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. […]
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has urged SpaceX owner Elon Musk to expand Starlink satellite internet coverage for Ukraine, including over areas inside Russia where Russian ballistic missile launchers are located. Stubb said such access could help Ukraine identify and strike missile launchers and potentially save lives. Ukraine is facing shortages of air-defense systems
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Russia’s hybrid attacks targeting France and other European countries have intensified in recent weeks. He said France would respond and has ordered the government to prepare measures to protect critical infrastructure from potential drone and cyber attacks. Macron said Moscow was seeking to intimidate Europe and weaken
Spanish riot police and military personnel began an operation on Friday to move thousands of migrants from beaches in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. Authorities estimate around 10,000 migrants remain in the territory after more than 72,000 people crossed from Morocco during an unprecedented border rush in late July. The operation began early […]
Sea arrivals of migrants and refugees to Europe have fallen by more than a third so far this year, but the journeys have become deadlier, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Around 60,000 people have crossed by sea so far in 2026, compared with about 98,000 during the same period last year, marking […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged citizens to participate in the country’s upcoming parliamentary election, presenting voter participation as a measure of national support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. The three-day election begins on Friday and will determine the 450 seats in the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament. The election is the first […]
Turkish police have arrested dozens of people amid a widening crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and organisations. The latest detentions took place on Tuesday outside Istanbul’s main courthouse, where protesters had gathered to demand the release of activists arrested during weekend raids on gay bars and private homes. The government has described the campaign as part […]
Swiss voters are showing strong opposition to a proposal that would tighten the country’s constitutional definition of neutrality ahead of a referendum on September 27. A Tamedia and 20 Minuten poll found 68% opposed the proposal, while a separate GFS Bern survey for SRG recorded 63% opposition. The initiative, launched by the Swiss People’s Party […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has announced plans to change legislation introduced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban that effectively prevented same-sex couples from adopting children. The government plans to remove a system requiring adoption applications from single people to receive approval from the family affairs minister, which had effectively blocked
A fire has broken out at a weapons storage facility operated by Bulgarian defence company EMCO near the village of Tsareva Livada, prompting an investigation into its cause. Bulgaria’s Interior Minister said the blaze was brought under control and no injuries were reported, while authorities are examining whether the incident could be linked to a […]









