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Europe

Finland investigates suspected break-ins at MPs homes

All members of parliament had been told to remain vigilant, report observations and file police complaints if necessary.

Europe

Thymaina's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

Desertification in rural areas and on the islands is forcing schools to shut. On a small eastern Aegean island, locals speak of soaring costs, isolation and a future without children.

Europe

Ukraine hit by power cuts after Russian strikes, grid operator says

Kyiv said it was Moscow's opening salvo in an expected campaign to try to knock out heating and power as winter approaches.

Europe

Netanyahu says Israel warned UK of Iran attack plot on airbase

After three days of investigations, including using a bomb disposal team, police said on Tuesday they had found no explosives in the vehicles, but they had retrieved a "quantity of petrol."

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United Arab Emirates

Attacker's motive unknown after flight to Israel escapes disaster

Saudi and UAE authorities have said little publicly beyond confirming that investigations were underway. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the copilot was arrested.

USA

US death row inmate in hospital after surviving two lethal injections

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.

Europe

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

Europe

Bulgaria passes law protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits

Most SLAPPs are for defamation or reputational harm and tend to be used by those rich and powerful enough to afford the necessary lawyers' fees.

Europe

Norwegian ministers grilled in parliament over ties to Epstein

Parliament has also set up an independent inquiry tasked with a much broader examination of the case, which is due to submit its final report by 31 January 2028.

Europe

Hungary cuts German activist Maja T.'s jail term over 2023 attacks

Last year, Maja T. staged a 40-day hunger strike to protest the "unlawful handover" and "inhumane" prison conditions, an allegation denied by Hungary's prison service.

Europe

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill four and hit Kyiv power supply

Ensuring energy supply is critical as the cold winter months approach. Russian strikes on the sector last year cut light and heating as temperatures plunged to as low as -20C.

Saudi Arabia

Israel says pilot tried to crash flydubai plane during cockpit fight

FlyDubai flight FZ1073 to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia as passengers describe harrowing scenes of a fight between the pilots, with one of them stabbed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot "attempted to crash the plane," as Israeli security services investigate.

Europe

Seoul thinks Zelenskyy revealed North Korean POW transfer to win arms

South Korea has so far not provided lethal weapons to Ukraine, citing a domestic ban on militarily aiding countries at war.

North Korea

North Korea denies South's claim it was behind DMZ mine blasts

North Korea in recent years has added mines, anti-tank barriers and other front-line fortifications, raising concerns in the South about the growing presence of North Korean soldiers near the border.

Mexico

Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane

This year's Pacific hurricane season is shaping up as more severe than usual, as a Super El Niño, an extreme version of a recurring weather pattern, wreaks devastation, in the form of historic droughts and flooding.

Europe

French students clash with police as school blockades intensify

Tens of thousands were expected to rally in Paris and other cities, with teachers and fire services striking nationwide although with public transport not badly affected.

Europe

Slovakia school attack leaves one dead and two injured

The attack, at a school in the southwest of the country, was reportedly carried out by a student.

Europe

NATO says Russian hybrid campaign not stopping support for Ukraine

European countries have already faced multiple incursions by Russian drones as well as a campaign of covert Russian disruption which began after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

South Korea

North Korean DMZ landmine blasts 'violation of armistice,' Seoul says

The northern and southern boundaries of the zone are among the world's most heavily fortified frontiers and landmine incidents have previously heightened tensions between the two countries.

United Arab Emirates

UAE confirms president met with Israeli PM Netanyahu on Sunday

The visit came weeks after a bombshell Israeli media report that the Emirati president had warned Netanyahu ahead of the Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023, which the Israeli premier did not pass on to the security services.

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