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How Koran burning has turned the Swedish way of life on its head
It was intended to shock and antagonise the Muslim community, but now it has triggered furious reactions from foreign governments and UN intervention.
- by Rob Harris
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‘Bribery is treason’: Zelensky sacks 112 army draft chiefs
The president said that any sacked army recruitment officers not being investigated should head to the front to fight for Ukraine.
- by Dan Peleschuk
Russian lander races to find water on moon ahead of Indian craft
Moscow has launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years. There’s a lot riding on it.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Joey Roulette
Ukrainian drones downed near Crimea and Moscow
Thirteen drones in total were aimed at Moscow and Sevastopol in Crimea, the Russian Defence Ministry said, on Thursday alone.
‘Most disastrous’ data breach in Northern Ireland history to send officers scrambling for cover
Dozens of officers who assist MI5 with the security services in Northern Ireland have had their rank, name and unit published online.
- by Neil Johnston and James Crisp
Sweden’s bold plan to build a new ‘city’ out of wood
The southern suburbs of Stockholm are about to become a beacon of wooden architecture on a global scale.
- by Rob Harris
Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ stood for 260 years. Now it’s a pile of rubble
Two weeks after the sale of the historic Crooked House pub to a private company was announced, it was gutted by fire. Locals now want it rebuilt brick by brick.
- by Lucy Cormack
Paris racing to clean up the Seine River in time for Olympics
Untreated wastewater flows in Paris’ Seine River have been in the spotlight following unprecedented heavy summer rain.
- by Latika Bourke
Hostile actors hack Britain’s electoral commission
Electoral security has emerged as a key issue in many countries since US officials found Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to boost Donald Trump’s White House campaign.
- by Sachin Ravikumar
Counting casualties on the battlefield amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
More than 500 days after Russian forces launched their illegal invasion of Ukraine, the number of soldiers killed or injured on both sides has been said to run into the hundreds of thousands. But counting casualties is an imperfect science.
- by Lucy Cormack
British government moves asylum-seekers to a barge moored off England’s coast
People arriving via unauthorised “can’t expect to stay in a four-star hotel”, Home Office Minister Sarah Dines told the BBC.
- by Danica Kirka