White House launches Trump TV as networks boycott pool coverage over press ban
The round-the-clock stream went live hours after the main US television networks stopped supplying shared footage of the President in protest at the exclusion of…
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Dutch teenagers’ acceptance of homosexuality drops sharply
Among boys aged 12 to 16, the share with a positive view dropped from 40 per cent in 2021 to 22 per cent in 2025.
Dutch police to stop hosting iftars as neutrality rules tighten
Officers may still attend events run by others, such as Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Diwali, Purim or Holi, provided they do not take part in religious…
Călin Georgescu arrested in early hours with huge police force
Officers of the organised-crime and terrorism directorate and the national police executed five home-search warrants in Bucharest, Mogoșoaia, Ciolpani and Buftea.
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Meloni announces foreign student cap and burqa ban in Italian schools
Rome says newcomers must learn the national language, understand local culture and follow its rules, as demographic shifts reshape classrooms and the wider population.
French TV channel apologises after documentary shows French nuclear missile hitting Tel Aviv
The clip ran in Rafale, drones et canons : la révolution des armes françaises, a documentary on modern French weaponry first broadcast on September 1.
European Parliament calls for front-line anti-drug police to be classed as ‘high-risk’
Parliament wants more money, vessels and legal cover for the officers confronting trafficking networks in European Union waters.
Labour MP apologises after calling for ‘military action’ against Israel
Tahir Ali also wanted the Israeli ambassador barred from the Commons, matching the Speaker’s response when China banned British MPs.
Two thirds of French voters back Le Pen’s ‘national priority’
A large majority of those questioned by Ipsos said the National Rally is right to want certain benefits reserved for French citizens.
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Polish right-wing MPs call for Independence Day march in Ukraine’s Lviv
The idea has been slammed by members of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's ruling coalition and called "madness" and "gross stupidity".
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Zelensky’s former press secretary barred from European Parliament after criticism of his policies
Iuliia Mendel was due to speak on peace and diplomacy at an ESN event in Strasbourg, alongside AfD and Weltwoche figures.
Millions of euros intended for security in Brussels misused, including for Disney trip
Since 2012 the Brussels-Capital Region has received €55 million a year from the federal government to cover security costs tied to European events.
Ghent students walk out after honorary vice-rector condemns Cofnas ‘lynching’
Professor Freddy Mortier, a honorary vice-rector and professor in ethics , used the platform to call out colleagues who had ganged up on Cofnas.
Netanyahu’s Likud Party calls Kickl’s FPÖ ‘friend of Israel’
The conference, titled “Islamism and Antisemitism: Threats to Europe’s Freedom”, was staged in Strasbourg on Wednesday by Harald Vilimsky, the FPÖ’s delegation…
Union Saint-Gilloise shops for a Dutch or German pitch after cities refuse to host Israeli team
Celtic, Real Sociedad and Lech Poznań, Union's three other home opponents in the league phase, may still play there.
Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies with the Ceuta invasion still under way
The US-hosted declaration also restates American and Israeli recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
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Nawrocki wants French-style presidential system in Poland
The 47-member advisory body tasked with coming up with a new constitution includes constitutional lawyers, judges, academics and politicians.
Dutch man in centre of alleged police brutality turns out to have had drugs on him
Prosecutors say he ran when an officer tried to search him, was caught, resisted and then collapsed. He died at the scene.
UK village votes for independence in symbolic protest against plans to house male asylum seekers
The Home Office wants to convert it into basic accommodation as part of a drive to empty asylum hotels.
Parliament sends mixed health signal as tobacco, alcohol and food rules come under scrutiny
MEPs voted 545 to 47, with 75 abstentions, on September 16 to adopt Parliament's response to the EU's first strategy on cardiovascular diseases.
Spanish police union warns Sánchez’s regularisation could hand papers to four million
Jupol's estimate is that those grants could multiply by four through family reunification under Spain's aliens law, taking the total to four million over the coming…
Von der Leyen proposes emergency framework to speed up returns weeks after Ceuta
The Commission President has set out a plan to suspend standard return procedures in an emergency almost seven weeks after the mass crossings into the Spanish city.
UK migrant return deal with France is costing about €65,500 for each person sent back
About 1,400 people have been removed to France since the pilot began in August 2025.
Italy eyes end of Schengen suspension on border with Slovenia
The present controls on the land border with Slovenia run from June 19 to December 18, 2026.
Eritrea terror group wanted to kill German police officers
According to the Karlsruhe office, the internationally networked group’s declared aim is the overthrow of the government in Eritrea.
French freemasons target Catholic schools before 2027 presidential race
The Grand Orient de France has said schools outside State contract have no place in the Republic, a category that takes in almost all traditional Catholic education.
Mbappé and Vinícius take off Ceuta solidarity shirts
The Real Madrid players carried the "Todos somos caballas" shirt half-folded over their shoulders and dropped it before the pre-match handshake.
YouGov puts CDU/CSU at record low as talk of replacing Merz grows
The AfD took 43.8 per cent there on September 6, a record for the party in any state election, against 17.2 per cent for the CDU.
Suspected sabotage on the rails halt Dutch trains on Budget Day
Police have opened an investigation, but no group has claimed responsibility.
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Poland’s Braun hammers monument to Ukrainian partisans
Braun claims local residents are "afraid they would be set on fire" if they attempted to remove the memorial themselves.