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Belgian King refuses De Wever’s resignation and orders coalition back to budget talks
He has now asked De Wever to resume negotiations immediately and report back to the Palace on November 16.
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France hit by nationwide strike after MPs throw out austerity budget
Unions, students and the yellow vest movement have taken to the streets as the government struggles to push spending cuts through a hung parliament.
Bomb threat empties RTÉ as alerts spread from European flights to Irish media
Staff at Ireland's national broadcaster and several Dublin newsrooms were sent out of their buildings after an emailed threat, a day after a fresh wave of hoax alerts…
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EU opens second fraud probe into Spanish high-speed rail safety funds after deadly crash
The new probe focuses specifically on EU funding tranches allocated to overhaul signalling, communications and emergency safety mechanisms along the Madrid–Seville…
Pope Leo begins South America tour weeks after cancer surgery
The pontiff has been cleared by his doctors for a 12-day journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the longest foreign trip of his papacy.
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Confidence in Macron drops to 13 per cent, lowest rating ever measured
The four-point drop over the past month, and 11 points since August, pushes Macron below the previous historical floor for an incumbent Élysée occupant.
Outgoing UN chief Guterres thanks Spain for backing multilateralism
His meeting with King Felipe VI came on the sidelines of an Ibero-American summit in Madrid marked by absences and division.
Italy demands single EU voice in Ukraine peace talks
Rome has complained of overlapping meetings and phone calls with Moscow, warning that a divided Europe plays into the hands of those who want the war to continue.
Paraguay’s President quits over bank collapse but Congress blocks his exit
Lawmakers have pressed ahead with impeachment after the failure of a digital lender froze the savings of millions, pensioners among them.
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EU budget plan shields farmers and makes competitiveness pay for the cut
The Irish presidency’s compromise trimmed €141 billion from the Commission’s proposal, though net contributors still found it too big and none of the proposed…
Farage accuses Trump of ‘broken promise’ on foreign wars after midterm rout
The Reform UK leader has blamed the Iran war and soaring fuel prices for the Republican defeat, warning the US President could now escalate the conflict.
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England and Wales criminalise strangulation and incest pornography
The statutory framework outlaws three distinct categories of explicit, realistically depicted material, provided a reasonable person would think those shown are…
Israeli president holds back mandate despite majority for Eisenkot
The decision on who will try to form Israel's next government has been pushed back to Sunday as rival vetoes cloud the opposition's path to power.
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Spanish police raid Ábalos residence and arrest six in secret probe into rigged infrastructure contracts
His partner, Andrea de la Torre, who lives at the property, was also placed under arrest.
Kremlin dismisses ‘absurd’ claims Russia behind supermarket fridge hacks
Moscow has rejected suggestions that pro-Russian hackers were behind the cyberattacks that heated refrigeration systems in supermarkets across Europe and in cold…
Portugal offers to host Ibero-American Summit in 2030
Lisbon has told leaders gathered in Madrid it is ready to stage the biennial meeting of the 22-nation community and wants the forum to deliver results people can…
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KLM to cut 5,000 positions as CEO warns airline’s future ‘not guaranteed’
The overhaul aims to deliver an annual financial improvement of €1 billion by 2028.
Spanish minister quit hours after Sánchez was told of ‘prostitute parties’ claims
Óscar Puente resigned over the Urda rail disaster two hours after the Prime Minister's chief of staff briefed him on allegations that a businessman had hosted the…
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Felipe VI casts Ibero-American summits as counterweight to rivalries in a multipolar world
The Spanish King opened the XXX Ibero-American Summit in Madrid with a call on the 22 member countries to keep backing a forum he described as proof that political…
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Hoax bomb threats disrupt European aviation for third time in a week
The rolling wave of alerts has affected around 20 commercial flights operated by Aer Lingus, Finnair, Ryanair, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and…
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Dutch nitrogen plans could shutter up to 30 per cent of livestock farms
“Society is asking farmers through this policy: reduce your emissions,” said Petra Berkhout, project leader at WSER.
Brussels bets on chip designers after Chips Act misses production target
The European Commission has put €525 million behind a new design platform for start-ups in a sector where EU firms earn less than 1 per cent of global revenue.
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German employers warn 300,000 more industrial jobs at risk amid deindustrialisation fears
“Given the underutilisation of capacity, a further 300,000 jobs are at risk in the metal and electrical industry alone over the next two to three years,” Zander…
Spanish mother accused of selling her own newborns to other families
Six people have been arrested in a joint police operation in Extremadura and Andalusia after investigators found a woman had allegedly given birth at home to keep…
Brussels sidelines most auditors’ fixes for next EU budget
The European Court of Auditors has found that the European Commission fully took up one of the 28 improvements it proposed for the 2028-2034 budget, leaving money…
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Vance blames Iran war for Republican midterm rout
The US Vice President said Republican voters turned out on November 3 but switched to the Democrats over the conflict, the cost of living and Washington's relationship…
US First Lady brings Russian and Ukrainian officials together at White House
Melania Trump hosts envoys from Moscow and Kyiv a day after Zelensky awarded her a state honour for brokering the Oleshky ceasefire, and days before new peace talks…
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Decades of secrets unsealed as Hungary publishes communist-era agent registries
Users can search by name, place and date of birth and cover name. Sensitive personal data, such as details of health, addiction or sexual orientation, has been redacted.
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Homelessness NGO hits out at Eurocrats’ reluctance to relocate to gritty Brussels North district
This pushback drew an angry rebuke from Freek Spinnewijn, director of FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless.
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French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirms cyber attack as investigator claims €118 million stolen
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly being used to make quick payments and transfers at a lower cost, avoiding market fluctuations.