German foreign minister says first phase of Trump's Gaza plan achievable by next week
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that the initial stage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict in Gaza must...
European authorities have intercepted more than 2,400 shipping containers at Greece’s port of Piraeus in the European Union’s largest-ever container seizure, valued at around €250 million ($294m).
The operation, part of Investigation Calypso, targets organised networks accused of importing goods from China while evading customs duties and VAT.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said the containers, mainly carrying e-bikes, textiles, and footwear, were often misdeclared or undervalued. In some cases, only 10-15% of the actual contents were reported. Preliminary estimates put losses to the EU budget from e-bikes alone at €37.5 million ($44.1m).
Six individuals, including two customs officers, have been charged in Athens over their alleged involvement. Four suspects have been detained since June, while one customs broker was arrested last Friday. Earlier raids across four countries in June led to 10 further arrests.
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi said the operation demonstrates the EU’s determination to clamp down on criminal networks.
“The rules of the game have changed. No more safe havens,” she said.
The investigation, which has been ongoing for at least eight years, is supported by Greece’s Hellenic Police and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), which helped identify irregular trade patterns and potential money-laundering activities. Authorities said compliance has improved since the June raids, with importers now declaring goods at closer-to-market values.
The EPPO confirmed that further inspections and evidence gathering are ongoing as the EU continues efforts to safeguard financial interests and strengthen cross-border cooperation against organised economic crime.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that the initial stage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict in Gaza must be implemented by the beginning of next week at the latest, while acknowledging that other elements of the proposal would take longer to resolve.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday found a militia leader guilty for the first time over atrocities committed in Sudan’s Darfur region more than two decades ago.
Protesters once again took to the streets of Madagascar’s cities on Monday, marking a third consecutive week of anti-government demonstrations now calling for President Andry Rajoelina to step down.
Iran and France indicated on Monday that talks on the release of two French citizens held in Iran in exchange for an Iranian national detained by France were progressing.
Ukraine’s military says it has carried out strikes on one of Russia’s main explosives factories and an oil terminal in occupied Crimea, escalating long-range attacks on key sites supporting Moscow’s war effort.
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