It is believed to be the first wolf attack on a human since the animals began to reestablish themselves in Germany decades ago.
Category: 3. Europe
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Wolf bites woman in shock German attack in Hamburg shopping street
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Wolf bites woman in face near Hamburg IKEA during first attack in decades – POLITICO
“It is the first such case since wolves were reintroduced in 1998,” a spokesperson for Germany’s Federal Agency for Nature Conservation said.
Germany’s native wolf population was essentially driven to extinction during the 19th century, but the predators have made a dramatic comeback…
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Amazon, Microsoft dodge UK cloud market dominance designations – POLITICO
The CMA will continue to engage with the two firms and monitor the changes, it said.
The regulator simultaneously announced that it will open a new SMS designation investigation into Microsoft’s corporate software services.
In a blog post, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that the…
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Poland won’t divert Patriot air defense systems to Gulf – POLITICO
The remarks follow a report from Polish daily Rzeczpospolita earlier Tuesday alleging U.S. officials had asked Warsaw to shift one of its Patriot batteries to the Middle East as Iran’s retaliatory drone strikes on U.S. Gulf allies put a growing strain on air defense stockpiles.
However, a…
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MSF denied access to Gilead HIV-prevention drug
A dispute between Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Gilead Sciences has entered the public domain after the pharma company refused to sell its game-changing HIV-prevention medicine despite multiple requests. Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable form of PrEP, could be a game changer,…
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EMA recommends five new medicines addressing rare diseases and aggressive cancers
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended five new medicines for approval following its Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) meeting in March 2026, marking another step forward in addressing unmet medical needs across oncology, rare diseases and paediatrics.
Among…
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EU lawmakers urge Commission to get tough on FIFA over World Cup tickets – POLITICO
They refer to a complaint filed last week by Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe, which claimed that world football governing body FIFA “abused its monopoly position to impose excessive ticket prices and opaque and unfair purchasing conditions.”
The groups took aim at the practice…
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EU Commission calls Israel’s death penalty law ‘a clear step backwards’ – POLITICO
Several European countries have criticized the law this week, expressing “deep concern … about the de facto discriminatory character of the bill.”
Israeli right-wing and far-right lawmakers have pushed to expand the death penalty following Hamas’ attacks against Israel on Oct. 7,…
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Kissing a woman's hand can be sexual assault, Spanish court finds
The Supreme Court found that a man had done more than harass a woman by kissing her hand as there had been “a clear sexual component” to his behaviour.
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Hungary’s Szijjártó admits he liaised with Moscow as EU discussed Russia sanctions – POLITICO
But Szijjártó, who has been foreign minister in Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government since 2014, played down the accusations — and alleged that his phone was being tapped.
He explained that he has regularly coordinated with several foreign ministers from non-EU countries “on…
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