The Italian bank plans to keep its international payments business while selling its other Russian operations. The approval contrasts with Moscow’s recent moves to place several Western companies’ local assets under temporary management.
The UN talks in Antalya next month will be backdropped by the energy crisis, extreme heat and Nepal's flood disaster.
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The death of a staff member at an anti-plague institute in Russia following a laboratory accident has put the spotlight on plague and how it spreads.
Ukrainians travelling by train are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Russia's attacks.
The winter sports season will see the arrival of many new properties in Europe. Highlights include The First Cortina in Cortina d’Ampezzo and the aptly named Ski Lodge in Verbier, while several properties are also returning after renovations.
Warsaw’s Mermaid Polska Deepspot Cup turns mermaiding into sport and art, with acrobatics, races and growing popularity among women and children.
The strikes came a day after a grain ship was sunk off Romania, and helicopters and a military jet have joined the search for survivors.
Chinese AI start-up Moonshot AI is targeting for a Hong Kong listing in early 2027 after its valuation hit $50 billion (€44.6bn), while rival DeepSeek is raising between ¥80 billion (€10.6bn) and ¥100 billion (€13.3bn) in a round led by Tencent and CATL, fuelling bets on its
Best known for his award-winning film scores and long-lasting partnership with director Ken Loach, George Fenton also created the music for what became known as David Attenborough's Earth Trilogy: The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
Operation Yemen Dawn, backed by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook the town of Dhubab just north of the strait, as the Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy
Russian authorities are investigating the death of a laboratory worker from an unexplained respiratory infection after unconfirmed reports suggested pneumonic plague. Experts say the disease is treatable with antibiotics and is unlikely to spread widely.
Former BND president August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified documents from his former agency, with investigators reportedly examining whether information was passed to foreign powers.
The first Astana AI Film Festival has concluded in Kazakhstan, with Latvian filmmaker Nikolay Shestak taking the Grand Prix. The festival had a total fund of €1.8 million, with half allocated to prize money and the other half to investment in promising AI teams and film
Green MEP Lena Schilling has described nude deepfake images of herself and several other MEPs as “unacceptable”, saying their creators tried to take her “dignity away”.
The EU is cracking down on migration two months after launching the Migration and Asylum Pact. Migrants with no right to stay must leave and may be transferred to “return hubs”. A new European Return Order will include key elements of return decisions. But is the EU prepared?
The CEO of the world's biggest oil company warned at a conference that the global oil supply system is reaching its limit and that replenishing global oil stockpiles could take two years.
The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move immediately to "rapid deployment" of military forces, uniting NATO's second-largest army, the Islamic world's only nuclear state and the largest Gulf power.
Javier Carbonell, an analyst at the European Policy Centre, says that while housing has been one of the “biggest policy failures” of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s administration, the prime minister has been able to turn it into an electoral issue.
Police fired tear gas as protesters clashed outside Kosovo’s parliament over moves to limit powers of a Hague war crimes court.
A passing ferry found only an overturned lifeboat and life jackets at the scene, while two injured sailors from a second vessel are being rushed to hospital in Varna.
Archer was a disgraced politician and convicted liar but found success as novelist. His books are estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.
The European Commission has published a call for evidence on the introduction of possible EU standards for the training and certification of fishers working on EU vessels. The aim is to improve safety on board and make it easier for fishers to work in other member states.
The outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to lead the state government in December.
With tax breaks expiring and delay to the variable excise decree, diesel prices climb. Hauliers warn of a strike as the government summons oil firms with initial price caps.
Barcelona’s housing protest turned violent with fires and arrests, highlighting Spain’s affordability crisis ahead of a general strike and snap election in November.
Protests over housing rights ended in serious unrest in central Barcelona, with barricades and burning bins. Catalan police arrested 13 people, and 30 officers suffered minor injuries.
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, and how Brussels bigwigs plan to thwart the bloc’s ‘Trojan horses’.
The Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum concluded today in Rome after four days of policy, scientific, technical and business exchanges aimed at strengthening water resilience across the Mediterranean. Organized by One Water Committee Italy, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM),
Lisbon is hosting an exhibition where works by sculptor Joana Vasconcelos converse with dresses by a renowned Italian designer, fusing domestic life and haute couture.
Anger has been building since former president Hashim Thaci, viewed by many as a hero of the independence struggle, was sentenced last month over crimes committed during the 1990s war against Serbia.
Pedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. In France, students take to the streets again over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages, while MEPs debate Europe's housing crisis and
French borrowing costs hit their highest level since 2002, and the gap with Germany is the widest since 2011. What is driving France's debt crisis and how far could it go?
On 29 September, the Commission proposed a 5-point plan to prevent, anticipate and respond to sudden, mass illegal arrivals. It will strengthen the resilience and security of EU external borders. The EU has a comprehensive and resilient framework in place to manage migration –
The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.
New EU pay transparency rules are now taking effect across the EU. Discover how to boost trust, attract top talent and give your business a competitive edge through clear salary communication. As of June 2026, pay transparency rules make it mandatory across the EU to disclose
By beating Norway 2-1, Portugal reached the Nations League quarter-finals and a new squad list is expected. The question everyone asks is: and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Being fit as a teenager may help protect against depression in adulthood, a new study suggests.
From slower, less-planned breaks to AI scepticism and the rise of nearby escapes, travellers are expected to prioritise deeper and more meaningful experiences in 2027.
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The recent spate of hybrid attacks across Europe has raised questions over the possible involvement of Russian diplomats, prompting member states to consider tighter restrictions and checks.
The European Commission has approved a €170 million Bulgarian state aid scheme for farmers facing increased fuel and fertilizer prices due to the Middle East crisis. The scheme was approved under the Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid Framework (METSAF) adopted by the
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to work with the incoming separatist government in Quebec to address the needs and issues of the province, including resisting a hostile US administration, creating jobs and building housing.
Russia-linked disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Estonia and Latvia have focused less on individual candidates or the voting process itself and more on sowing confusion around the security issues shaping voters’ decisions, according to a new report.
Students are demanding the government address issues they view as critical to their education, including upgrading classroom facilities, ensuring schools in less economically affluent areas are not disadvantaged, as well as reforms to the school system and the long hours pupils
Musical residencies are on the rise in Europe for major pop stars, but costs are increasingly being heaped upon audiences with travel, accommodation and extras pushing up ticket prices, according to Spanish consumer rights group FACUA.
From rising sea levels to food systems fuelling climate change – experts have laid out 10 insights that require urgent action.
Trump detailed that additional threats received by Washington prompted their moving of the military aircraft from the UK base they were deployed in.
Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.
In recent years Romania has increasingly seen bears wandering into towns and villages, and the number of bear attacks has risen sharply.