The Bulgarian authorities believe that Russia disrupted navigation signals that would have been used by a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, European officials said.

At least 1,400 people were killed and more than 3,100 others injured, according to the Afghan authorities, and the death toll was expected to rise.

The campaign for silence on the public transit system, which appeals to consideration for fellow passengers, stops short of strictly enforcing fines.

Across the Iberian Peninsula, thousands are trying to quell deadly flames amid dangerously hot weather.

Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.

Firefighters were struggling to tame blazes in several countries in southern Europe, including Albania, Greece, Montenegro and Spain, and in Turkey.

Baskets of coins disappeared overnight from an Icelandic bank in 1975. Last month, someone finally owned up.