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.
Three migrants, including a 10-year-old child, died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Britain on an overcrowded inflatable dinghy, French authorities said. The boat was carrying 105 people when maritime police received a distress call. The local prefecture said initial information indicated that the two women and the child were crushed […]
A Delta flight travelling from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on Sunday afternoon after a reported mechanical issue and smoke in the cabin. Flight DL251, operated by an Airbus A330, was diverted to Porto and landed safely, according to the airline. Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft departed Barcelona at around […]
More than 600,000 people registered to attend an outdoor Mass with Pope Leo in Paris on Saturday, making it the largest scheduled event of his four-day visit to France. Crowds began gathering before sunrise along the Champs-Élysées, while police closed nearby streets ahead of the pope’s journey in an open-top popemobile. During his visit, Pope […]
Flights at Italy’s Catania airport were suspended on Saturday after volcanic ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing activity, along with weather conditions, disrupted operations, according to the company operating the Sicilian airport. All arrivals have been suspended until 1000 GMT on Sunday. Catania airport is Italy’s fifth-busiest by passenger traffic and
School strikes and demonstrations are taking place across Germany in opposition to the possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. Protesters in cities including Hamburg, Berlin, Kiel and Frankfurt have called on the government to rule out mandatory service, with organisers saying more than 100 demonstrations are planned. Germany introduced a voluntary military
Finnair has changed its pilot training and flight operations to deal with daily GPS interference in the Baltic region, CEO Turkka Kuusisto told Reuters. The airline says pilots are trained to operate safely in airspace affected by satellite-navigation disruptions. GPS interference has intensified across the Baltic region as European airlines operate closer to NATO’s
An explosion caused a two-storey residential building to partially collapse in Athens’ popular Plaka district on Friday, injuring three people and damaging nearby homes, shops and cars. The cause of the blast has not yet been determined. The explosion occurred near major tourist attractions including the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, sending debris and […]









