Montenegro nears EU membership as Croatia’s demands loom
The European Commission expects accession talks with Podgorica to close by the end of the year, though bilateral disputes with Zagreb and 27 national ratifications…
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Ukraine’s anti-graft detectives face armed standoff during raids on senior spy chiefs
“Such actions are unacceptable and directly obstruct the lawful procedural duties of NABU detectives,” the bureau declared.
El-Sayed becomes first Muslim US senator after campaign dominated by Brotherhood claims
The Michigan Democrat has beaten Republican Mike Rogers despite accusations from his rival and from President Donald Trump that he had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood,…
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‘No evidence of fraud’: Israel certifies election as Likud bid to block it fails
The committee’s five-member presidium approved the results with Sohlberg’s casting vote after Likud and Shas abstained.
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Binance shares details of €5.7 billion crypto heist
The case highlights that even well-resourced crypto conglomerates remain vulnerable to basic endpoint intrusions and workforce phishing schemes.
Ben Gvir demands arrest of Arab party leaders over ‘stolen’ election
The call came as election officials certified the October 27 results, having found no irregularities, while the Shin Bet claimed foreign funding may have reached…
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Republicans lose Congress and the governorships of Texas and Ohio in midterm rout
Democrats won Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina that forecasters had rated as leaning Republican, as Trump's base showed signs of staying at home.
Democrats snatch late Lindsey Graham’s seat in South Carolina upset
Paediatrician Annie Andrews has beaten the late senator's sister Darline as the Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress.
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Ukraine bans Polish journalist Łukasz Warzecha for three years on ‘security grounds’
He was stopped on November 2 at the Dołhobyczów-Uhrynów crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border, in Lublin province, eastern Poland.
Trump blames Republican midterm rout on his absence from the ballot
The US President has claimed his party would have triumphed had he been a candidate himself, as the Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress.
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Google’s Gemini chatbot may breach EU copyright laws
The advisory opinion stems from a case brought before Hungarian courts by website operator Like Company against Google Ireland, part of the Alphabet group.
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Puente’s exit hands Sánchez a slogan as Urda crash dents Socialist polls
Spain's transport minister stepped down on November 3 after two fatal crashes on the same line, with post-crash surveys putting the Socialists close to 100 seats.
Most jobless single mothers in Spain depend on aid to get by
Many would take undeclared work and say family duties have cost them job offers, according to a survey by the Adecco Foundation.
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Mother facing deportation holds nursery school head at gunpoint in Nice
She accused staff of sexually assaulting one of her children, an unsubstantiated claim, according to prosecutor Damien Martinelli.
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Brussels takes crisis preparedness into primary schools and revives 72-hour kits
The European Commission unveiled four non-binding guidelines on November 3 and proposed an annual EU Preparedness Day from 2027.
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German police arrest five in raids on left-wing militant cell
Officers conducted searches across Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg and Bremen, raiding residences in Zwickau, Leipzig, Dresden, Saalfeld, Hamburg and Bremen.
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French Government prepares ‘riot tax’ on citizens’ insurance bills
The mechanism is designed to finance a dedicated mutualisation pool managed by State-owned reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (CCR).
EU court rules ‘disproportionate’ sentences cannot block European arrest warrants
The case concerned a man jailed for seven years in Romania for importing three grams of cannabis and four MDMA pills into the country.
Eurogroup opens nominations to succeed Lagarde at the ECB
Eurozone finance ministers are due to weigh the names on November 9, with three of the six seats at the top of the central bank now in play.
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Hamburg freezes new major power grid connections as capacity runs out
Existing connections, households and ordinary businesses are not affected.
Israeli opposition unites behind Eisenkot but splits over Arab parties
Leaders of the anti-Netanyahu bloc have met to coordinate a bid for power, though they remain divided over the Arab-led parties whose 19 seats could prove decisive.
Poland’s UN envoy becomes third ambassador to quit over constitutional court ‘coup’
Three senior diplomats have stepped down after the government, backed by Brussels, used riot police to hand control of the country's top court to judges elected…
Chile’s President strengthens ties with Spanish Right on first official visit
The Chilean leader is due to meet the head of Vox and collect Madrid's top international honour before travelling to Rome for talks with Italy's Prime Minister and…
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Security forces deflect criticism over top court with operation on Polish-Russian border
A special operations headquarters has been set up at National Police Headquarters in Warsaw, with the police commands in Olsztyn and Białystok.
Danish Government moves to shield elderly’s meat from Copenhagen climate rules
Ministers have reminded every council that care home residents choose what they eat, after the capital's green caps on beef provoked a national outcry.
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US midterms put Texas and Alaska in play as Republicans fight to hold Congress
Forecasters rate Democrats strong favourites to take the House of Representatives, while the Senate hinges on states Donald Trump carried comfortably in 2024.
Polish Government blames ‘external forces’ for constitutional court crisis
Warsaw has pointed the finger at Moscow while the opposition accuses the ruling coalition of seizing the country's top court by force.
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Slovenian PM lashes out against Brussels policies: ‘An EU has emerged that must save itself from itself’
“When we were deciding to join the EU, no one imagined that in any of its member states or in the Union as a whole it would be possible without consequences,”…
Henry Nowak’s family says they were ‘manipulated in our darkest hour’ by police
"The first time was the night that we were told that Henry had died. And the second time was when we watched that video".
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US intelligence agencies threaten to scale back cooperation with Germany after former BND chief’s arrest
The warning has raised concerns in Berlin about the future of a crucial transatlantic security partnership.