Colombia earthquake deaths approach 300 as scores remain missing
The official toll from the magnitude 7.4 quake stands below the number of bodies received by Colombia's forensic institute, with damage put at about €8 billion.
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US awards Raytheon Tomahawk deal as Iran war drains missile stocks
Europe's own long-range strike programmes remain years from delivery, leaving allies dependent on an American production line that is only now being rebuilt.
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Russia presses Armenia to choose between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union
For Moscow, the accelerating European presence in Armenia threatens a long-standing sphere of economic, political and security influence.
Spanish police check more than 5,000 arrivals from Italy in Sánchez’s row with Meloni
Spanish police have identified 5,080 arrivals on 462 flights since the retaliatory controls began on August 8, with no sign that Rome will drop its own measures.
Greece rejects Turkey’s new marine parks as ‘illegal’
Athens says presidential decrees signed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reach into international waters and the Greek continental shelf.
‘Demographic change, not climate change, is the real threat for Europe,’ says Geert Wilders
"Its effects on our economy (drained), our way of life (diminished), and our well-being (squandered) are profound.
Belgium’s record wildfire stops short of German border but is not yet contained
Rain gave some respite to the 500 firefighters and troops in the High Fens on August 17, though officials warned that shifting weather could revive the blaze.
Greece plans to repay about €13 billion of debt early in 2026
Officials at the Ministry of National Economy and Finance said the early repayments would send a signal of prudence to European institutions, rating agencies and…
Burnham exchanges messages with impostor posing as Trump’s chief of staff
Britain's embassy in Washington raised the security breach with the White House amid fears that Susie Wiles had been hacked for a second time.
Media research identifies over 239,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Among the identified dead are 87,749 volunteers, 26,416 recruited prisoners and 19,778 mobilised soldiers.
Erdoğan says EU membership ‘no longer a priority’ for Turkey
"We are still considering joining the European Union. If they accept us, all the better, if they don't, that's fine too".
Guardia Civil confirms 15 rapes in Ceuta and detains man wanted by Interpol
The man was held during reinforced checks at the frontier and remains in the enclave while his extradition is processed.
Elon Musk says X will make government censorship requests clearly visible
Users will be informed when a government authority seeks the removal of a specific post or the restriction of an account.
French prosecutors investigate sexual assault after burglary at centenarian’s home
A woman aged 108 was found partially undressed and in shock at her flat near Lyon, with bottles of perfume taken from ransacked rooms.
GB News presenter forced from home after police warn of threat from Channel smugglers
Officers advised the couple to pack a bag immediately, avoid using their own car in case it had been tampered with and travel by black cab to a safe location.
Etna ash forces fresh limits on landings at Catania airport
Sicily's busiest airport has capped arrivals two days after reopening, as the island's tourism sector counts the cost of a week of cancellations.
Attal calls for referendum after French court strikes down under-15 social media ban
The Constitutional Council found that Article 1 of the law, adopted by parliament on July 21, constituted "an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary,…
Kallas plans ‘most far-reaching’ Russia sanctions package for autumn
She accused Moscow of deliberate terror, saying Russia was aiming more missiles at Ukrainian cities because it was making no progress on the battlefield.
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Italy rejects Germany’s planned deportations of migrants
Under the Dublin system, responsibility for an asylum application generally falls on the EU member state through which the applicant first entered the bloc.
Tusk breaks promise not to appoint politicians to constitutional court
Justifying his move at a press conference, the PM said that Berek was exceptionally well qualified to help repair the institution despite having served in government.
Israeli security minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ in Gaza every night
Itamar Ben-Gvir's remarks have landed as EU capitals remain deadlocked over whether to sanction a minister several of them have already barred from their territories…
Belgium calls in EU aircraft as record wildfire burns towards German border
Swedish water bombers and helicopters from the Netherlands and the Czech Republic have been sent to the High Fens, where peat bogs and shifting winds have kept ground…
Coal falls to a record low in EU electricity as grid costs and taxes keep bills high
Eurostat figures show the fuel now generates less than a tenth of the bloc's power, though the retreat has not delivered cheaper electricity for consumers.
NATO jet shoots down drone over Romania near Moldovan border
A Spanish F-18 destroyed the aircraft in the fourth such interception over Romanian airspace this year, with the alliance saying the drone appeared to be Russian.
Trump scales back South Korea drills as North Korean troops prop up Russia’s war
The US president has invoked his rapport with Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the campaign against Iran, hours before the exercises began.
Zelensky pushes for tighter sanctions on Russian arms supply chains
Kyiv wants Brussels and other partners to blacklist the component suppliers and intermediaries keeping Russian missile and drone production running.
Nearly 700,000 French taxpayers’ data stolen in cyberattack on tax authority
Investigations by the ministry have verified the intrusion, which enabled the consultation and extraction of personal and professional taxpayer information.
US accuses EU and member states of helping China evade tariffs
The report states that the alleged transshipment risk is "embedded within broad legitimate trade flows".
Netanyahu brands UK the ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ in podcast remarks
He recalled that the son and grandson of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, both journalists, had covered the 1967 Six-Day War in a manner "very positive…
Etna ash grounds Catania flights in worst airport disruption for two decades
Sicily's main gateway has been shut for a week, with more than a third of scheduled flights cancelled at the height of the holiday season.