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 […]
Celine Dion opened Paris Fashion Week with a surprise performance of her 2002 hit “I’m Alive” beneath the Eiffel Tower. The Canadian singer appeared at the end of L’Oréal’s annual show, wearing a full-length ruched black velvet gown, before joining several of the brand’s celebrity ambassadors on the runway. Dion was joined by stars including […]
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating a combined €150,000 to three Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs near their newly purchased Strancally Castle in County Waterford, Ireland. Shamrocks GAA, Tallow GAA and Lismore GAA will each receive €50,000, with the donations paid over two years. The couple said they recognise the […]
French public sector workers went on strike Tuesday as high school students blocked school entrances across the country, protesting planned budget cuts and demanding better funding and working conditions. Teachers, healthcare workers, firefighters and other civil servants were among those taking part, with rallies expected in cities across France. The protests come two
European Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner has unveiled a plan to strengthen controls along the European Union’s external borders following a major surge of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The proposal would expand the role of Frontex, the EU’s border protection agency, and establish a standing corps that could be deployed quickly during border […]
Spain’s coalition government has approved a new set of housing measures following protests over the country’s housing crisis, which intensified after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home. The proposals include a potential ban on evictions until 2030, an extension of rental contracts until 2028, tighter regulation of short-term and room
An Italian court on Monday convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia over the 2016 kidnapping of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo. The three men — Major Magdi Sharif, Colonel Ather Kamal and Colonel Hisham Helmy — were each sentenced to 10 years in prison. A fourth defendant, Major General Tarek Sabir, was acquitted. […]
Sweden’s Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has abandoned her attempt to form a new government after failing to secure enough parliamentary support. Her decision comes despite the centre-left bloc winning a narrow majority in the September 13 election. The centre-left bloc holds 176 seats in the 349-member parliament, compared with 173 for the centre-right.









