UN Refugee Agency faces 3,500 job cuts and severe budget shrinkage
The sharp descent in resources is largely driven by a cumulative decline in foreign aid contributions, most notably steep reductions from the United States.
Man with Kalashnikov hidden under baby clothes arrested at Brussels-South station
The man was acting suspicions and appeared to be wanting to avoid a check by security, triggering the attention of the customs services.
Shootout between Ukraine’s Security Service and military intelligence in streets of Kyiv
The Russian volunteer corps said their deputy combat commander, had been seized outside his home on August 23. His lawyer, Taras Borovskyi, called it an abduction.
Estonian defence minister resigns over €70 million Ukraine shell deal
In 2024 RKIK signed four deals with Datasel S.R.L., an Italian-registered company acquired on March 6 that year by Neco Defence Munitions.
Recruiters of Daesh jihadists detected among Ceuta immigrants
Counter-terrorism officers believed at least 10 men previously arrested, convicted and deported from Spain over jihadist offences had crossed back on July 30.
MEPs rally outside European Parliament in support of Ceuta
Chants included "Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta defends itself" and "Long live Spain, long live Ceuta".
Swedish Social Democrats slump in latest poll as election race tightens
Novus's previous reading, on August 19, had put the opposition 6.9 points ahead. Observers note that either side could now win.
EU faces new Trump tariffs over Big Tech fines, Britain is spared
The procedure lets Washington impose duties if it finds foreign practices "unreasonable or discriminatory".
Swedish court convicts activist who named sex offenders on Facebook
Aggravated defamation carries a maximum of two years in prison. The court said the posts had spread so widely that they could not be regarded as justifiable.
Turkey plans to expand nuclear co-operation with Russia
Erdoğan said Ankara would consider raising its relationship with the organisation to a higher level.
Mass arrests in the Netherlands after deadly shoot-out in international drug feud
At about 4am on September 1, more than 20 men in balaclavas, some wielding machine guns, approached a farmhouse on Ewijkseweg.
Police treat Cologne substation failure as deliberate attack
There was no reported loss of general electricity supply and Amprion said system stability was maintained throughout.
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Meloni set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister since 1946
Only four cabinets before Meloni passed 1,000 days: Berlusconi II, Berlusconi IV (1,287 days), Bettino Craxi I and Matteo Renzi.
Vincent Bolloré files complaint accusing Paris magistrates of criminal association
The complaint names, among others, judge Isabelle Prévost-Desprez and Stéphane Noël, then president of the Paris judicial court.
Explosives found at German coal-plant substation in apparent attack
The installation, at Turnow-Preilack in the Spree-Neiße district, is a 380-kilovolt node in the extra-high-voltage network.
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Vannacci’s new party becomes Italy’s fourth force seven months after launch
Both readings place it behind only Brothers of Italy, the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement.
Chechen convicted over Samuel Paty murder returns to jail after amusement park trip
Azim Epsirkhanov, convicted for his role in the murder of Samuel Paty, received an additional year in prison for violating house arrest by visiting Parc Astérix.
‘Back to the Middle Ages’: Antwerp court ends email filing in criminal cases as budget runs short
Until now the Antwerp court had accepted electronic submissions and printed them so that the official paper file could be compiled.
Brussels designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under Digital Services Act
The European Commission gains investigative powers over how the services work. Fines for serious breaches can reach 6 per cent of worldwide annual turnover.
Ukraine defence minister seeks early EU loan to cover $27 billion gap
The ministry has already identified partners for separate talks on specific defence needs.
Merz says Germany close to response over suspected Leipzig drone attack
Speaking on ARD public television's summer interview, Merz said investigators were "in the process of concluding the investigation".
Turkish comic who mocked Erdoğan rearrested on separate charges just after being released
Deniz Göktaş was detained at Istanbul Airport on July 2 after returning from a trip abroad and jailed the following day.
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UK forced marriage unit takes 100 referrals for children aged 12 or under
The Home Office declined to give the age of the youngest child referred over the period, saying disclosure could deter others from coming forward.
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AfD politicians barred from video game fair Gamescom
MEP Mary Khan said "With the AfD leading the polls in Saxony-Anhalt, Gamescom will soon discover that political reality is not so easy to switch off".
German nuclear group files complaint against public broadcaster for inflating atom costs and cheapening wind
Nuklearia e.V. said NDR presented the project as if Warsaw were spending about €45 billion on something a wind park could do for €5 billion.
Serbian Ratko Mladic to be buried with highest state honours
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted him in 2017 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Bronze Age gold vanishes in four-minute Spanish museum raid
The hoard was found in 1963 by the archaeologist José María Soler in a vessel buried in a dry riverbed.
Google eases EU spam rules on publisher sites after Brussels probe
The company said the change would take effect on August 30, covering the 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
German industry pushes Merz towards a harder China line
For years the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the big car, chemical and machinery groups treated China as a market first and a rival second.
Crépol suspects shared Snapchat thread laced with anti-France abuse
Fourteen people of the attacking group remain under formal investigation for murder and attempted murder.