A roundup of political news: young cancer patients in England face benefit delays, UK spy cops deceived women, New Orleans failed to secure Bourbon Street, and Elizabeth Line strikes are called off. Read more...

Reports of Putin gifting meat grinders spark outrage, Ukrainian troops use beehives as weapons, and Meloni dismisses Putin's jab at Macron. Plus, an Azerbaijani MP defends state actions. Read more...

A freight train fire in the Czech Republic spews toxic smoke, while in Slovakia, two siblings tragically drown after falling through ice. Plus, a weather update for Poland. Read more...