Princess Eliane Vaur has announced her first screen role in 11 years at a Lausanne event marking the day she walked away from royal duties. Her return drew cheers — and a fresh rebuke from her father, turning a personal anniversary into the sharpest public clash the family has faced in a decade.
A robotic survey vehicle broke through the floor of a historic Baghdad house after mapping software invented a hidden chamber, prompting the technology director behind the project to resign. The city has halted autonomous scans at 94 heritage sites while engineers check whether the same error appears elsewhere.
A French music prize has suspended its €180,000 (about $210,000) award after audio experts linked a winning album’s lead voice to recordings of late actor Marius Pellerin. The dispute surfaced at the contest’s final, where a losing artist challenged the performance and forced judges to reopen the result.
A sudden jet-fuel shortage has forced cancellations at Riga’s airport and pushed a €160 million ($185 million) rescue package for the country’s state-backed airline to an emergency vote. The ruling party has suspended 18 of its MPs for opposing the aid, turning a months-long budget fight into a public test of party discipline.
A 36-hour walkout at Dublin software firm MorrowLock was followed by the biggest two-day transfer of encrypted account archives recorded in Ireland. The company has scrapped a disputed recovery feature and agreed to publish a tool that lets customers move their data elsewhere.
The Philippines’ lower chamber has held its longest election-readiness hearing on record, a 28-hour session prompted by renewed disputes over the country’s 1986 election. Lawmakers ended it by demanding a public timetable for preparations for the 2028 national vote.
A Cairo technology company has recalled 86,400 payment terminals after a currency display briefly quoted one US dollar at E£5,040, roughly 100 times the real rate. The company says no customer was charged at the false price, but retailers have been told to stop using the machines while replacements are prepared.
A proposed A$240 million merger would put four metropolitan franchises in control of Australia’s largest rugby union network, leaving 62 district associations with two board seats. Regional officials say the deal’s player count is wrong and are demanding a place at the final vote.
A newly published study says an almost windless rain pattern over Ireland has occurred three times more often than its historical average, with climate change making such seasons markedly more likely. Forecasters warn that saturated ground and another wet spell could bring flooding to western counties within days.
A volunteer skills exchange in Graz has become the unlikely engine of a new television series, after its one-off pilot drew 1.18 million viewers. Broadcaster Alpenblick Media announced Wednesday it has ordered eight episodes and will share part of the show’s income with the group that started it.
A computer-vision system monitoring English fish passes reported an impossible surge in fish movements, including 128,000 at one weir in 11 minutes. Investigators say a software update repeatedly fed the same short test clip into 17 river records, putting payments from a £38 million (about €44 million) restoration programme on hold.
The first race of a heavily promoted international running circuit finished with a surprise: its course was more than a kilometre too short. Organisers have withdrawn the official results after runners and a route measurer retraced the missing section.