20

Jan

Bulgarian President Radev resigns

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on Monday he will resign, fuelling speculation that he will form his own political party to run in upcoming parliamentary elections after the previous government…

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20

Jan

UPDATED: Hundreds Evacuated, Schools Closed Across Sicily as Civil Protection Activates Crisis Measures

Sicily’s regional Civil Protection authority has urged mayors to issue evacuation orders across several high-risk areas, leading to the displacement of around 190 people as severe weather conditions intensify. In…

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19

Jan

Europe Pushes for Diplomacy as Greenland Dispute Threatens Trade Fallout

European leaders moved to cool tensions on Monday as a dispute involving Greenland and U.S. tariff threats risked escalating into a broader transatlantic trade conflict, with multiple EU institutions stressing…

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19

Jan

UK Starmer calls for ‘calm discussion’ to avert trade war with US over Greenland

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Monday for calm discussion to avert a possible trade war with the United States over Greenland, appealing to President Donald Trump to respect…

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19

Jan

UPDATED: Storm Harry to Bring Heavy Rain and High Winds Across Mediterranean

A deep low-pressure system moving through the Mediterranean is expected to bring severe weather to large parts of southern Europe early this week, while eastern regions of the continent brace…

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19

Jan

Socialist, far-right candidate head for Portugal’s presidential runoff

Moderate Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro came out on top in the first round of Portugal's presidential election on Sunday, followed by the far-right leader Andre Ventura, and the two will…

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19

Jan

UPDATED: Fatal high-speed train crash in Spain

A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second train off the tracks and down an embankment in a collision that…

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18

Jan

Populists eye Presidency in Portugal according to exit polls

According to the first exit polls, André Ventura, leader of the populist Chega party, could be in second place with 20-24% of the vote. He trails behind the centre-left candidate…

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18

Jan

Portugal presidential race wide open with far-right just ahead, rare runoff vote is likely

Portugal's presidential election on Sunday is all but guaranteed to require a runoff vote for the first time in 40 years amid growing political fragmentation, and the race for a…

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16

Jan

Putin talks to Netanyahu and Iran’s Pezeshkian, says Russia is willing to mediate

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Iran in separate calls on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and said that Moscow was…

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16

Jan

Britain’s surging Reform party draws big-name defector Jenrick

Britain's former Conservative Party leadership candidate Robert Jenrick became the biggest-name defector to Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK on Thursday, saying the nation was broken and its two mainstream political…

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15

Jan

European military heads to Greenland as Trump’s ambitions for island remain undeterred

Military personnel from France and Germany headed to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure U.S. President Donald Trump over its security…

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15

Jan

Turkey to deploy jets to Estonia, Romania under NATO air policing missions

Turkey plans to deploy fighter jets to Estonia and Romania as part of NATO's enhanced air policing missions, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Turkey plans to conduct a four-month…

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15

Jan

Rome Slows Traffic in Historic Centre as 30 km/h Limit Takes Effect

Rome is easing off the accelerator. From now on, vehicles travelling through the historic centre will not be allowed to exceed 30 kilometres per hour. The Mayor of the capital,…

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15

Jan

‘Fundamental disagreement’ with US over Greenland remains

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Greenland was "very important" for national security, following a meeting with Greenlandic and Danish diplomats hosted by Vice President JD Vance in Washington. …

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14

Jan

Deaths outnumber births in France for first time since World War Two

France recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since the end of World War Two, a development that erodes its long-held demographic advantage over other European…

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14

Jan

Orban’s grip on power faces test at Hungary election on April 12

Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will face a strong challenger for the first time in 16 years at Hungary's parliamentary vote on April 12, with the outcome having profound implications…

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14

Jan

Former Cypriot president George Vassiliou dies aged 94

George Vassiliou, a former president of the Republic of Cyprus and a central figure in the island’s modern political and economic development, died overnight at the age of 94, his…

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14

Jan

Last year was Ukraine’s deadliest for civilians since 2022, UN says

2025 was the deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022, according to the United Nations (UN). Conflict-related violence killed at least 2,514 civilians last year, the UN's Human Rights…

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13

Jan

Moldova’s Sandu Signals Support for Romania Unification as Means to Secure State’s Survival

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said she would vote in favour of unification with neighbouring European Union and NATO member Romania if a referendum were to take place to help…

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13

Jan

Ibiza holiday rentals plunge as Spain cracks down on overtourism

The number of short-term tourist lets on Ibiza almost halved in 2025 from a year earlier as ​Spain's crackdown on holiday homes and overtourism started ‌to bite. The supply of…

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13

Jan

Italy to hold referendum on judicial reform on March 22-23

Italy will hold a referendum on March 22-23 over a contentious reform of the justice system, sources close to the matter said, setting the date for a key test of…

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13

Jan

Airports close and flights disrupted across Europe due to icy weather

Airports have been forced to close and flights have been disrupted in parts of Europe due to icy weather. Airports in Budapest in Hungary, Bratislava in Slovakia and Vienna in…

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13

Jan

Hungarian president sets April 12 as date for parliamentary election

Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok set April 12 as the date for the country's parliamentary election, the president's office said in statement on Tuesday. For the first time since taking power…

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13

Jan

UK has no plan for defending nation in event of war

The UK has no plan to defend the nation in the event of war, including how to mobilise the National Health Service to deal with mass casualties, the head of…

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13

Jan

Former UK government minister Zahawi defects to Farage’s Reform

Former British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi defected to Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party from the Conservative Party on Monday, saying the country was broken and needed Farage as prime…

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13

Jan

Greenland says defense belongs to NATO, not US, as Russia watches

Greenland’s government said Monday it would step up efforts to ensure the defense of the Arctic territory remains firmly under NATO, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed assertion that the…

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13

Jan

Russia launches year’s most concentrated barrage on Ukraine’s two largest cities

Russian forces launched the year’s most intense wave of missile attacks on Ukraine’s two largest cities early on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials and media said, killing four people in the northeastern…

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12

Jan

Spain to tighten rental rules with room rent caps, seasonal lease curbs

Spain's leftist government will further tighten rental rules and restrict medium-term leases to contain soaring rents and prevent price abuse under a decree to be approved in the coming weeks,…

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12

Jan

Pope Leo meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at Vatican

Pope Leo met Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado on Monday, the Vatican said, but did not provide any further details. The meeting, listed among…

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12

Jan

Bulgaria likely heading to new election

Bulgaria's biggest parliamentary grouping, the centre-right GERB-SDS, declined a request on Monday from the president to try and form a new government, increasing the likelihood of a snap election in…

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12

Jan

France launches recruitment campaign for new voluntary military service

France said on Monday it was launching a campaign to recruit thousands of young people for a new 10-month voluntary national military service, with the first participants starting their service…

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12

Jan

Cyprus shaken by corruption claims as first lady resigns charity post

Cyprus’ first lady Philippa Karsera said she will step down from the management committee of a charity fund amid corruption allegations tied to a secretly recorded video that authorities say…

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12

Jan

Tory Plans for Safer Social Media: A Game Changer?

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch announced plans to raise the "age of consent" for social media to protect children from harmful online content. This measure exceeds previous proposals like banning smartphones…

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11

Jan

Meloni Urges Europe for Unified Talks with Russia

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged Europe to appoint a special envoy to engage Russia in talks amid ongoing efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine. She supported French President…

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11

Jan

New Year’s Eve tragic Swiss bar’s service door was locked from inside

The charges against bar owner Jacques Moretti may become more complex. This could happen if the public prosecutor determines he bears partial responsibility for the locked fire exit. Moretti states…

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10

Jan

Berlin Blackout: Deliberate Sabotage Exposes Fragile Critical Infrastructure

Berlin experienced a major power outage in early January 2026 after an arson attack on high-voltage power cables in the city’s southwest. German authorities have said the fire was deliberately…

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09

Jan

Pope Leo and Trump head for a clash

The first American pope is on a collision course with U.S. President Donald Trump. The latest fault line between the Vatican and the White House emerged on Sunday. Shortly after…

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09

Jan

Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands

Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis’ wish of visiting a key migration…

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09

Jan

Severe Winds and Snow Disrupt Travel Across France and Britain

Storm Goretti brought severe weather to parts of northern Europe on Friday, causing widespread disruption in France and the United Kingdom, including power outages, transport suspensions and school closures. https://twitter.com/Top_Disaster/status/2009572228229419180…

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09

Jan

Russia fires hypersonic missile near Ukraine’s EU border

Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile at Ukraine near the EU border overnight, in what Kyiv called a new threat to European security that demanded a global response. Moscow said…

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09

Jan

34 arrests in Spain during action against the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation

The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close cooperation with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and with the support of Europol, has conducted an operation against the…

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08

Jan

German president says US is destroying world order

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of…

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08

Jan

Italy wants stricter 5% safeguard trigger in Mercosur deal

Italy wants a stricter threshold for the suspension of imports under the planned Mercosur trade agreement, its agriculture minister said in an interview published on Thursday, ahead of an EU…

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08

Jan

Belgium braces for more bad weather

A storm coming in from the English Channel will create dangerous weather conditions in large parts of Belgium from Thursday and into the weekend, the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) has…

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07

Jan

U.S. military seizes 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers in North Atlantic and Caribbean

The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize two oil tankers linked to Venezuela — one in the North Atlantic and one in the Caribbean Sea, officials said. The U.S.…

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07

Jan

European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland

Allies including France and Germany are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, as Europe seeks…

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07

Jan

UPDATED: Amsterdam airport cancels at least 700 flights because of snow and wind

Amsterdam Schiphol airport, one of the largest in Europe, has announced at least 700 flight cancellations because of snow and wind, after days of weather-related travel disruptions. More than 1,000…

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07

Jan

Severe Weather in Italy: Aniene River Floods Rome as Snow Brings Motorway Disruption

Rome is grappling with severe weather conditions after the Aniene River burst its banks, flooding roads and prompting closures across parts of the capital, while heavy snowfall caused major disruption…

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07

Jan

UK and France to send troops to Ukraine if peace deal agreed

The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has…

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07

Jan

Russia sends navy ships to guard oil tanker being pursued by US forces

Russia has deployed navy assets to escort an oil tanker also being pursued by US forces across the Atlantic, CBS News, reported. The ship, which currently isn't carrying anything, historically…

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07

Jan

US not excluding use of military to take over Greenland

US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The White House told the BBC that…

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06

Jan

Cyprus parties receive €12.7 million in state funding ahead of parliamentary elections

Political parties in Cyprus will this week receive €12.7 million in public funding, providing a significant financial boost ahead of the island’s next parliamentary elections. The funds form part of…

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06

Jan

Hungary will not leave the EU, it will fall apart on its own, Orbán says

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán predicted the European Union would "fall apart on its own" due to "leadership chaos" and said Brussels aimed to cut Hungary off from Russian energy…

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06

Jan

UPDATED: Severe Snow, Ice and Cold Disrupt Air and Rail Travel Across Western Europe

Freezing weather gripped swathes of Europe on Tuesday, with snow and icy conditions forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the Netherlands and leading to the deaths of five…

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06

Jan

Starmer Braces for Parliamentary Clash on Upcoming EU ‘Reset’ Legislation

Keir Starmer is set to face fresh battles over his EU “reset” with his plans to lay a bill that could lead to closer regulatory ties with Brussels. The legislation…

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06

Jan

Danish Prime Minister Warns a U.S. Move on Greenland Would End NATO

If U.S. President Donald Trump invades Greenland, it will spell the end of NATO, Denmark’s leader warned.  Trump, who last week ratcheted up threats to take over the self-ruling Danish…

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