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Toronto Sun
7 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Violent turbulence hits Ryanair flight, forcing emergency landing and injuring 9
Published Jun 05, 2025 • 1 minute read A bus full of travelers stands in front of a Ryanair passenger jet on the apron at Memmingen Airport, southern Germany, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Photo by Jason Tschepljakow / dpa via AP BERLIN — Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said in a statement Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The flight, travelling from Berlin to Milan with 179 passengers and six crew members, encountered turbulence so intense around 8:30 p.m. that the pilot was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria. Eight passengers and one crew member were hurt. Three people were taken to the hospital in Memmingen for treatment; the other injured people were released after receiving outpatient treatment. As a precaution, all passengers were checked for injuries by the emergency services. Authorities did not permit the plane to continue flying, and the airline arranged bus transport for passengers. Milan is about 380 kilometers (236 miles) south of Memmingen. Elsewhere in the region, storms damaged several homes in Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, according to the German news agency dpa. In the Donaustetten district, strong winds tore roofs off multiple row houses, rendering them uninhabitable, though no injuries were reported. Fire officials suspect a small tornado or waterspout caused the damage. The German Weather Service (DWD) is investigating, according to dpa. Storm-related emergency calls also came from other areas in southern Germany, where damage was mostly limited to fallen trees and flooded basements. The DWD warned of further storms Thursday, with hail, strong winds, and localized heavy rain expected. Sunshine Girls Columnists Sunshine Girls NHL Celebrity
Daily Mirror
29-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Brits warned of pickpocket surge in Spanish holiday hotspot ahead of summer
Nearly 50 pickpockets and petty thieves targeting tourist victims have been arrested in the past month by police in Majorca, who have drafted in early reinforcements to tackle an expected summer crimewave A Spanish holiday island has been hit with an influx of thieves hunting for a five-finger discount. Nearly 50 pickpockets and petty thieves preying on tourists have been apprehended in the past month by police in Majorca. The problem has gotten so bad the force has called in early reinforcements to combat an anticipated summer crime surge. The National Police on the holiday island has initiated 'Operation Summer' ahead of schedule by bringing in additional officers from the mainland. These officers specialise in 'prevent and rapid response' crimefighting and will work alongside local police employed by the town hall. A spokesperson for the force in Majorca said: "They will serve on the island for a month as a prelude to the incorporation of other units who will work in the municipality of Palma ahead of the arrival of reinforcements in Manacor in Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca. So far 19 people have been arrested in Palma's Playa de Palma coastal area, most pickpockets and petty thieves operating at night-time. And in Palma's urban area itself 30 people have been arrested who are also mostly pickpockets." READ MORE: 'I pulled my toddler from boring nursery for a holiday - she won't ever go back' According to police the culprits were swiping belongings from holidaymakers, including wallets and purses containing ID documents and bank cards, which they subsequently used for shopping or withdrawing cash from ATMs. "When they were arrested, officers discovered a rental car that hadn't been returned to the hire company, leading to suspicions that they intended to keep it. €1,200 in cash was also seized, along with two mobile phones each worth over £850, documents, and other high-end stolen items like designer sunglasses" the spokesperson said. All the recovered items had been reported as stolen and have since been returned to their rightful owners. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, police apprehended two minors in Playa de Palma who were spotted crawling across the sand to steal from tourists who were in the sea. They were intercepted and the stolen goods retrieved. According to the police, the detainees reacted violently during their arrest, kicking and punching the officers. On Tuesday afternoon around 3.30pm near Palma Cathedral, two pickpockets were caught by police while stealing a purse from a tourist's bag. The bag, containing $1,500 (£1,180) was returned to the tourist. A police source said: "The criminals we are tackling with Operation Summer are primarily targeting tourists who tend to be more distracted and carry large amounts of cash with them. Undercover coppers, disguised as holidaymakers to blend in better, have been catching thieves red-handed." Although Playa de Palma, east of the Majorcan capital, is more frequented by German and Dutch tourists than Brits, British visitors to the island centre are among the top victims. Every summer, the Civil Guard also drafts in additional forces in Majorca to deal with the surge of criminals who set up base on the island during peak season, exploiting the increased number of potential targets compared to winter.
Muscat Daily
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Muscat Daily
Germany moves to suspend refugees' family reunification
Berlin, Germany – 'Before I came to Germany, I didn't know it would be so difficult. I just didn't know. You know, we're men, and we men are not used to raising children,' said Mohammed. He fled the civil war in Syria in 2014 with his wife, two daughters and two sons to Iraqi Kurdistan. Life was so difficult for the family there that his wife, two daughters and one son returned to Syria. Mohammed, who did not wish to give his family name, made the decision to make the dangerous journey to Germany through Libya and across the Mediterranean to Italy together with his son, who suffers from cerebral atrophy, in the hope of getting medical treatment and one day being reunited with the rest of the family in Germany. But two and a half years after arriving in the country, Mohammed still lives alone with his 9-year-old severely disabled son and has no idea when, or if, his wife and two daughters will be able to join him. His second son died after returning to Syria, a loss made all the more painful by the separation. Housed in shared accommodation at refugee centres, a friend eventually offered Mohammed a place to stay in what he describes as a broken-down house. He said they struggle to make ends meet on social welfare. Mohammed was granted subsidiary protection status by the German authorities. The classification is for people who do not meet the specific criteria for refugee status under the Geneva Convention but who face a risk of serious harm in their country of origin, including the death penalty, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, or indiscriminate violence in the context of an armed conflict. There are currently around 351,400 people with subsidiary protection status living in Germany, the majority from Syria. They receive a residence permit, it was initially for one year, in 2024 this initial period was extended to three years. They have the right to live and work in Germany and access social benefits. But while asylum-seekers and recognised refugees have the right to reunification with spouses and children under the age of 18 under German and EU law, those with subsidiary protection status do not. Now, the new coalition government of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) plan to suspend family reunification for those with subsidiary protection status for at least the next two years. On Wednesday, May 28, the German Cabinet approved the restrictions on family reunification. The draft bill must still be passed in the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, to come into effect. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said: 'The country's ability to integrate had simply reached a breaking point,' adding that cities and municipalities across the country were at their limit. Subsidiary protection status The issue of family reunification for people with subsidiary protection status has been a subject of much political debate in Germany. In 2015, the government led by former Chancellor Angela Merkel granted spouses, children or parents of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection the right to reunification. But this right was suspended in 2016 after just one year. Since 2018, the families of people granted subsidiary protection have been able to be reunited. However, the German government limits the number of visas it issues to a maximum of 1,000 per month. That has caused a lot of uncertainty for people like Mohammed and his family in Syria, who must contend with long waiting lists, lengthy bureaucratic procedures and a limited number of visas. In 2024, Germany issued around 120,000 visas for the purpose of family reunification, according to Foreign Office figures requested by Mediendienst Integration, an information service run by the Council for Migration, a nationwide association of migration researchers. Around 10%, some 12,000 visas, were issued to relatives of people with subsidiary protection in Germany. Families separated Critics, such as human rights NGO Pro Asyl, have said separation from family can place a huge psychological strain on those affected, which can have consequences for integration and also irregular immigration. Without any legal route to reunite with children, parents or spouses, some people take the risk of using irregular, often unsafe routes to reach their loved ones in Germany. Legal experts say that even if the EU Family Reunification Directive does not apply to people with subsidiary protection because it was adopted before the status of subsidiary protection was defined, legislators are still bound by Article Six of Germany's Basic Law and the right to family life enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. However, one important restriction has been introduced by the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany and accepted by the European Court of Human Rights. 'If there is an alternative of family life in another country, especially in the country of origin, then there is no automatic right of family reunification in Germany,' said Thomas Gross, an expert on German and EU law at the University of Osnabrück. Germany's Constitutional Court will ultimately have to decide whether an end to family reunification for people with subsidiary protection is legally permissible, which will most likely take years, according to Gross. Meanwhile, families like Mohammed's remain separated indefinitely by slow-moving legal and bureaucratic processes. 'It's not a question that you go to the embassy and the next day you get on a flight to Germany. It is a complicated and often lengthy procedure,' Gross told DW. A recent study found that it took anywhere from six months to more than two years before family members were issued visas by German embassies. 'It sometimes involves DNA tests, sometimes the embassy is far away in another country, which is practically impossible for many people,' said Gross. Mohammed said he has been unable to learn German or work because, without the support of his wife or other close relatives, he is effectively a full-time carer for his son, who requires regular hospital visits. His subsidiary protection visa is valid for one year, and a renewal is far from certain after a federal state court ruled that a Syrian man did not qualify for subsidiary protection status because it deemed Syria a safe country. 'There should be help from the state for my family to come here, this is an exceptional humanitarian situation,' said Mohammed. 'I mean, how am I supposed to endure this any longer?' DW
05-05-2025
- Politics
Europe launches drive to attract scientists, researchers after Trump freezes funding
PARIS -- The European Union launched a drive on Monday to attract scientists and researchers to Europe with offers of grants and new policy plans, after the Trump administration froze U.S. government funding linked to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. 'A few years ago, no one would have imagined that one of the biggest democracies in the world would cancel research programs under the pretext that the word diversity was in this program," French President Emmanuel Macron said at the 'Choose Europe for Science' event in Paris. 'No one would have thought that one of the biggest democracies in the world would delete with a stroke the ability of one researcher or another to obtain visas,' Macron said. 'But here we are." Taking the same stage at the Sorbonne University, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU's executive branch would set up a 'super grant' program aimed at offering 'a longer-term perspective to the very best' in the field. She said that 500 million euros ($566 million) will be put forward in 2025-2027 'to make Europe a magnet for researchers.' It would be injected into the European Research Council, which already has a budget of more than 16 billion euros ($18 billion) for 2021-2027. Von der Leyen said that the 27-nation EU intends 'to enshrine freedom of scientific research into law' with a new legal act. As 'the threats rise across the world, Europe will not compromise on its principles,' she said. Macron said that the French government would also soon make new proposals to beef up investment in science and research. Last month, hundreds of university researchers in the United States had National Science Foundation funding canceled to comply with U.S. President Donald Trump's order to end support to research on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as the study of misinformation. More than 380 grant projects have been cut so far, including work to combat internet censorship in China and Iran and a project consulting with Indigenous communities to understand environmental changes in Alaska's Arctic region. Some terminated grants that sought to broaden the diversity of people studying science, technology and engineering. Scientists, researchers and doctors have taken to the streets in protest. While not mentioning the Trump administration by name, von der Leyen said that it was 'a gigantic miscalculation' to undermine free and open research. 'We can all agree that science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party,' she said. 'We believe that diversity is an asset of humanity and the lifeblood of science. It is one of the most valuable global assets and it must be protected.' Von der Leyen's drive to promote opportunities in Europe in the field of science and take advantage of U.S. policy shifts dovetails with the way that she has played up the potential for trade deals with other countries since Trump took office in January and sparked a tariff war last month. The former German defense minister, and trained doctor, vowed that the EU would also address some of the roadblocks that scientists and researchers face, notably excessive red tape and access to businesses. Macron said that science and research must not "be based on the diktats of the few.' Macron said that Europe 'must become a refuge' for scientists and researchers, and he said to those who feel under threat elsewhere: 'The message is simple. If you like freedom, come and help us to remain free, to do research here, to help us become better, to invest in our future.'
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Exterritorial' Ending, Explained: Does Sara Reunite With Her Son?
The Netflix film Exterritorial is a nonstop action thriller. The German movie follows Sara Wulf (Jeanne Goursaud), a former Special Forces soldier, who desperately tries to find her son after he's kidnapped in the US Consulate in Frankfurt. The young boy, Josh (Rickson Guy de Silva), was taken while he was in a playroom in the consulate, while he and his mom were awaiting approval for a visa, so they could move to America. After she sees her son missing from the playroom, Sara becomes panicked and the security officers in the consulate are unwilling to help her. They instead try to convince her that she came to the consulate alone, and there is no record of her son being there with her. The film, which takes place entirely within the confines of the consulate, shows Sara using her military training to fight off security officers trying to stop her from finding her son. One security officer in particular, Erik Kynch (Dougray Scott), becomes fixated on trying to stop Sara at all costs, but his motives don't become apparent until the end. As the movie unravels, Sara is forced to face her past in Afghanistan and the ambush that nearly killed her and how it relates to her son's kidnapping. So, how does Exterritorial end? Here's everything to know about why Sara Wulf's son was kidnapped and the conspiracy that led to his disappearance. Warning: spoilers ahead! Throughout the film, Sara Wulf unleashes her military training to make her way through the consulate and get answers about her son's kidnapping. After initially thinking that Josh was kidnapped as part of a drug ring, she later finds out that her time in Afghanistan is the reason that she's fighting for her and her son's lives. When Sara was overseas, her team was ambushed by the Taliban, and the resulting explosion killed eight of her fellow soldiers, including her son's father. Sara was the only soldier who survived the ambush. Before she entered the US Consulate in Frankfurt with her son, a journalist investigating the incident called her and asked if she could identify anyone from a video. At the time, Sara was unable to recognize anyone. However, after her son was taken, she finds out that security officer Kynch was also a soldier in Afghanistan at the same time as her. Sara soon realizes that he had met with a member of the Taliban prior to the attack and sold them information on her team's plan. Kynch initially vehemently denies any involvement and convinces everyone that Sara is suffering from a hallucination caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Luckily for Sara, she meets a woman named Irina (Lera Abova) who is also being held in the US Consulate against her will. Irina reveals that she is the daughter of a rich German criminal who was killed by the government and that she contains a USB drive with proof of the assassination. In the midst of Sara trying to find her son, she and Irina fend off two trained assailants who are trying to abduct her, so she cannot uncover the German government's murder. The two women then make their way to Kynch's office, where they find out that he's been the mastermind behind the whole ordeal. Sara comes to the conclusion that Kynch kidnapped her son as part of a larger plan that would result in Sara's death, so she could never expose him for leaking information to the Taliban. Sara and Irina make their way to a warehouse within the consulate, and Irina gets into the back of a truck leaving the facility so she can safely escape. Sara then escapes the consulate and heads to Kynch's daughter's school, taking her to a locked room and demanding that Kynch come in and talk with her. During the intense conversation, Kynch finally admits to leaking information to the Taliban for money prior to the deadly explosion. He also explains that German kidnappers paid him to abduct Irina. He was going to blame the abduction on Sara and kill her in the process, thus silencing her from exposing his secrets. Kynch pulls one last move in the confined space and shoots Sara in the stomach, while also shooting himself in the leg, so he can claim she shot him first. However, Sara crawls to the intercom where she plays Kynch's entire confession, which she recorded on his daughter's toy, to the rest of the generals. Sara successfully rescues her son Josh after proving her innocence at the end of Exterritorial. While Sara is recovering from her gunshot wound, she sees Josh, standing over her and smiling. Eight weeks after the incident took place, Sara calls Irina — who is safely in the U.S. — to let her know that she and her son are preparing to finally move to the country. Sara is still living with the aftermath and PTSD from the explosion, but she seems to be handling it in a healthier way. In the beginning of the film, Sara saw a helicopter that triggered her PTSD and caused her to fight a teenage boy. However, at the end of the film, Sara sees another helicopter and while she is entranced, she is able to manage the stress and smiles with her son instead. Immediately after Sara plays the recording of Officer Kynch's confession, the other officers turn on him and arrest him. Sara confirms at the end of the movie that Kynch has been detained in the U.S. She also reveals that his co-conspirator Sergeant Donovan (Kayode Akinyemi) has in turn been arrested. A sequel to Exterritorial has not been officially confirmed. However, the movie quickly climbed to the No. 1 spot of most-watched movies on Netflix after its American debut on April 30. Read the original article on People
