Italian restaurant charges tourists €2 to cut sandwich in half
Two tourists were unpleasantly surprised when they received the bill in an Italian winery and café - after eating a sandwich.
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Meloni government in talks to host Musk versus Zuckerberg cage-fight
Giorgia Meloni's Italian Government is reportedly in talks to host the forthcoming cage-fight between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
European Commission defends supermarkets over migrant-worker abuse claims
The European Commission has rejected calls for German supermarket chains to bear some responsibility for alleged abuses of migrant workers in the country.
African coalition commands military to ‘restore order’ in Niger
Allied nations in West Africa have ordered the "deployment" of a coalition force, which they have instructed to "restore constitutional order" in coup-torn Niger.
‘Green Pope’ Timmermans in pole position to lead Dutch elections alliance
Timmermans was nominated by an internal commission that saw him as the ideal candidate to "spread the common ‘green’ and social philosophy" of the cooperating…
European Space Agency issues warning over space debris build-up
The European Space Agency (ESA) warned in its annual report that near-Earth space is increasingly filling up with destructive, fast-moving pieces of defunct satellites…
Zelenskiy fires top military draft officers in anti-graft push
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed all regional heads of military recruitment in his country to root out corruption as he seeks to maintain morale…
Critics of newly-crowned Irish goat-king accused of being ‘snowflakes’
Politicians in Ireland have lambasted those criticising the crowning of a wild goat as “King Puck”, with some people accusing animal rights activists who oppose…
Small migrant-boat landings in UK top 100,000 since 2018
The number of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel to the UK has topped 100,000 since 2018, according to latest figures from the UK Home Office.
Deploy German police in the Mediterranean to save migrants, Greens demand
Members of the German Green party are calling on the country's government to deploy police in the Mediterranean to save drowning migrants.
Bad spirits: Ukraine adds Bacardi to its list of ‘Russian war sponsors’
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention says Bacardi Limited is disregarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and is making significant money through sales…
Russian cinemas run pirated versions of ‘Barbie’ amid sanctions
Cinemas in Russia have resorted to running pirated copies of the hit film Barbie amid ongoing sanctions imposed by the West, news outlets in the country have claimed.
EU digital censorship act will help ‘protect children from porn’, Breton says
The Europe Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will help protect children from pornography, according to EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton.
Poland’s ruling PiS targets Tusk with series of election-day referendum questions
Poland’s Conservative ruling PiS party leader has decided to table more than one question at a referendum on October 15, the date of the Polish general election,…
German President warns voters against supporting the AfD
Centre-left President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned the country's citizens not to vote for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, describing…
Germany’s Scholz vows to fight ‘enemies of democracy’ as ‘far right’ surges
In a clear reference to the AfD, Scholz warned that some parties are exploiting ordinary citizens’ fears, driving a wedge into society and trying to weaken the…
Breton brags about new German chip factory as businesses leave EU in droves
European Union internal market tsar Thierry Breton has lauded the announcement of a new €15 billion microchip factory in Dresden, Germany, as dozens of other companies…
Armenians ‘face genocide’ in Azerbaijan, warns former International Criminal Court chief
Luis Moreno Ocampo, who served as the first Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2003 to 2012, said there is "an ongoing genocide” against…
European Commission condemns South African party leader’s ‘Kill the Boer’ chant
Local Marxist firebrand Julius Malema was earlier this month filmed taking part in a chant that allegedly calls for the shooting of Boers, the country's 17th century…
German military officer allegedly spied for Moscow ‘out of frustration’
A German military officer arrested for allegedly spying for Russia is said to have done so out of "frustration", German media outlets have reported.
No cash for emergency generators despite possible energy crisis, Brussels declares
The European Commission has rejected giving businesses support to buy emergency generators in preparation for a possible energy crisis.
Focus moves to Spanish King as PP eyes minority government
Alberto Núñez Feijóo is gunning to become the King's pick for PM amid claims his centre-right Partido Popular has garnered enough support to form a minority government.
Poland deploys 10,000 troops to Belarus border as tensions mount
Poland’s defence minister Mariusz Błaszczak says his country is moving significant troop numbers to the border with Belarus.
Police resort to ‘scarecrows’ amid ‘disastrous’ rise in Brussels crime
With crime on the rise in Brussels, police have resorted to “scarecrow-tactics” in an attempt to reverse the trend.
Ariane 6 launch pushed back to 2024, leaving EU dependent on Musk’s SpaceX
Initially set for its first lift-off in 2020, the ESA spacecraft has experienced numerous delays, forcing European Union Member States to rely on US billionaire…
Only 34 swans left in Brussels as ‘poachers keep eating them’
Only 34 swans remain in Brussels after a rise in suspected poaching in the Belgian capital.
London Mayor calls on mobile phone manufacturers to sort out theft epidemic
With crime on the rise in London since Sadiq Khan was installed as Mayor in the UK capital in 2016, mobile phones thefts have become endemic.
Ecuador assassination prompts state of emergency ahead of vote
Ecuador’s president declared a 60-day state of emergency in the Andean nation after the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, calling…
Niger junta arrests son of ambassador to France amid corruption claims
The son of Niger's ambassador to France Aïchatou Boulama Kané has been arrested in the country's junta-controlled capital Niamey, the official has confirmed.
Migrant-boat shipwreck off Italian island ‘leaves 41 dead’
As many as 41 migrants have reportedly died following a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to four people claiming to be the only survivors…