Europe - Mediterranean
Record Tourism Prompts Greece to Impose Strict Rules on Remote Beaches
Greece has introduced strict new rules to protect some of its most fragile coastlines as the country struggles with the environmental pressures…
Pope Leo heading back to Rome after outspoken Africa tour
Pope Leo returns to Rome on Thursday after wrapping up an ambitious four-nation Africa tour in which he forcefully decried the direction…
Cyprus urges EU to prepare joint response plan if member state is attacked
President Nikos Christodoulides called on European Union leaders to begin preparing a coordinated response framework if a member state is attacked, stressing…
Report Finds Corruption in Italy Growing More Hidden and Systemic
Corruption in Italy has become “more insidious and evasive,” spreading into “every part of public life,” according to the anti-corruption agency ANAC…
Iran crisis costs France up to 6 billion euros, says minister
The economic fallout from the crisis in Iran has cost France between 4 billion euros ($4.70 billion) and 6 billion euros, Finance…
A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage
Pope Leo has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his four-nation Africa tour this week, issuing sharp denunciations of war and…
Italy urged by IEA chief to rethink nuclear power
Italy should reconsider its rejection of nuclear energy as it seeks greater energy security and economic stability, the head of the International…
Diplomatic strain between Washington and Rome deepens amid Iran and NATO row
United States President Donald Trump has sharply criticised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying their relationship has deteriorated over Rome’s stance on…
Portugal rejects separate European army
Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and modernising its armed forces within the U.S.-led…
Italian PM condemns ally Trump over ‘unacceptable’ Pope criticism
Giorgia Meloni has described Donald Trump’s comments about Pope Leo XIV as “unacceptable”. The US president had accused the pontiff of being…
Mediterranean Sea at centre of Pope’s warning against ‘sea of despair’
Pope Leo XIV has placed the Mediterranean at the heart of a powerful appeal, describing it and the Sahara Desert as crucial…
Trump launches sharp attack on Pope Leo XIV
President Donald Trump launched a sharp and highly unusual attack on Pope Leo XIV, saying the US-born pontiff was “not doing a…