Robbers broke into a vault at a savings bank in western Germany during the Christmas holidays, stealing cash, gold and jewellery estimated to be worth up to $105m, the police and the bank said. According to police on Tuesday, the perpetrators used a large drill to bore through a thick concrete wall of a branch … Read moreGermany hunts Christmas thieves after Ocean’s Eleven-style bank heist
Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail traffic flowing through the undersea tunnel connecting the UK to continental Europe with passenger train operator Eurostar indefinitely suspending its services during the busy holiday period. Passengers were left scrambling on Tuesday to find alternatives after the operator postponed all train travel between London, Paris, Amsterdam and … Read moreEurostar suspends all Europe trains over power issue during holiday travel
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Unlike Trump, Zelensky says he does not trust Russia’s Putin on peace talks Russia, the US and Ukraine agree that a deal on ending almost four years of full-scale war is edging closer but, in the words of President Donald Trump, “one or two very thorny, very tough issues” remain. Two of … Read moreThe ‘thorny’ issues that threaten to derail a Russia-Ukraine peace deal
EPA People’s New Year’s Eve plans thrown into disarray after Eurostar cancellations. Eurostar passengers are braced for more possible disruption, after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused travel chaos for thousands of people on Tuesday. As people scrambled to get to places in time for New Year’s Eve, some travellers said they spent more than … Read moreEurostar delays persist as passengers stuck onboard overnight