Europe News 'Message of solidarity and friendship': Macron visits Greenland On his maiden visit to the Danish autonomous territory, the French president met with both Denmark's and Greenland's heads of government. 15 June 2025
World News Trump says Israel and Iran 'will make a deal' amid escalating tensions Using his social media platform Truth Social, the US president has suggested on Sunday that Iran and Israel will end their violent conflict by "making a deal" through his mediation. 15 June 2025
Europe News Russia launches fresh massive aerial attack on Ukraine The Ukrainian airforce reported an overnight aerial attack with 194 weapons targetting mostly the Poltava Oblast east of Kyiv. 15 June 2025
Israel Israel will prevent Freedon Flotilla's Madleen reaching Gaza The Madleen is nearing Gaza's territorial waters. 8 June 2025
Europe News Ukraine: Kharkiv hit by massive Russian aerial attack Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. According to him it was “the most powerful attack” on the city since the full-scale invasion in 2022. 7 June 2025
Italy Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza Activist Greta Thunberg and 11 other people have set sail for Gaza on board a flotilla. The group aims to bring in some aid and raise “international awareness” of the situation in the enclave. 1 June 2025
Turkey Patriarch Bartholomew I marks 1,700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big denominations. 1 June 2025
Europe News Two dead, hundreds arrested during PSG Champions League celebrations Around 200 people were injured, 21 of whom were policemen. One officer is in an induced coma after being hit in the face by fireworks. 1 June 2025
Iran IAEA: Iran has amassed more near weapons-grade uranium In its report, the International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Iran is now “the only non-nuclear-weapon state to produce such material" — something the agency said was of "serious concern.” 31 May 2025
Europe News Tight security in Munich for Inter vs PSG in Champions League final Police is reckoning on around 500 violent-prone fans from Milan and 150 from Paris. 31 May 2025
Europe News Mexican navy sailing ship hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge The vessel had 277 people aboard, 22 of them were injured, of whom 19 needed medical treatment. 18 May 2025
Europe News Zelenskyy: Power plants 'belong to the people of Ukraine' The fate of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia remains unclear as it is still under Russian control. 21 March 2025
Europe News Merz travels to Paris for dinner with Macron The winner of Germany's parliamentary elections has travelled to Paris to meet the French president for a working dinner on Wednesday. 26 February 2025
Culture news Singer and pop icon Marianne Faithfull dies at 78 Her admirers included Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, although her history would always be closely tied to the Rolling Stones and to the years she dated Mick Jagger, epitomising 'Swinging London'. 30 January 2025
World News Italy PM Meloni under investigation for repatriation of Libyan warlord Meloni said her justice and interior ministers and an under-secretary are also targeted in the investigation. 28 January 2025
Turkey Death toll in Turkey's Kartalkaya ski resort fire rises to 76 The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Local media suggested that the wooden cladding on the hotel's exterior may have accelerated the spread of the fire. 21 January 2025
Europe News Protests in Georgia continue as new president is about to be elected For the first time, the president of Georgia is not elected by popular vote. 13 December 2024
Europe News Pelosi hospitalised in Luxembourg after injury The former US-House of Representatives Speaker had travelled to Luxembourg to attend commemorations on the 80th anniversary of WW II 'Battle of the Bulge'. 13 December 2024
Europe News Declassified reports hint at 'state actor' behind Georgescu's campaign Five secret reports from different Romanian institutions and agencies have been made public by the country's president upon their request. 4 December 2024
Israel Israeli cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah US President Joe Biden announced that the ceasefire will come into force at 4am GMT on Wednesday morning. 26 November 2024