A suspect has been arrested in Germany following a fire at Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat, known as Eagle’s Nest, German police said. Authorities were alerted to a fire at the Nazi leader’s mountain residence on the peak of Obersalzberg at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time on Friday, Upper Bavaria South police said in a statement….
Completed by the Nazis in 1938, the Eagle’s Nest, which sits at an elevation of around 1,800m (5,900ft), escaped destruction after their defeat in 1945. Since then, it has become a popular tourist destination and houses a mountain inn. It serves as “a cautionary reminder of the abysses of the inhumane Nazi dictatorship”, according to…
A man has been arrested after a fire broke out at Hitler’s former Alpine retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, on Friday night. Difficult terrain hampered firefighting efforts, with the blaze still burning on Saturday morning. Published On 24 Oct 202624 Oct 2026 Share Man arrested after fire breaks out at Hitler’s former Alpine retreat on social media…
Offices at the Supreme Court in Tirana were set ablaze as anti-government protests over corruption, education, and unemployment entered their fifth day. Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026 Share Fire engulfs Albania’s Supreme Court as protests enter fifth day on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
A large fire near a Canadian military base in Alberta has killed and injured some people, the defence minister said, without confirming the number of casualties. The Canadian Armed Forces were working with local authorities to manage the fire and were looking into what caused it, David McGuinty said, describing the situation as “very, very…
Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire. “I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” Defense Minister David McGuinty said. The incident occurred at…
Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand repeatedly returned to one topic in their first debate Tuesday night in the race to be Iowa’s next governor: questions about Lahn’s residency history in the state. Sand, the state auditor, and Lahn, a businessman, met in Davenport as they run to succeed retiring Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds…
Plants use carbon dioxide (CO₂) in photosynthesis to make the carbohydrates they need to grow. As the CO₂ in the atmosphere rises, mainly because humans are burning fossil fuels, many plants can photosynthesise more or use water more efficiently. This is known as “CO₂ fertilisation”. Scientists have carried out numerous studies into CO₂ fertilisation in…
Senator Thom Tillis accuses Pentagon chief of ‘inept mismanagement’ as US military is strained by war on Iran. United States Senator Thom Tillis has called on President Donald Trump to fire Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth for creating a “leadership void” within the military amid the ongoing war with Iran. In a social media post…
Multiple people, including children, died when a gunman opened fire at a Billings, Montana, home that was then set alight, authorities said Monday. Police characterized the incident Sunday evening near the city’s West End neighborhood as a family disturbance. The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot, NBC affiliate KULR of Billings reported. Interim Yellowstone County…
