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Security in Europe
Britain does not trust the US – wants to see a new alliance with the EU

Great Britain can no longer rely on the US to help the country in a military confrontation with Russia and should create a new defense pact with the EU. This is the opinion of British voters, according to a survey commissioned by The Independent.

55 percent say they support the idea of ​​a new European defense alliance without the US, while only eleven percent are against.

Tensions in the Caribbean
New US boat attack in the Pacific Ocean – two dead

The US has carried out a new attack on what is said to be a “drug boat”, several media outlets report.

The attack was carried out in the eastern Pacific Ocean and two people were killed, according to the US Southern Command, reports the AP.

This is the 30th boat attack that has been carried out. A total of 107 people are said to have been killed.

Robbers drill into bank – steal 300 million

Robbers have made off with over 30 million euros (just over 320 million kronor) after drilling into a bank vault in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This is reported by German media.

Witnesses told police that they saw men with large bags in the parking garage under the bank, according to Tagesschau. From there, they allegedly drilled into the bank and then drilled open 3,000 safe deposit boxes where they stole cash, gold and other valuables, police said according to AFP.

No one has been arrested on suspicion of the crime. During the day, around 200 bank customers gathered outside the closed bank and demanded information about their assets.

Nadir Afsalchakir does not know if her mother's gold jewelry and her children's savings have been stolen.

- You put everything in a safe deposit box because you think it is protected there, she tells WDR.

Climate Threat  Global Challenges
Climate Change Made This Year's Extreme Weather Worse

Climate change made storms, floods and forest fires worse this year than they would otherwise have been. This is stated by the research network World Weather Attribution (WWA) in a new report, writes TT.

During the year, WWA has identified 157 extreme weather events worldwide, with extensive humanitarian impact. The deadliest events are heat waves. A single heat wave in Europe is estimated to have cost at least 24,000 lives.

In the past three years, the average temperature has exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time compared to pre-industrial times, according to the report. It is also stated that some societies are now being pushed beyond the limit of what they can adapt to.