Trump wishes Pope Leo XIV a quick recovery after lung cancer surgery
The US President's warm words follow months of friction with the first American pope over migration and the Middle East.
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Turkish police raid pro-opposition Halk TV and halt broadcasts as trustee takes over
Financial crimes police entered the building in Zeytinburnu before 6.30am, barring staff from entry as they conducted searches.
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Europe’s mass-market carmakers face ‘enormous pressure’, Volkswagen chief warns
These companies, he said, face growing pressure to build affordable electric vehicles while keeping costs under control.
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MI5 chief throws water on PM Burnham’s claims on Russian interference in Brexit vote
He stressed, though, that there was “a really important difference between interference attempted and outcome swayed”.
Brussels proposes delay to methane rules for gas and oil importers
The postponement lands a day before EU leaders meet to discuss soaring energy costs, and still needs the backing of the European Parliament and member states.
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Trump announces oil push in ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’
President Trump has announced plans for significant oil and mineral exploration in Greenland, citing potential reserves greater than almost anywhere else globally.
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EU auditors warn greater flexibility in next long-term budget could make misuse harder to detect
ECA President Tony Murphy told Politico key elements of the plan would amount to greater reliance on national systems in a form of “self-policing”.
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Bipartisan US senators call Trump-Putin diesel deal a ‘betrayal of the people of Ukraine’
The letter was sent and led by Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal and signed by six Republicans and six Democrats.
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CDU in Saxony-Anhalt to walk out of chamber rather than risk votes for AfD
Group leader and acting minister-president Sven Schulze said the group had “agreed to do this”.
Albania closes its fourth EU accession chapter with 29 left to go
Tirana wants the talks wrapped up by the end of 2027, though the chapters that will decide the outcome, on the rule of law, are still open.
ECB says AI is weakening workers’ bargaining power as Europe falls behind
Philip Lane told a Dublin summit that hiring plans were muted and that Europe hosted just 5 per cent of the world's AI computing capacity.
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Spanish King declares ‘Ceuta is Spain’ on first visit since the invasion
Felipe VI said those who crossed illegally in July must return home and asked the European Union to treat the city's frontier as its own.
White House forces out US ambassador to Greece over corruption claims
Kimberly Guilfoyle has gone after reports that Greek businessmen paid for her travel and that she asked a Trump donor to settle a credit card bill.
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Prosecutors say Israeli firm had access to Polish Pegasus data
There have been allegations in several countries that it has been used in surveillance against political opponents of sitting governments.
Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery in Rome
Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the 71-year-old Pontiff's right lung, and a papal trip to Latin America planned for November is now in doubt.
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Patriots for Europe say Brussels is the real threat to the rule of law
Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, German and American speakers accused the EU of double standards and political bias.
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Polish minister caught citing fake story about Russian bots’ demise after Ukrainian attack
After the attack on Yandex, graphics with charts appeared on the internet suggesting a decline in the activity of Russian bots.
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Hungarian parliament amends Orbán-era ‘child protection’ law, removing anti-LGBTQ provisions
According to the government, the changes strengthen child-protection rules “regardless of sexual orientation” while bringing Hungary into line with European…
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Greta Thunberg joins French high-school protests
She stood with students who have blockaded the school and addressed journalists while wearing a keffiyeh over her shoulders.
Bardella says a Le Pen victory would restore France’s credibility in Europe
The National Rally leader used a Madrid appearance to set out what a government under him would do from May 2027: budget discipline, an end to Green Deal ideology…
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Spain’s King draws crowds in Ceuta on first royal visit since the invasion
Felipe VI has been met by flag-waving crowds in the Spanish city on the European Union's only land border with Africa, 10 weeks after tens of thousands of people…
Pope Leo XIV enters Rome hospital for lung surgery
The 71-year-old pontiff is expected to spend about a week at the Gemelli, with all audiences cancelled until October 20.
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Man arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill PM Tusk and defence minister
Tusk thanked the security services for a prompt response after Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński reported that a man had been detained.
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Brussels police officer shot dead during interception of stolen vehicle
Reports describe the shooting as occurring at close range; the victim was described in some accounts as a 41-year-old father.
Sánchez admits Moroccan warships entered Ceuta’s waters during the invasion
The Prime Minister confirmed the naval incursions 74 days after they began, though none of the intelligence reports his government declassified in September mentioned…
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US urges Spain to ‘combat mass migration’ and spend more on defence
Washington's national day greeting to Madrid restates its demands on borders and military spending less than seven weeks before Spain's general election.
Bulgaria asks EU and NATO to help identify drones that sank ship in Black Sea
Sofia has turned to Brussels and the alliance after its own investigators failed to recover any drone wreckage from the attack on two merchant vessels inside its…
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Gentiloni warns Italy against defying Brussels: ‘Ask Orbán how that worked out for him’
The former PM remarks reignite debate over national sovereignty, democratic choice and the European Commission’s use of financial pressure.
EU agrees to widen accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova after Hungary lifts block
The decision followed a vote in Kyiv on minority-language schooling that Budapest had demanded, while Montenegro closed three more chapters and now has 12 left.
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Foreign nationals make up nearly 40 per cent of Germany’s long-term welfare recipients
This chronic demographic accounts for roughly two in five of all employable welfare beneficiaries nationwide.