For the first time since Russia’s all-out war, a delegation of Ukrainian children formerly abducted by Russian forces met the press in Rome on Wednesday. A senior official from Zelenskyy’s office said Ukraine wants to formalise the Vatican’s role as mediator to help secure the
The EU wants citizens to have more ways to ensure an adequate retirement income while also steering part of their savings toward the bloc’s strategic priorities – but state pensions will remain “the backbone of pension systems in Europe".
Half a century after Francisco Franco's death, his legacy still sparks debate in Spain, with some young people showing nostalgia for his regime amid rising far-right influence.
A new study has found that Pollock’s style is hard for adults to replicate, whereas children find it… child’s play.
Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann has taken human flight a step further with a rare altitude-gaining run over El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands.
Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said in a statement on 12 November that it was an FBI tip that the "world-class hacker" was travelling to Thailand that led to his arrest.
Economists are predicting that 50,000 employees were hired in September, a slow improvement from August. The jobs report will be the final complete monthly update before the Fed's interest rate decision in December.
Jet2 has praised the “unprecedented” success of its famous marketing campaign that took the internet by storm.
A nine-year-old Brazilian child had his fingertips severed by classmates in a Portuguese school. Twenty-seven lawyers are now representing him in a case of bullying that prompted wide condemnation in the south European country.
The human rights situation of women deserves attention from all sectors. Some aspects are less well-known. Without delving into political considerations, in late 2024, The New York Times, CNN, and other major Western media outlets published several articles on the exploitation
The European Space Agency's (ESA) two satellites and several NASA spacecraft at and near Mars zoomed in on the comet as it passed the red planet just 29 million kilometres away last month.
Moscow’s plan for Ukraine, reportedly recently presented to the US, repeats most of the Kremlin’s maximalist demands, including Kyiv ceding its territory and Ukraine’s demilitarisation. What is new about this alleged framework is the timing of Russia's push for it.
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The Spanish government has approved a decree to create a state catalogue of "Francoist symbols and vestiges" for their removal or resignification. Minister Ángel Víctor Torres puts the number of items to be reviewed at 4,000.
On 19 November 2025, the European Parliament hosted a landmark roundtable titled “Strengthening EU–Kazakhstan Connectivity: Perspectives and Strategic Potential of the Middle Corridor.” Far from being a routine policy discussion, the event showcased the rapidly rising
Ever since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Brussels and European capitals have been clear that they expect to play a role in any peace settlement.
Medicines for Europe says study highlights the need for reforms to secure patient access to medicines. Medicines for Europe says that a recent study by New Angle highlights the need for reforms to national pricing and procurement systems to secure patient access to medicines.
Kosovo's parliament failed to elect a new government, leading to a snap election amid a political crisis. President Vjosa Osmani must now call an early vote.
How a single oversight before your move abroad can drain your savings, and the simple step to avoid it, writes Expat Tax Thailand, www.expattaxthailand.com. Key points: More people than ever are packing their bags and heading abroad. Whether it's for work, retirement, or a
Rescuers in Ukraine are working in Ternopil after a Russian strike killed 26 people and injured 73, including 15 children. Many victims died in a fire.
IRU welcomes the European Commission and High Representative’s new Military Mobility Package and calls for practical civil and military cooperation to keep the EU’s transport network strong and ready. The package, comprising a new regulation and a strategic joint communication,
Poain registration surges with investors after non-volatility income instrumentsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a new commentary that noted increasing vulnerabilities of global financial markets, citing increased liquidity stress and high volatility of
Two trains collided near České Budějovice, injuring dozens, with five seriously hurt. Czech Railways confirmed the crash during rush hour, halting rail traffic.
The European Citizens' Panel on Intergenerational Fairness has agreed on a final set of recommendations to the European Commission that will shape the first EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness. The final recommendations encourage fair and responsible policy making that
Tens of thousands of homes were left without power due to a power outage in parts of Paris, this number later dropped to a couple thousand.
Ethiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.
The Commission has granted EU marketing authorization for ‘brensocatib', a new active substance for the treatment of chronic progressive lung disease (non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, or NCFB) in patients aged 12 years and older. The estimated number of patients with NCFB in
NASA released close-up images of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, only the third known visitor from another star, after it passed near Mars. The closest the comet will come to Earth is 269 million kilometres in mid-December. Then it will hightail it back into interstellar space,
The European citizens' initiative called ‘Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' has been submitted to the European Commission. The initiative obtained 1,128,063 validated statements of support from EU citizens and reached thresholds in 11 member states, making it
Europe needs to create a roadmap for how to build and deploy space data centres before it misses out on a key new industry, a report has found.
Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts in East Java, sending ash over nearby villages and forcing evacuations as the alert level rises to its highest point.
Despite being one of the largest natural carbon sinks, most nations exclude soil from their climate plans.
The European Commission has taken an important step to protect the EU's ferroalloy industry – which employs some 1,800 people in the EU – by imposing definitive safeguard measures on imports of certain ferroalloys into the European Union. This decision brings to a close an 11
Nvidia reported stronger than expected quarterly earnings, soothing worries that AI-driven stock prices may have shot too high.
The current figures are outlined in the Annual Report on Authorised Transit, Import and Export of Armaments which was submitted to parliament in spring.
The European Commission has opened three market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Two market investigations will assess whether Amazon and Microsoft should be designated as gatekeepers for their cloud computing services, Amazon Web
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Three digital tools aim to help Greece curb the sale of tobacco and alcohol products to children and teenagers.
A draft resolution opposing the Mercosur trade agreement has been blocked on procedural grounds, sparking parliamentarians' anger and putting the deal’s ratification process off to a tense start.
The European Commission has selected 70 projects to help decarbonize transport and strengthen the competitiveness of EU industries by installing the infrastructure needed for recharging or refueling the different transport modes. These projects will receive over €600 million in
LeCun has previously said he does not agree that LLMs, which Meta is investing billions into, are the future of intelligence.
The Ministry of Digitalisation has warned against disinformation about the rail explosion and urged people to be cautious about online reports and try to verify information.
Europe has been looking for more ways to wean itself off Russian energy and cut Moscow from revenues to fund its all-out war in Ukraine.
A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that Israel committed war crimes in its ground offensive in the West Bank earlier this year, after tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were denied return after hostilities ended.
The bill directs the Justice Department to release all files, with certain exceptions, related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and longtime partner and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as records regarding Epstein's death in prison.
The court blocked La Pascaline, a 400-year-old calculating machine, from being exported from France.
Russia is using Telegram to recruit Ukrainian children and teenagers to carry out sabotage and bombings according to the Ukrainian government.
The home secretary told MPs on Monday around 700 Albanian families were "living in taxpayer-funded accommodation having failed their asylum claims".
Former Ukrainian military officer Serhiy Kuznetsov will face a charge of anti-constitutional sabotage in Berlin.
It comes after reports the US and Russia have prepared a 28-point peace plan, allegedly with major concessions from Ukraine.
