police cordon is seen in Kentish Town, near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's house in north London on May 12, 2025
Man arrested over arson at UK prime minister's house
LONDON — Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a fire at the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's private home in north London.The blaze damaged the house's entrance but caused no injuries.The man is being held in custody after being arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.The police force said his arrest also relates to two other incidents, and officers are looking into the possibility that they are linked.As well as the fire in the early hours of Monday at Starmer's private house in Kentish Town, police are investigating a nearby vehicle fire on Sunday and a door fire at a property in another part of north London on 8 May.The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that its counterterrorism...
May 13, 2025

Man arrested over arson at UK prime minister's house

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him after Trump demands Ukraine-Russia talks
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally" in Istanbul on Thursday for talks over ending the war.His post on X came shortly after Donald Trump demanded Ukraine agree to Putin's offer of direct talks between the two countries in Turkey."There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," Zelensky wrote.He had earlier said his country was open to talks with Russia but only after a ceasefire was in place.Western powers called for a 30-day pause in fighting to begin on Monday after European leaders spearheading the so-called "coalition of the willing" met in Kyiv on Saturday.Putin's offer of direct talks followed that...
May 12, 2025

Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him after Trump demands Ukraine-Russia talks

Pope Leo XIV said the Church should be a 'beacon' to reach areas suffering a 'lack of faith' in his first mass as pontiff on Friday
Pope Leo XIV warns against lack of faith in first mass at Vatican
VATICAN CITY — The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the Vatican.Speaking on Friday, the day after he was elected the first US leader of the Catholic Church, he warned that people were turning to "technology, money, success, power, or pleasure" for security instead of the Church.Pope Leo also called for cardinals to extend missionary outreach.The ascension of Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been widely celebrated by 1.4 billion Catholics across the world, with joyous outbursts in particular in Peru, where he was stationed for 20 years, and in his US homeland.In his speech, the new pope said he had been elected to be a "faithful administrator" of the Church and to...
May 09, 2025

Pope Leo XIV warns against lack of faith in first mass at Vatican

The co-pilot's mistake led to take-off being abandoned
Plane caught fire as pilot confused left and right
LONDON — A plane aborted take-off on a Gatwick runway after its co-pilot muddled up his left and right hands, investigators have found.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the error resulted in the aircraft's brakes catching fire.The 28 June incident — involving a British Airways flight to Vancouver, Canada — led to a 50-minute runway closure and 23 canceled departures at the West Sussex airport.A British Airways spokesperson said: "Safety is always our highest priority and our pilots brought the aircraft to a safe stop."Gatwick Airport has been contacted for comment.A 13-person crew and 334 passengers were on board during the incident, according to the AAIB report.Investigators said the co-pilot "unintentionally" moved a lever to his left when...
May 09, 2025

Plane caught fire as pilot confused left and right

Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after his election, at the Vatican, 8 May 2025
Pope Leo XIV addresses Vatican crowd as new leader of the Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY — The conclave of 133 cardinals representing 70 countries elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as new pontiff on Thursday, after deliberating on who would be the new leader of the Catholic Church for less than a day.The new pope has chosen Leo XIV as his name.With black smoke appearing around noon on Thursday, the wait for the new pontiff continued. After a midday lunch break, the cardinals were to hold two more rounds of voting, but the first vote resulted in a yes.The most geographically diverse College of Cardinals in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history has followed centuries-old rituals inside the Sistine Chapel to decide who will lead the 1.4 billion faithful.In the past century, choosing a pontiff has taken between three and eight ballots.And with that, an...
May 09, 2025

Pope Leo XIV addresses Vatican crowd as new leader of the Catholic Church

Excited crowds gather in St Peter's Square to see the new Pope
Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church
VATICAN — After the sorrow of death, the joy of a new beginning.The warm May sun was still high in the sky when a roar echoed out in the streets surrounding St Peter's Square.One street over, startled people looked at each other, then at their phones. Then, they began to run down the narrow alleyways leading to the Vatican. "White smoke, they're saying white smoke!", they called out.By the time they reached the square, a white haze was still hovering over the left-hand side of the Apostolic Palace where 133 cardinals had been locked away since the day before, voting to elect the new head of the Catholic Church.As the evening sunshine streamed through the statues of the apostles on the ledge of St Peter's Basilica and bells tolled joyously over the square, young and...
May 09, 2025

Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church

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