Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit the disputed North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14, according to sources in the Spanish royal household. It will be Felipe’s first visit to the two cities during his 12-year reign and comes more than two months after a major migrant surge […]
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Berlin’s alternative cultural scene is facing growing pressure as rising property prices reduce the availability of affordable spaces for artists and independent groups. Zirkus Mond, an alternative circus troupe that spent eight years performing on vacant land in northeast Berlin, is now preparing to move after the developer reclaimed the site. The area, known as […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to hold general elections on October 4, with voters choosing representatives for the country’s tripartite presidency, national parliament and regional bodies. The election comes amid economic difficulties, slow progress toward European Union membership and a political crisis that continues to expose divisions within the country. Bosnia remains
Swiss glaciers recorded a near-record loss of ice in 2026, with an estimated 5.5% of the country’s remaining glacier ice disappearing over the past 12 months, according to new monitoring data. Scientists say the pace is extraordinary, with intense heatwaves in May and June rapidly melting the limited snow cover left after a mild winter. […]
How a young dream from Palakkayam travelled across continents, found its expression in Indian cuisine, survived a global crisis and evolved into a larger vision for entrepreneurship Some dreams begin with a business plan. Others begin with a childhood belief that one day, somehow, something bigger is possible. For Jijin Jimmichan, it began in a […]
Tesla’s new-car registrations increased across several European markets in September, adding to signs of a recovery for the U.S. electric vehicle maker after two years of declining sales in the region. Registrations rose 61.9% in France, 2.2% in Norway and 38.4% in Sweden compared with the same month last year, according to data from national […]
Italy’s EU-harmonised consumer prices rose 2.0% month-on-month in September, pushing annual inflation to 4.1%, up sharply from 3.2% in August. The increase was driven largely by soaring energy costs linked to turmoil in the Middle East. The latest figure was above the 3.8% median forecast from a Reuters poll of 17 analysts and marked Italy’s […]
Prince Harry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday that his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, were targeted by what he described as “certain European paparazzi” while attending school in the English countryside. Photographers allegedly walked around the perimeter of the school, looked into the grounds and monitored the children. The incident comes after Harry,
France and Britain are discussing the withdrawal of a migration agreement that allows Britain to return some undocumented migrants arriving by small boats to France, a French interior ministry source said on Wednesday. The arrangement was introduced last year as part of efforts to reduce crossings of the English Channel. Under the deal, Britain returns […]
Payment groups from across Europe, including Spain’s Bizum, Italy’s Bancomat and Brussels-based Wero, are joining forces to create a cross-border payments network serving around 130 million users. The initiative aims to reduce Europe’s reliance on major US-based payment networks such as Visa and Mastercard. The new European Network for Payments (ENP) will









