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Germany developing plans to ready its airspace for self-defence

Germany has one of the busiest airspaces in the world, and it will have to be shut down in the event of an attack against the country or another NATO ally.

10/12/2025

Health news

UK doctors urge crackdown on energy drinks, citing heart health risks

After doctors asked the patient to stop consuming energy drinks, his blood pressure returned to normal.

10/12/2025

World News

Türk: 'Never take human rights for granted in any part of the world'

On International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, emphasised the need to "reclaim" these fundamental values, which he says have been undermined in Europe.

10/12/2025

Italy

Pope Leo XIV says Trump is trying to 'break apart' Europe-US alliance

Pope Leo XIV said US President Donald Trump's recent remarks about Europe were "trying to break apart what needs to be a very important alliance." Pope Leo added that Europe's role in seeking peace in Ukraine was important.

09/12/2025

Art

'Bold and compelling': Nnena Kalu wins prestigious Turner Prize

British-Nigerian artist Nnena Kalu has won the Turner Prize, one of the world's top art awards, for her "compelling" sculptures and drawings made from recycled materials.

09/12/2025

France

French MPs adopt contentious 2026 social security budget

The high-stakes vote gives some respite for the weakened French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu

09/12/2025

United Kingdom

Peace prize for Trump triggers complaint to FIFA ethics investigators

FIFA's ethics code calls for a ban from football of up to two years for violating the duty of neutrality, though it is unclear if the case will be taken up.

09/12/2025

United Kingdom

UK sanctions Russian entities suspected of spreading disinformation

Officials pointed to fake websites and political ads during Moldova's recent election and fake news sites carrying videos with false claims about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy designed to undermine support.

09/12/2025

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Zelenskyy meets Pope Leo XIV and PM Meloni in Italy visit

Zelenskyy visited Italy, meeting Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Meloni, and reiterated Ukraine's firm stance against ceding territory to Russia.

09/12/2025

Netherlands

ICC gives Sudanese militia leader 20 years jail for Darfur war crimes

Abd-Al-Rahman's crimes were committed more than two decades ago, but violence continues to plague Darfur as Sudan is torn apart by civil war.

09/12/2025

Europe in Motion

Are European SMEs punching above their weight thanks to AI?

At the same time, many entrepreneurs believe that the only way to build trust with the community is through more investments in human-made content.

09/12/2025

France

French far right wants to reopen brothels with sex workers in charge

National Rally (RN) lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy said his proposed bill would allow sex workers in France to be "empresses in their kingdom."

09/12/2025

France

Cocaine overtakes cannabis as France's most lucrative illicit drug

Cocaine overtook cannabis as France's most lucrative illicit drug in 2023, generating €3.1 billion as usage tripled over a decade despite falling prices.

09/12/2025

Europe News

EU hydrogen market hampered by costly production, regulator says

The European Union's goal of producing 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030 are at odds with current market reality, where production and regulation costs leave investors unconvinced.

09/12/2025

Italy

Zelenskyy seeks backing in Rome and vows no land to be ceded to Russia

Zelenskyy met Pope Leo XIV and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Tuesday, meanwhile voicing his refusal to surrender territory to Moscow despite pressure from Washington for territorial concessions.

09/12/2025

Economy

EU's ‘Buy European’ strategy delayed by division among member states

A European plan to favour “made in Europe” products has been pushed back to 2026 by the Commission, with several member states insisting such a preference should be used only as a last resort.

09/12/2025

Czech Republic

Right-wing billionaire Babiš sworn in as Czech prime minister

The new coalition is set to follow Hungary and Slovakia and shift the Czech Republic away from supporting Ukraine in Russia's nearly four-year war.

09/12/2025

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International exhibition "100 presepi in Vaticano” showcases global nativity creations

The exhibition presents 132 nativity scenes from around the world, on view until 8 January 2026.

09/12/2025

United Kingdom

MI5 accused of 'hiding the truth' over agent who killed for the IRA

Official investigation strongly criticised how the UK's intelligence agency MI5 handled the double agent during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

09/12/2025

Markets

Shares in Germany’s Thyssenkrupp slide as it forecasts heavy losses

Thyssenkrupp is entangled in a restructuring process as it seeks to shore up its finances, hit by high energy costs and cheap competition.

09/12/2025

Europe Today

Is Czech Republic's new PM Babiš Orbán 2.0? It is not that simple

Andrej Babiš returns on Tuesday as the prime minister of the Czech Republic. He is more of a CEO than an ideologue.

09/12/2025

Health news

Severe Listeria infections on the rise in Europe, EU agencies warn

There were more than 6,500 foodborne outbreaks in 2024, a new report says.

09/12/2025

The Cube

Viral posts mislead on Italy's 'lab-grown meat' ban

Italy passed a law banning cultivated or cell-based meat years ago, but posts online suggesting that it has just happened have prompted conflicting claims related to the product.

09/12/2025

Lithuania

Lithuania declares state of emergency over balloons from Belarus

The Baltic state says the cigarette-laden balloons originating from Moscow-allied Belarus are a form of hybrid attack and a threat to its national security.

09/12/2025

Economy

EU Commission opens probe into Google over AI despite tensions with US

The EU antitrust enforcer on Tuesday opened an investigation into the US tech giant over its use of online content to power its AI services, a move that threatens to ratchet up transatlantic relations.

09/12/2025

France

Brigitte Macron calls French feminist protesters 'dirty b****es'

The French First Lady drew criticism after a video showed her calling feminist activists "dirty b****es" at a theatre hosting a rape-accused comedian's show.

09/12/2025