Princess Bha of Thailand, Second in Line to the Throne, Dies at 47
Ever since she collapsed in a park three and a half years ago, speculation has swirled in Thailand about who could become the next monarch.
Austria
Pressure on Merz after Germany’s ‘embarrassing’ failure to win UN security council seat
Criticism comes from across political spectrum after blow to Friedrich Merz’s governmentGermany’s unprecedented failure to win one of the rotating seats on the UN security council has prompted an intense round of soul searching in Berlin, and raised qu…
Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.
Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.
Austrian Man Convicted of Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
Prosecutors said the defendant plotted in 2024 to set off a bomb outside the concert, which was later canceled. He and another man were also convicted on separate terrorist charges.
Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85
Export’s performances scandalised Austria in the 1960s, but are now recognised for exposing the objectification of the female bodyValie Export, the Austrian performance artist and film-maker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, sho…
Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final with note-perfect performance
There was wind, there was fire, there was Goodrem’s remarkable upper-range – resulting in a refreshingly self-assured offering from Australia‘Sung by a silver robot from 1984!’ The 11 biggest bangers in Eurovision 2026Standing before a glistening cresc…
Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests
Israel qualified for the Eurovision final after receiving enough votes from national juries and the public at Tuesday’s semifinal. The country’s participation in the contest has been protested because of its military operation in Gaza.
A Project in Europe Tested Whether Students Could Live Without Smartphones
For three weeks, thousands of children in Europe went without social media or their smartphones, or both. This is the diary of their digital detox.
Austrian police arrest man after rat poison found in baby food jars
HiPP, a Germany-based organic baby food maker, became aware of the situation after a ‘blackmailer sent a message to a non-personalized shared mailbox.’