2024-09-12

Europe News

Starmer says Putin started Ukraine war and can end it any time

Starmer's comments come a day after it emerged that the US and UK had made the decision to allow Ukraine to use partly British-made Storm Shadow missiles to strike targets deeper inside Russia.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Austrian security forces raid 72 alleged Islamic extremists

Tuesday's raids came a month after authorities foiled a plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna which were subsequently cancelled.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Activists call for measures to stop deportations to Syria

Human rights defenders say refugees "are increasingly becoming targets of xenophobia, discrimination, and violent aggression" upon their return to Syria.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Paris Olympics: Will the Games boost the French economy?

With the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games now concluded, France is left with a bill exceeding €8 billion for hosting the world’s biggest sporting event. The question remains: will the Games stimulate the French economy, or will the expenses outweigh the potential gains?

12/09/2024

Europe News

Russia launches counteroffensive in Kursk region

All the latest military updates on the war in Ukraine.

12/09/2024

Football Now

Introducing the new UEFA Champions League format

In partnership with Media City

Europe’s premier club competition is back, with more teams and a refreshed draw process.

12/09/2024

Kosovo

Kosovo prosecutors indict 45 for attack by armed Serb group

The 45 people were charged in absentia for their alleged involvement in the 2023 gunfight that left four dead near the Banjska village in the north of Kosovo.

12/09/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | September 12th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Could the impossible peace in the Caucasus end the war in Ukraine?

The end of Russia's war in Ukraine could come from an unexpected direction.

12/09/2024

Europe News

EU Parliament set for showdown between Orbán and opposition leader

Buoyed by a bombshell opinion poll result showing his six-month old party has almost closed the gap on Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz, which has ruled Hungary since 2010, the insurgent opposition leader Péter Magyar plans to put the nationalist premier on the spot in the European Parliament next week.

12/09/2024

Eco-Innovation

The ‘world’s strongest battery’ could pave the way for electric planes

The properties of the structural battery mean it could be used in a wide variety of different situations, according to the researchers.

12/09/2024

Economy

ECB's Lagarde reaffirms data-driven approach to future rate decisions

ECB President Christine Lagarde reaffirms a data-driven approach to rate decisions while urging structural reforms, citing Mario Draghi's competitiveness report. The ECB lowered its deposit rate by 25 basis points, with inflation and growth forecasts largely unchanged.

12/09/2024

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European Hyperloop successfully completes first test launch

It's hoped that, in the long term, Hyperloop will allow Europeans to hurtle between cities at 700 km/h.

12/09/2024

Healthcare

Doctor shortages and low pay: Europe's hospitals are under the weather

Europe is suffering from a healthcare crisis, with chronic staff shortages, low pay and overtime prompting strikes in Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden. In France meanwhile, a controversial medicine education reform has students and doctors up in arms.

12/09/2024

Libya

Libya's central bank chaos must serve as a wake-up call for the West

Diplomats may be busy stopping other wars in Ukraine and Gaza from growing into monstrous regional conflicts. But if they’re too consumed to take this brief opportunity, they may end up with a third before too long, Tarek Megerisi writes.

12/09/2024

Tech News

More DSA probes coming soon, says EU Commission top official

The EU Commission already has DSA investigations pending into TikTok, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, X and AliExpress.

12/09/2024

Portugal

Portugal faces severe teacher shortage as school year begins

Portugal's National Teachers' Federation (Fenprof) says that over 800 teachers are missing from Portuguese schools at the start of the academic year.

12/09/2024

Travel News

Wizz Air launches no frills flights to the Middle East 

The budget airline will introduce long-haul routes from March 2025.

12/09/2024

Green News

Renewables generate half of EU electricity in first six months of 2024

Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU is now “well equipped” to meet climate neutrality goals.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Borrell urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border

"We need to de-escalate military tensions and use this opportunity to urge all sides to pursue this path," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell during his visit to Beirut.

12/09/2024

Green News

Why is Brazil asking the EU to delay its deforestation law?

Brazil made €42 billion from exports of products from its forests in 2023 alone.

12/09/2024

Travel News

Inside Sardinia’s struggle against coastal overtourism

Officials and environmental scientists are warning that plant, animal and marine life is suffering due to an unsustainable number of tourists and their irresponsible behaviour.

12/09/2024

Culture news

Accio child actors: How to audition for the new Harry Potter TV series

UK and Ireland-based Children between the ages of nine and 11 are being considered for the roles that once Wingardium Leviosa'd the careers of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

12/09/2024

Economy

Spanish inflation drops to over one-year lows on cooling food prices

Productivity, however, continues to be weak, compared with the average across the EU, with the issue having worsened over the past 10 years or so.

12/09/2024

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Entangled humpback whale freed after four-day rescue operation

The whale was found with several lines and floats tangled around its head and midsection, likely accumulated over a period of months.

12/09/2024

Explore

A train journey through Uzbekistan's ancient Silk Road

In partnership with the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

In this episode of Explore, we take a train journey through Uzbekistan's iconic Silk Road cities.

12/09/2024

Tech News

How will the US’ new tech sanctions affect Russia?

The US’s latest sanctions come into force on Thursday and are also targeted at countries that trade with Russia.

12/09/2024

Europe News

EU rejects price offer from Chinese EV producers as talks near end

Negotiations between Brussels and Beijing on the dispute around electric vehicles have entered the final stretch ahead of a make-or-break vote.

12/09/2024

Health news

Some 25% of Gaza’s wounded have life-changing injuries, WHO says

More than 22,000 injured Gazans are in need of long-term rehabilitative care, but services are largely unavailable, a new report says.

12/09/2024

Economy

European Central Bank cuts interest rates again as inflation slows

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its key interest rates as the markets expected, marking its second reduction this year following a move in June.

12/09/2024