volcanic ash

Catania airport closed for third day due to Etna’s ash

Catania airport will remain closed for the third consecutive day on Monday because of volcanic ash being spewed out by Mount Etna, SAC, the company that runs the airport, said.The…

Mount Etna ash emissions halt arrivals at Catania Airport amid intense volcanic activity

Intense explosive activity continued at Mount Etna's Voragine crater on Monday, producing heavy ash emissions that prompted authorities to suspend incoming flights at Catania Airport until 5 p.m. local time.…

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 Etna, allowing flights to restart following disruption caused by the volcano's latest eruption. Airport…

Far-right Le Pen and hard-left Melenchon seen reaching French presidential run-off, poll shows

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left contender Jean-Luc Melenchon are seen reaching...

Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation

Swiss voters ‌on Sunday firmly rejected a proposal to adopt a more restrictive form of neutrality th...

Catania airport closed for third day due to Etna’s ash

Catania airport will remain closed for the third consecutive day on Monday because of volcanic ash b...

Serbia heads for early elections

Serbia's president has resigned after more than a year of student-led protests and growing public di...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Monday 28 September 2026

Updated 1055 Malta and Gozo Hit by Widespread Power Cut A widespread power cut affected Malta ...

Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do ‘big damage’

British police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an...

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks

Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to meet to discuss how to support Saudi Arabia unde...

Pope makes first official visit to France in 18 years

Church bells will quite literally be ringing across France this Friday morning as Pope Leo XIV lands...

Poland Predicts Murkier Russian Escalation, Not Full Invasion

Poland's foreign minister said that Russia is preparing a significant escalation this year, warning ...

Finland and Sweden scramble Quick Reaction Alert jets to intercept Russian aircraft

Finland's air force said on Friday that Swedish and Finnish fighter jets had been scrambled to ident...