Europe

International operation targets Camorra-linked counterfeit euro network

International operation targets Camorra-linked counterfeit euro network

Europol has supported an international operation targeting a criminal network linked to the Italian mafia-type organisation Camorr...
Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Intelligence services must not dwell too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock along the lines of the 9/11 at...
Italian civil-rights icon Emma Bonino dies at 78

Italian civil-rights icon Emma Bonino dies at 78

Emma Bonino, a veteran Italian civil-rights campaigner, former foreign minister and former European commissioner, has died at the ...
Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme

Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme

Europol has supported a major operation against a criminal network suspected of trafficking horses across Europe using falsified d...
Poland to increase fighter jet, helicopter patrols after Russian aircraft intercepted

Poland to increase fighter jet, helicopter patrols after Russian aircraft intercepted

Poland will increase fighter jet and helicopter patrols after another Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying without identificatio...
Denmark expects to send first migrants to return hub outside EU in 2027

Denmark expects to send first migrants to return hub outside EU in 2027

Denmark said on Friday it expects to be ready by the end of 2027 to send migrants ​without legal residency to a return hub outside...
Finland probes possible territorial violation after drone discovery

Finland probes possible territorial violation after drone discovery

Finland's Border Guard said Friday it is investigating whether a surveillance drone found on the country's southern coast had viol...
Warsaw Urges EU to Tighten Schengen Visa Rules for Russians

Warsaw Urges EU to Tighten Schengen Visa Rules for Russians

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said the recent wave of Kremlin-backed hybrid attacks across Europe calls for tighter re...

World

Vance seizes MAGA spotlight as Republicans begin looking beyond Trump

Vance seizes MAGA spotlight as Republicans begin looking beyond Trump

Vice President JD Vance took center stage at the Republican convention in Dallas on Thursday in a speech seen as an early test of ...
What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the P...
Trump pledges $5,000  to all US adults if Republicans win the midterms

Trump pledges $5,000 to all US adults if Republicans win the midterms

“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000, very much like a successful company wi...
US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports

US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports

U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a ​range of phones and computers, according to letters, rel...
Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic isl...
Saudi Arabia lifts alert in southern city a day after Houthi strikes

Saudi Arabia lifts alert in southern city a day after Houthi strikes

Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense lifted an alert it had announced in the southern city of Khamis Mushait on Wednesday, a day ​after Ho...
US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East

US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East

Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage ...
Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating

Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating

The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as...
Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

Rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of Nepal after a devastating flash flood and mudslide killed more than 160 peopl...
China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad

China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad

Top Chinese lawmakers this week began their first review of a draft cross-border anti-corruption law aimed at beefing up the count...
US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints

US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints

The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, ​Seoul's Marine Corps said...
South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads

South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads

South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said, citing a range signifi...
Frontex to strengthen its operational presence in Italy

Frontex to strengthen its operational presence in Italy

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is consolidating the command of its Central Mediterranean operations in Rome,...
August was world’s joint-hottest month on record

August was world’s joint-hottest month on record

The world just experienced its joint-hottest month since records began, with August pushing the planet's average global ‌temperatu...
Airbnb set to face more restrictions as EU proposes rules to tackle housing crunch

Airbnb set to face more restrictions as EU proposes rules to tackle housing crunch

Airbnb and other short-term home rental ​companies are set to face more ‌restrictions as the European Commission proposed rules to...
MEPs seek binding EU rules on workplace stress, burnout and harassment

MEPs seek binding EU rules on workplace stress, burnout and harassment

The European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has called on the European Commission to draft legislation es...

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Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO

Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO

Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block thei...
NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity

NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity

Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine

What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine

North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia...
From Threats to Turnarounds: Seven Trump Reversals on Iran

From Threats to Turnarounds: Seven Trump Reversals on Iran

President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations ha...

Other News

Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music

Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music

Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair...
Dutch pull out of ‘no longer neutral’ Eurovision

Dutch pull out of ‘no longer neutral’ Eurovision

Dutch state broadcaster Avrotros said on Monday that the Netherlands will not be taking part in next year's Eurovision Song Contes...
Princess Diana’s brother to publish book about her life

Princess Diana’s brother to publish book about her life

Charles Spencer, the brother of Britain's late Princess Diana, is to publish a book about his sister's life, promising to divulge ...
Leicester City owners looking to sell club for more than £200m

Leicester City owners looking to sell club for more than £200m

Leicester City's owners King Power, who have been in charge of the ​Midlands club since 2010, are looking ‌to sell the third-tier ...
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