Spain’s PM Sánchez unveils ‘Hodio’ tool to combat ‘online hate speech’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced the launch of a new government tool designed to monitor and quantify so-called hate speech on digital platforms.
UK to drop historic figures from banknotes and change them to images of wildlife
Famous British figures, including Winston Churchill and Jane Austen, will disappear from Bank of England banknotes, to be replaced by animals.
Sharp rise in fuel prices forces Germany to release oil reserves
Germany has authorised the partial release of its national oil reserves to mitigate the sharp rise in oil and fuel prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in Iran, according…
Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement MEPs switch sides in European Parliament
Two members of the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) have left the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament and joined the European Conservatives and Reformists…
Hungarian seizure of Ukrainian cash and gold sparks money laundering allegations
A former Ukrainian anti-corruption prosecutor is alleging that the funds of a seized Ukrainian cash transport may be linked to a sophisticated money laundering scheme.
Meta hikes fees for advertisers in response to Europe’s digital taxes
Meta Platforms has notified advertisers of new “location fees” to offset digital services taxes (DSTs) imposed by several European Union countries and the UK
Spanish Government to provide healthcare access to undocumented migrants
Spain's Council of Ministers has approved a royal decree mandating universal access to public healthcare for all foreign nationals residing in the country, even those without…
Iranian female footballers granted asylum in Australia, ditch headscarves
Five members of Iran's women's national football team have been granted humanitarian visas to remain in Australia after fleeing their squad during the Women's Asian Cup tournament,…
‘Belgium is becoming a narcostate’, another top magistrate warns
Belgium faces a grave threat from international drug crime that could destabilise society and transform the country into a "narco-state", according to warnings from senior…
European Parliament group backs stricter migrant return rules with right-wing majority
In a significant victory for conservative forces in the European Parliament, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has adopted a mandate for a…
Romanian court says evidence against Georgescu ‘obtained unlawfully’
The Bucharest Court of Appeal has ruled that much of the evidence against former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was obtained unlawfully, effectively undermining the…
Europe becomes world’s biggest arms importer as purchases treble
Europe has become the world's largest importer of major arms, with purchases more than trebling in recent years, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace…
UK net-zero airline goes bust before take-off
EcoJet Airlines, the Scottish start-up promoted as the world’s first zero-emission regional carrier, has collapsed into voluntary liquidation without ever operating a commercial…
Harsh prison terms for seven Spaniards for hate speech against illegal migrants
Spain's Supreme Court has upheld prison sentences for seven individuals convicted of hate crimes over social media posts targeting unaccompanied foreign minors in Melilla,…
Who are the mystery men shifting $80m in Ukrainian cash through Hungary?
Hungarian police have detained seven employees of Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank while they were transporting approximately $80 million in cash and gold through Hungary.
Leading scientists accuse European Commissioner of ‘misleading statements’ on smoke-free nicotine products
A coalition of 23 leading European experts in medicine, toxicology, epidemiology and addiction science has accused European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Olivér…
President of Belgian hunting federation violently beaten up by apparent activists
The chairman of the Belgian hunting federation Hubertus Vereniging Vlaanderen (HVV), Rudi Van Decraen (63), was severely beaten on Wednesday evening in a wooded hunting area…
Trump ‘calls PM Starmer loser who has no future’
US President Donald Trump has branded British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “a loser” in private conversations, claiming the Labour leader “has no future”.
Belgian media outlet officially reprimanded for publishing JD Vance speech in full
A right-leaning news outlet in Belgium, 21News, violated journalistic ethics by publishing the complete transcript of the speech made by US Vice-President J D Vance at the…
Iranian regime “conservative”? Never, the mullahs are like 19th century Bolsheviks
Western pundits love to call the Islamic Republic of Iran “conservative.” This label is lazy, misleading, and fundamentally wrong.
UK counter-terror police ‘arrest partner of Labour MP on suspicion of spying for China’, reports say
British counter-terrorism police have arrested three men in London and Wales on suspicion of spying for China.
Mauritius demands immediate handover of Chagos Islands, backs Iran
Mauritius has voiced frustration over the stalled ratification of its 2025 Chagos Archipelago treaty with the UK, tying the issue to the escalating Middle East conflict in…
Strict passenger rights rules annually saved 8,400 years of delays, consumer organisations say
Brussels' plans to reform air-passenger compensation rights are being met with much scepticism from passenger rights organisations that adhere to the notion of "if it's not…
Trump suggests Starmer is ‘pandering to Muslims’ after refusal to back US strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump has suggested that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is "pandering" to Muslim voters by declining to support US military strikes against Iran, in a…
Greens overtake Labour to hit second place in UK poll
The Green Party has surged into second place in the latest UK voting intention poll, leapfrogging the governing Labour Party for the first time in YouGov’s tracking.
Prosecutors suspect €5 billion defrauded from EU pandemic recovery fund
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is investigating more than 500 cases of suspected fraud linked to the European Union’s €577 billion Recovery and Resilience…
Eight ex-UK energy ministers urge government to reverse North Sea oil and gas policy
A cross-party group of eight former UK energy ministers has written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for an urgent policy reversal on North Sea oil and gas.
French RN party chief Bardella demands cordon sanitaire against LFI
Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally (RN) party, has issued a direct appeal to France’s centre-left to impose a “cordon sanitaire” on the left-wing…
Criminal complaint over financing for Romanian President blocked by immunity
Romania’s Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) has confirmed that a criminal complaint against President Nicușor Dan was filed with the General Prosecutor's Office in April…
UK Quran burner wins landmark blasphemy case
A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has had his acquittal upheld by the High Court.