Military tensions over the Baltic spilled into Estonian airspace when a NATO warplane downed a suspected Ukrainian drone, Estonian authorities said, marking the latest reported breach in a region already on edge over repeated Ukrainian strikes inside Russia. Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported that a Romanian F-16 fighter jet brought down the drone near Lake Võrtsjärv in southern Estonia. Defence minister Hanno Pevkur said the aircraft’s path had been picked up by Latvia’s defence forces and by Estonia’s own radar…

A burst of gunfire shattered calm at a California mosque complex, leaving three men dead before police later found the two suspected teenage attackers dead from apparent suicide. Emergency crews responding to the scene discovered the victims outside the sprawling Islamic Center of San Diego, police said. The suspected shooters, 18 and 17, died by suicide, according to investigators. "We are actively investigating this as a hate crime," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters. The Islamic Center, in southern…

A court in northeastern Spain has set bail at €‌1⁠m for Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango founder Isak Andic, after naming him a suspect in the investigation into his father's death in late 2024. The court in Martorell, near Barcelona, also ordered him to hand over his passport, report once a week, and remain in Spain. In a statement, the court said the case was being "investigated as a charge of homicide". Earlier, Spanish police said they had arrested Isak Andic's eldest son in connection with the death of the fashion…

Iran has set out a sweeping proposal to the United States that would halt hostilities across the region, demand a US military pullback from areas near Iran and seek compensation for damage caused during the US-Israeli war, according to Iranian state media. Offering Tehran's first public account of the plan, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the package also calls for sanctions relief, the unfreezing of Iranian assets and an end to what he described as the US marine blockade, IRNA news agency reported. As…

Andy Burnham has been confirmed as Labour’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election, setting the stage for a closely watched contest with implications far beyond the constituency. Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee is understood to have shortlisted only the Greater Manchester mayor, removing the need for a vote by local party members. That decision tees up a battle between Mr Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, a local plumber who fought the seat for the party in 2024. Mr Burnham has presented his candidacy as…

This Monday, 18th May, North Western State of Somalia marks the 35th anniversary of reclaiming its sovereignty from Somalia on 18th May 1991 — a milestone that remains at the centre of national pride and political debate. Before I explain what May 18th means to Somalilanders, a brief note: this year’s observance feels different. Though I live abroad, the day still stirs deep feelings of pride and patriotism. I spoke with several people in North Western State of Somalia and found that, despite…

A painstaking search in the Maldives has ended in tragedy, with a specialist team finding the bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who were killed in an underwater cave accident, according to Maldives officials and the DAN Europe divers' network. DAN Europe said a team of Finnish divers spent three hours carrying out the operation, during which they also collected the crucial information needed to prepare for recovering the bodies. "This marks an important milestone in an operation that remains technically demanding,…

Europe is preparing an emergency response to a sharp rise in fertiliser costs, as the European Commission readies a package of measures aimed at easing pressure on farmers after disruption in the Strait of Hormuz choked supplies of key ingredients. Among the steps under consideration is liquidity support for farmers, alongside more flexible advance payments under the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), allowing them to cover bank loans and meet debts owed to fertiliser suppliers, according to a draft Fertiliser Action Plan seen…

Donald Trump said on Monday there was a “very good chance” of striking an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, arguing diplomacy could still avert a fresh US assault. The US president also said he had halted a planned strike on Iran after Tehran delivered what he described as a peace proposal to Washington. Mr Trump said he had told the US military that “we will not be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow, but have further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on…

A deadly shooting rampage in southern Turkey left six people dead and eight wounded, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, as media reports said police had launched a manhunt for the attacker. In a televised statement, Mr Erdoğan confirmed the death toll and offered "God's mercy" to those killed, but gave no additional details about the attack, which took place near the city of Mersin. Turkey's Anadolu state news agency and the Sabah newspaper identified the suspect as a 37-year-old man believed to have first shot dead his…