Italy Italy slashes 2023 growth forecast while public finances improve The 0.6% forecast for next year signals a considerable worsening in the outlook compared with the previous goal of 2.4% 29/09/2022
Hungary Hungarians march against stricter abortion rules More than 1,000 Hungarians protested against a change in abortion rules that took effect earlier this month 29/09/2022
Ukraine Russia expected to annex occupied Ukrainian territories within days 'Sham' referenda were held in four regions of southern and eastern Ukraine, which Moscow is now poised to annex 28/09/2022
world news Category 4 Hurricane Ian barrels towards Florida after ravaging Cuba Meteorologists are already warning of impending dangerous storm surges and catastrophic flooding 28/09/2022
Germany German woman charged with crimes against humanity and IS membership Prosecutors say the suspect kept a Yazidi slave at her home after fleeing to join the so-called Islamic State group. 28/09/2022
no comment Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the site of the German Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on Wednesday. 28/09/2022
Greece Greek police arrest dozens in Athens university drugs raid Left-wing groups have accused the government of exploiting the incident to justify the presence of police at universities. 28/09/2022
no comment Russian attack hits school in eastern Ukraine At least one person died on Wednesday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Mykolaivka after a Russian attack hit a school used by residents as a shelter. 28/09/2022
Iran At least nine killed after Iran's airstrike against Kurdish group The attacks appear to be in response to the ongoing protests in Iran over Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by Tehran's morality police. 28/09/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | September 28th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 28/09/2022
no comment Demonstrations in support of Iranian women In Argentina and the United States, dozens of people have gathered to show their support for Iranian women. 28/09/2022
Italy LGBTQ and women's rights advocates worried after Meloni's win in Italy Meloni's Brothers of Italy party states that is is against marriage equality, gay parents adopting children, and surrogate pregnancies. 28/09/2022
Netherlands Dutch asylum seekers backlog as high as during the 2015 migrant crisis NGOs say "unorthodox" action is needed to end the "vicious circle" for asylum seekers. 28/09/2022
Ukraine Western leaders slam 'referendum' results and other Ukraine stories Here's our latest round-up of what's happening related to the war in Ukraine this Wednesday. 28/09/2022
Latvia NATO demonstrates HIMARS rocket system in Latvia in a display of force Latvia has hosted a military training day with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) flown in for the occasion from Germany. 28/09/2022
Norway Norway and Denmark tighten energy security after pipeline 'attack' The European Union has also vowed to retaliate for any attack on Europe's energy networks. 28/09/2022
no comment The Russian strikes cut off electricity to much of Kharkiv in Ukraine. Russia fired a salvo of missiles at Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, overnight, hitting a railroad yard and knocking out power to more than 18,000 homes. 28/09/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | September 28th – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 28/09/2022
no comment Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam Typhoon Noru hit Vietnam's central coast early Wednesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. 28/09/2022
United Kingdom UK PM Truss defends tax-cutting budget despite market turmoil The Bank of England made an emergency intervention on Wednesday after warning of a "material risk to UK financial stability". 28/09/2022
