Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting…
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Latest news bulletin | August 27th, 2025 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 27th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Russian shelling kills two farm workers in Kherson region
In Kherson region, Russian forces shelled a farm in the village of Novovorontsovka, killing two people.
As reported by Ukrinform, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (RMA) Oleksandr Prokudin announced this on Telegram.
“Around 09:00, Russian…
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Banco de España: How to reclaim money destroyed by wildfires in Spain
Thousands of people in Spain have lost their homes and belongings to the wildfires that have ravaged much of the Iberian Peninsula. PM Pedro Sánchez has declared the burnt areas to be catastrophic. The Bank of Spain has drawn up a protocol on how to recover burnt money.
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BBC Verify Live: New strikes reported inside Russia and disproving claims about Trump’s hand
Viral claims about Trump’s bruised hand assessed by medical expertspublished at 10:57 British Summer Time
Thomas Copeland
BBC Verify Live journalistYou might have spotted photographs on your social media feed showing bruising on…
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Frontline report: Ukrainian drones strike 1,300 kilometers deep into Russia, torching Shahed storage depots in Tatarstan
Day 1280
On 26 August, the biggest news comes from Ukraine.
Here, Ukrainian long-range drones have attacked and sunk a Russian cargo vessel carrying Iranian Shahed drones before they could be unloaded. This was only the first step of what followed – a broader campaign in which Ukraine targeted…
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Pipeline supplying oil products to Moscow explodes in Russia – source
A main pipeline supplying oil products to Moscow exploded in Russia’s Ryazan region.
Sources in the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reported this to Ukrinform.
On August 26, a powerful explosion occurred on the Ryazan–Moscow oil pipeline, one of the main supply…
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I visited the world’s happiest country. I wish I could unlearn its secret.
The day I arrived in Finland to learn how to be happy, I thought about the ladder. Humans have many ways to assess their own happiness, but the Cantril Ladder may be the most influential, even if you’ve never heard of it. It goes…
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