Norway Polar bear injures French woman on Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands The animal was scared away from the area by gunfire and was later killed by authorities. 08/08/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Six key developments you need to know today From the first of the ships carrying grain from Ukraine arriving in Istanbul to the Kremlin rejecting the idea of a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting, here are some of the top developments in the war this Monday. 08/08/2022
no comment Sunrise in Gaza as truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad holds Sunrise over Gaza City after an Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants appeared to be holding early Monday August 8th. 08/08/2022
Spain Spanish bullet train service halted after fibre optic cable stolen A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of metres of the cable. 08/08/2022
no comment Mourning ritual in Karbala ahead of Ashura Shiite Muslim pilgrims flaggelate themselves in a mourning ritual during Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein. 08/08/2022
Ukraine Amnesty 'regrets pain' caused by Ukraine report as criticism continues The report, published on Thursday, claimed that the presence of Ukrainian forces in residential areas heightened risks to civilians during Russia's invasion. 08/08/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 8th – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 08/08/2022
Ukraine Meet the woman risking her life to save animals in Ukraine Natalia Popova has been travelling to the frontlines in Ukraine to rescue wild animals and pets from the dangers of war. 08/08/2022
Italy Watch: WWII bomb revealed by Italy drought is safely detonated The bomb was found by fishermen on the banks of the River Po, which has all but dried up in the valley's worst drought for 70 years. 08/08/2022
United Kingdom Shock as London police admit strip-searching hundreds of children Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, said she was "deeply shocked" that so many youngsters had been searched this way. 08/08/2022
Portugal Britons' lives in Portugal 'paralysed' by post-Brexit ID cards failure Thousands of UK citizens living in Portugal are unable to access healthcare, take up new jobs, or travel because the authorities have yet to issue post-Brexit residency cards. 08/08/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 8th – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 08/08/2022
Ukraine Stop suicidal attacks on Europe's largest nuclear plant, says UN chief It comes after Ukraine's state energy company said a worker at the Zaporizhzhia plant was wounded in Russian shelling on Saturday evening. 08/08/2022
no comment Christopher Street Day in Hamburg In the north German town of Hamburg, about 250 000 people celebrated Christopher Street Day in a long parade crossing the inner city. 07/08/2022
United Kingdom 'Wild Oysters' restoration project aims to turn tide on UK decline Faced with a steep decline in local oyster populations, a UK biodiversity project aims to bring back the species to the country's coastlines. 07/08/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 7th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 07/08/2022
Italy Pompeii: New discoveries reveal lives of Roman city's middle class Archaeologists have excavated four new rooms in a middle-class home in Pompeii, discovering ceramic dishware and decorative items. 07/08/2022
no comment Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel Palestinian militants fired flurries of rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip while the sons of Khaled Mansour, Islamic Jihad's senior commander killed by an Israeli airstrike, saying goodbye to their father in the morgue 07/08/2022
Croatia 'Walk with Tito' tour in Zagreb dives into ex-leader's legacy The tour in Croatia's capital is aimed at reviewing objectively the legacy of Josip Broz Tito, the former Yugoslavia's Communist leader who still sparks heated debate more than four decades after his death. 07/08/2022
France Experts struggle to save beluga whale lost in France's River Seine Hopes are diminishing for saving the whale, which shows signs of illness and has been refusing food, thousands of kilometres from its usual habitat. 07/08/2022
