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The trial for Greece's deadliest rail disaster, known as the "Tempi crime," resumed on Wednesday, with relatives of the 57 victims crowding into a courtroom in Larisa to demand justice. The crash in February 2023 killed mostly students traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki when their intercity train collided head-on with a freight train near Tempi. Three years later, families continue to seek accountability, as reported by the BBC.

The construction of nuclear power units in Uzbekistan is poised to become a long-term investment in the stability of the country's energy system and industrial growth. The press service of the state corporation Rosatom provided detailed insights into the socio-economic effects of the project in an interview with a Podrobno.uz correspondent.

Germany's landmark legislation legalizing personal recreational cannabis use, passed by the previous centre-left government on April 1, 2024, remains a subject of intense debate two years later. The law allowed adults over 18 to grow up to three plants for private consumption and possess 50g at home or 25g in public, but critics warned it would lead to a sharp rise in drug use, including among teenagers, and benefit criminal gangs.

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have strongly condemned "Islamophobic" and "xenophobic" chants by some fans during the country's friendly match against Egypt. The game, which ended in a 0-0 draw, was marred by persistent anti-Muslim jeers directed at the visiting team.

Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the president of the country's football federation (Fecofoot). Mayolas was convicted of embezzling $1.1 million in funds provided by FIFA and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In Tashkent, a chief specialist from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services was arrested while accepting a bribe. According to law enforcement agencies, the suspect attempted to flee but was swiftly apprehended by officers.

Strikes carried out by the US and Israeli regimes on two of Iran's largest steel plants—Mobarakeh Steel in Isfahan and Khuzestan Steel in Ahvaz—are likely to harm Tehran's war-making capacity but could also cripple Iran's economy in irreversible ways. The bombings triggered a strong domestic reaction, with much of the debate focusing on whether the two facilities constituted legitimate military targets.

US President Donald Trump told journalists on Tuesday that the United States' military campaign against Iran could conclude within two to three weeks. According to reports from Reuters and CNN, Trump emphasized that a deal with Tehran is not necessary for this. He stated that the US will soon cease operations and leave the region, as they allegedly have no reason to continue involvement.

A large-scale outage of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service in the Chinese city of Wuhan caused at least a hundred self-driving cars to stop mid-traffic on Tuesday, reigniting debates about the safety of autonomous vehicles. Local police stated that initial findings pointed to a "system malfunction" as the cause, with multiple vehicles coming to a standstill on roads, disrupting traffic flow.

Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakhtiyor Saidov, held a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Mohammad Ali Eskandari, in Tashkent. During the talks, the sides discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the current situation in the Central Asian and Middle Eastern regions.

US President Donald Trump, in an interview with The Telegraph, stated that he is seriously considering the possibility of the United States withdrawing from NATO. This move comes amid the refusal of allies to support an operation against Iran. Trump claimed that the alliance failed to provide the expected support to the US, casting doubt on its effectiveness and raising concerns about its future cohesion.

A two-year report on Germany's partial cannabis legalization introduced in 2024 has been published, with conservative ministers from the CDU and CSU parties labeling the law a "mistake" and "a complete nonstarter" while demanding changes. Health Minister Nina Warken pointed to declining early intervention numbers among children and youth, and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt alleged a booming black market and rising criminality, highlighting law enforcement concerns.