Polish police have arrested several teenagers over threats linked to school attacks, as fears spread online about a rumoured “Bloody Friday” challenge. Authorities said investigations had found no evidence of a coordinated online challenge, despite widespread speculation following two school stabbing incidents within two days. Police detained at least 10 people, mainly for
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 […]
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
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini has called for an extraordinary party congress in October, as he faces internal criticism and declining support. Salvini announced the move at the League’s annual rally in Pontida, saying the party needed to remain united. The League has faced pressure from figures advocating a renewed focus […]
Axel Rudakubana, who was jailed for the 2024 murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in Southport, appeared in a London court on Monday over allegations that he attacked prison staff. Prosecutors allege that Rudakubana threw boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer at Belmarsh prison in May 2025. […]
Berlin’s housing shortage and soaring rents have emerged as the biggest concerns ahead of the city election on September 20. Around 85% of households in the German capital are renters, while advertised rents have nearly doubled since 2014. Berlin is expected to need around 211,000 additional homes by 2040, intensifying pressure on the city government. […]
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 […]
A third person has died from malaria in the Frankfurt area in an extremely rare outbreak believed to be linked to air traffic, according to local German officials. The latest victim was one of two infected residents of the Schwanheim district near Frankfurt Airport. The infected residents had contracted Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for […]
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Zagreb’s central square on Saturday to protest delays in cleaning up more than 30,000 tons of waste stored in Croatia’s Lika region. The demonstration, one of the country’s biggest in recent years, was organised under the name “Walk for Lika,” with protesters warning that the waste could threaten […]
Norway has seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation claim awarded to Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz over assets Russia seized following its 2014 annexation of Crimea. The ship was detained off Svalbard and will remain in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago. The Svalbard governor’s office confirmed that the […]









