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.
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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,…
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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.
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…
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.
Danish PM warns of ‘enemy within’ as she links migration to Hamas and terrorism
Frederiksen said Europe faced threats both from outside and within its borders, arguing that uncontrolled migration posed a serious threat to European societies.
Berlin cancels Black-only swimming event after ‘racist agitation’ and backlash
The temporary pool, which opened on August 7 and is due to remain in place until early October, is normally free and open to the public.
Colombia earthquake toll climbs as hope of finding survivors fades
The European Commission has released €2.1 million in emergency aid after the magnitude 7.4 quake that struck the west of the country on August 10.
Poles in Katowice protest against Muslim prayer facility
Residents say they were told the facility would hold 45 people. The building going up covers more than 400 square metres. The city says no consultation was required.
US State Department drops Biden-era directive on DEI diplomacy
A presidential memorandum in March 2025 ordered the removal of the DEIA "core precept" from Foreign Service tenure and promotion criteria.
Zero bids for broadcasting rights of female football in Spain
Liga F said none of the proposals submitted had reached the minimum price set for the lots.
Clowns entertain illegal migrants on their way to Britain
The performances, which also included helping prepare free hot lunches, largely met with bemusement rather than smiles.
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Italy targets German NGOs as migrant row with Berlin escalates
German media reported that the first case involves a 22-year-old Somali woman who entered Germany in March 2026.
Green MP presses Berlin to take in more Afghans despite majority opposition
Marcel Emmerich has asked German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt to admit Afghans stranded in Pakistan, citing a Constitutional Court ruling and a vote by his…
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Bluesky’s active user base halves as the post-election exodus fades
The decline is sharper still when measured against the platform's late-2024 peak.
Berlin hosts pool for black swimmers only
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Colombia’s President voices concern for 164 missing Spaniards as EU pledges €2 million
Abelardo de la Espriella has thanked Spain's Royal Family for its message of solidarity as the death toll from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake passed 250.
Greece’s ageing power grid accounts for 75 per cent of land burned this year
Fires traced to the electricity network destroyed more than 14,600 hectares and killed four people in late July alone, preliminary fire brigade findings show.
Cambridge college issues content warning for Little Red Riding Hood over ‘themes of violence’
The warning is the latest example of content advisories applied to literary material at Cambridge.
Damascus court sentences Assad to death in absentia over war crimes
The ruling has landed as the European Union accelerates its re-engagement with Syria's new rulers and presses for the return of Syrian migrants.
Female detective sacked and barred for ‘cocks in frocks’ remark on transgender strip-search policy
The phrase was used during a discussion of force policy that allowed biological males who identify as women to insist on being strip-searched by a female officer.
Spain unable to trace 164 nationals as Colombia earthquake toll passes 150
Brussels has mobilised its Copernicus satellite service and opened its crisis consular channel to EU citizens caught in the disaster.
Court confirms weapons permit revocations for AfD members in Saxony-Anhalt
That provision states that a person is generally considered unreliable if they belong to or support an association that pursues aims directed against the constitutional…
Russian court removes only anti-war party from parliamentary ballot
The Central Election Commission had approved Yabloko's candidate list in late July alongside those of 10 other parties.