European Agriculture

French potato crop to shrink by 23% after severe weather

France’s main potato crop is expected to fall 23% this year, or by about 2 million metric tons, after exceptionally hot and dry summer weather, the growers’ group UNPT said.…

EU Steps Up Climate Adaptation as Weather Hits Crops

Persistent heat and lack of rainfall in the past two months are affecting summer crops and fodder supply across western and central Europe, according to the latest MARS bulletin of…

Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire

Syria may deploy troops to help Saudi Arabia fight Yemen's Houthis, a US official and a Syrian defen...

Belgian Strikes to Disrupt Public Transport and Brussels Airport on Friday and Monday

Public transport in Brussels and across Belgium will be disrupted on Friday and Monday as unions hol...

France’s Student Protests: What’s Behind the Unrest

The movement: Since late September, students across France have protested education underfunding and...

WHO Presses Russia for Information on Siberia Lab Death

The World Health Organization is looking into reports of a second pneumonia case linked to an anti-p...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 8 October 2026

Morning Briefing Employers reject claim that private sector drove population growth Malta Empl...

Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis

Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen's I...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 7 October 2026

Updated 1300 Malta Public Transport Passenger Journeys Hit Record High in 2026: Malta Public Tran...

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as Putin marks 74th birthday

Russia destroyed an apartment block in northern Ukraine as a birthday "gift" to Vladimir Putin, Volo...

Israelis mark three years since Hamas attack that set off Gaza assault

Israelis will on Wednesday mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, trigger...

Germany’s ex-spy chief arrested for espionage

Police have arrested the former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, o...