Europe

Opinion polls see France’s Le Pen winning 2027 election despite guilty verdict

Opinion polls see France’s Le Pen winning 2027 election despite guilty verdict

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen could well win France's presidential ​election next year despite an appeal court this week upholdin...
Le Pen vows to run despite upheld graft conviction

Le Pen vows to run despite upheld graft conviction

The face of France's far-right, Marine Le Pen, has said in a television interview that she intends to run for the presidency for h...
Flights resume at Catania as Mount Etna activity eases

Flights resume at Catania as Mount Etna activity eases

Operations have resumed at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport after Italian authorities lowered the volcanic aviation alert for Mount Et...
Italian Foreign Minister Says Rome Will No Longer React to Trump’s Remarks

Italian Foreign Minister Says Rome Will No Longer React to Trump’s Remarks

Italy will stop responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's provocative remarks, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in an ​inter...
Norwegian-led investigation into dark web child abuse forums leads to arrests across seven countries

Norwegian-led investigation into dark web child abuse forums leads to arrests across seven countries

A coordinated international operation supported by Europol has resulted in the arrest of 28 people as part of an investigation int...
Trump to cut trade with Spain

Trump to cut trade with Spain

U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was "over...
NATO Ankara summit: who’s going and what to expect 

NATO Ankara summit: who’s going and what to expect 

NATO leaders will gather in Ankara for a summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, amid pressure from President Donald Trump for Europe to ...
NATO gathers in Ankara amid efforts to reduce friction with Trump

NATO gathers in Ankara amid efforts to reduce friction with Trump

NATO leaders gather next week in Ankara, where Europeans aim to set aside strife with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and Gr...

World

Worldwide human trafficking sting nets more than 1,000 suspects

Worldwide human trafficking sting nets more than 1,000 suspects

This year’s edition of the annual effort took place from 8 to 12 June 2026 with coordination and support from Europol, Frontex, an...
Eastern U.S. hit by historic heatwave ahead of July 4 holiday

Eastern U.S. hit by historic heatwave ahead of July 4 holiday

Record-breaking ​temperatures spread to the eastern U.S. from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under h...
Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel

Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel

President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice pres...
Buildings Collapse as Twin Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela

Buildings Collapse as Twin Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela

At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes — measuring 7.2 and 7.5 — struck cent...
UN probe says mass killings, rapes, abductions, starvation by Sudan force amount to genocide

UN probe says mass killings, rapes, abductions, starvation by Sudan force amount to genocide

Sudan's RSF forces carried out mass killings, abductions ‌of women and girls, mass gang rapes and forced starvation in a city they...
US launches new wave of strikes on Iran as ceasefire frays

US launches new wave of strikes on Iran as ceasefire frays

U.S. forces have launched new strikes against Iran, placing further strain on a ceasefire that has been under increasing strain in...
Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday nigh...
Libya’s eastern government bans entry of nationals from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

Libya’s eastern government bans entry of nationals from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

Libya’s eastern-based government has banned the entry of nationals of four African countries, a decision ​a government source said...
UPDATED-Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit

UPDATED-Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit

Two bombs exploded near a hotel ‌in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night, but his office said he di...
Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows

Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows

- The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production ‌and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a Un...
India’s passport clarification fuels questions over citizenship documentation

India’s passport clarification fuels questions over citizenship documentation

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has clarified that an Indian passport is primarily a travel document and should not be ...
Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says

Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said ​he w...
MEPs support Ukraine and Moldova’s EU path while warning Serbia over reform gaps

MEPs support Ukraine and Moldova’s EU path while warning Serbia over reform gaps

The European Parliament has reaffirmed its support for the European Union accession ambitions of Ukraine and Moldova, while warnin...
Malta among nine EU states seeking flexibility on new border checks

Malta among nine EU states seeking flexibility on new border checks

A coalition of nine European countries is urging Brussels to prolong emergency flexibility for the Entry/Exit System, arguing the ...
European Parliament backs negotiations on digital euro as lawmakers stress cash will remain protected

European Parliament backs negotiations on digital euro as lawmakers stress cash will remain protected

The European Parliament has given the green light for negotiations with the Council on plans to introduce a digital euro, marking ...
Western Europe records hottest June on record

Western Europe records hottest June on record

Western Europe just experienced ​its warmest June on record, EU scientists confirmed on Thursday, after an extreme heatwave at the...

Insights

How can Trump ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain?

How can Trump ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain?

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order for a trade embargo on Spain on Wednesday, asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ...
What is the ‘Omega Block’ causing Europe’s intense heatwave?

What is the ‘Omega Block’ causing Europe’s intense heatwave?

The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 40 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather p...
What happens next? How the UK will choose Starmer’s successor

What happens next? How the UK will choose Starmer’s successor

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign, with a new leader ​to be in place by the time parliament ‌returns in S...
Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran? 

Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran? 

Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a host of objec...

Other News

Bonnie Tyler, singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, dies at 75

Bonnie Tyler, singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, dies at 75

The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident. After an operation to ...
Trump-backed Balogun reprieve sparks FIFA crisis, but Belgium send U.S. out of World Cup

Trump-backed Balogun reprieve sparks FIFA crisis, but Belgium send U.S. out of World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the governing body’s disciplinary process on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump hai...
Over 210 Athletes Set for Inaugural Tallinja Malta Youth International Athletics Festival

Over 210 Athletes Set for Inaugural Tallinja Malta Youth International Athletics Festival

The inaugural Tallinja Malta Youth International Athletics Festival is set to make a strong debut, attracting more than 210 young ...
Adidas edging Nike in World Cup sales boost

Adidas edging Nike in World Cup sales boost

As the World Cup brand battle heats up, sportswear giant Adidas appears to be getting a bigger boost than rival Nike, early data s...
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