Latest news bulletin | September 6th, 2025 – Midday
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
More about this topic
Violent clashes continue in Corsica after prominent prisoner attacked
Protesters have rallied for several days after a convicted murderer and Corsican independence activist was left in a coma by another prisoner.
EU ministers discuss ways to prevent possible breakup of Bosnia
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has described the ongoing tensions as a "critical situation".
Ukraine separatists mobilise troops amid Russia invasion fears
Clashes have intensified and separatists have been evacuating civilians from eastern Ukraine, amid fears in the West that Moscow might use the strife as a pretext to invade.
YouTube closes accounts of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine
The move comes amid heightened tensions between the West and Moscow.
ADVERTISEMENT
Iranian separatists found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia
The three suspects were convicted of promoting terror in Iran and gathering information for Saudi intelligence services.
Bosnia's presidency has pledged there will be no war, says US envoy
Tensions had been raised after Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik announced plans for a separate army, judiciary, and tax administration.
Ex-ETA leader jailed for 1997 plot to attack Spain's former king
Maria Soledad Iparraguirre Guenechea was found guilty of "crimes against the Crown" and sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison.
Carles Puigdemont loses appeal against loss of MEP immunity
The European Court of Justice said there was no reason why Puigdemont could not face extradition and trial in Spain.
Pardoned Catalan pro-independence leaders leave prison in Spain
Nine separatists pardoned by the Spanish government walked free from prison on Wednesday, where they were serving lengthy terms for organising a bid for an independent northeastern Catalonia region nearly four years ago.
Spain violated free speech rights of ETA politician, court rules
The former politician has been sentenced to prison in Spain for honouring a deceased ETA activist in a speech in 2008.
Catalan elections: Separatists boost majority in regional parliament
Separatist parties have boosted their majority in Catalonia’s parliament, although the pro-union Socialist Party claimed a narrow win in elections held amid a third wave of coronavirus.
Spanish police arrest 21 people in raids on Catalan separatists
Spanish officials say that police have detained 21 people with links to the Catalan separatist movement on suspicion of corruption and promoting public disorder.
Effigy of Spanish king burned as tensions rise on Catalan National Day
Supporters of Catalonia's secession from the rest of Spain gathered in small groups around the north east region on Friday under orders from event organisers to maintain social distancing amid a spike in coronavirus cases.