Erste Minusgrade erwartet Erst Traumtage – dann eisige NächteGoldener Oktober im Anmarsch: Ein Hoch bringt viel Sonne – doch nachts drohen Frost und Temperaturen im Minusbereich. Zum Start in die Woche zeigt sich das Wetter wechselhaft: Eine schwache Störung bringt regional etwas Regen, während sich vielerorts schon die Sonne durchsetzt. Im Laufe der Woche baut sich aber über Deutschland ein Hochdruckgebiet auf – und bringt den goldenen Oktober. Bereits am Montag steigen die Temperaturen auf 15 bis 20 Grad, bei längerem Nebel bleibt es kühler mit rund 12 Grad. Ein kleines Tief erreicht am Dien...

A ship from the pro-Palestinian flotilla of private vessels carrying aid supplies for the population of the Gaza Strip has been evacuated. Water had entered the engine room of the ship named Johnny M and the crew had been brought to safety, according to a statement on Monday by activists on Instagram. The ship could no longer continue its journey, and some of the crew would be distributed among other boats, while others would be brought ashore, it said. There would be no significant delays in the process, and the fleet was expected to reach its destination in four days, the statement continued...

Ukrainian journalist and human rights activist Maksym Butkevych has been awarded the prestigious Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe. "I dare to say that I participate in this ceremony, and I receive this honourable award not only in my personal capacity, but on behalf of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians illegally detained by Russia," Butkevych said at the award ceremony in the French city of Strasbourg. Butkevych is co-founder of the Zmina Human Rights Centre and Hromadske Radio. At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he volunteered for service i...

Ukrainian journalist and human rights activist Maksym Butkevych has been awarded the prestigious Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe. "I dare to say that I participate in this ceremony, and I receive this honourable award not only in my personal capacity, but on behalf of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians illegally detained by Russia," Butkevych said at the award ceremony in the French city of Strasbourg. Butkevych is co-founder of the Zmina Human Rights Centre and Hromadske Radio. At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he volunteered for service i...

Moldova's pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), led by President Maia Sandu, handily beat the Moscow-friendly opposition to keep its parliamentary majority, official results from the weekend's election showed on Monday. The outcome was welcomed across European capitals — from Kiev to Berlin to Brussels — as a clear signal of Moldova's Western course. The ballot in one of Europe's poorest nations, wedged between EU member Romania and war-torn Ukraine, was seen as a key test of its geopolitical direction. Moldova, home to 2.4 million people, has been an EU candidate since 2022. Afte...