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Bus crash in Hungary kills at least 12 Police say they have arrested the driver of a bus that crashed in Hungary, killing at least 12 people. The bus was carrying Polish pilgrims, media report. Troops from North Korea to boost Russia's Ukraine forces Intelligence agencies report that North Korea is preparing to send up to 50,000 troops to Russia. But military experts doubt that this will make a fundamental difference in the course of Russia's war with Ukraine. Russians snap up new homes built on Ukraine 'graveyard' Russia is constructing high-rises in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, on the sites of buildings it destroyed. Who's buying these properties? And what happened to the Ukrainians who used to lived here? Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead Jason Arday, the youngest ever Black professor at Cambridge, was found unresponsive at an address in London. Arday had recently resigned in the midst of a plagiarism row. Germany: Firefighters say Eifel wildfire now under control Firefighters in Germany say they have gained the upper hand in a fire that blazed for days in the Hürtgen Forest. More than 2,000 residents were forced from their homes by the flames and smoke. Follow DW for the latest. Can a giant Madonna help slow secularization in Poland? Europe's largest statue of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated on Saturday in the Polish village of Konotopie. What will the monument mean for the village it towers over — and for the Catholic faith in Poland? Romania shuts nuclear plant, Hungary dams dry Danube River Romania has shut down its only nuclear plant in a rare move prompted by the lack of cooling water from the Danube River. Hungary, meanwhile, is racing to dam the Danube, trying to keep its Paks plant online. Ukraine's monthly civilian casualties highest since 2022 UN monitors say civilian casualties in Ukraine hit their highest monthly level since the start of Russia's full-scale war. The latest attacks included a Russian drone strike on a train, killing two workers. Why is Russia's Yabloko party barred from upcoming election? Russia's highest court has banned anti-war opposition party Yabloko from September's parliamentary election. What does this mean for the election campaign, opponents of the war and for the political mood in the country? 25 years Ohrid Agreement: Is N. Macedonia's peace holding? A quarter of a century after the Ohrid Framework Agreement ended North Macedonia's 2001 conflict, analysts warn that peace between ethnic communities remains fragile.