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A sign reading “This system must burn. Maricarmen, you are not alone” is held up as people protest against Spain’s housing crisis in Madrid on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Thousands march in Spain over eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal

Images of her being carried from her lifelong home after police broke down her door have put a spotlight on the country’s housing crisis.

27 Sep 2026 - 4:18AM

Pope celebrates giant Paris mass in landmark visit

26 Sep 2026 - 11:15PMvideocam

6 dead after explosion destroys building in Athens

26 Sep 2026 - 9:04PM

In Paris, Pope warns against losing humanity in ‘paradise of machines’

Pope Leo is in France on a four-day trip, the first official papal trip in 18 years to France.

25 Sep 2026 - 9:17PM

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte accompany Pope Leo after their meeting in the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday. Photo: via AP

EU to release US$7.5 billion linked to Ukraine military aid

Money related to Ukraine had stuck in the fund for ⁠months, blocked by the previous Hungarian government under Viktor Orban.

25 Sep 2026 - 8:57PM

Italy to ban burkas in schools, with 30% cap on pupils with poor Italian

The move comes ahead of Italy’s election next year, in which PM Meloni’s party faces pressure the even further right National Future party.

25 Sep 2026 - 7:20PM

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6 missing after explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens

The ‘unbelievable disaster’ that happened near the Acropolis is believed to have been caused by a huge gas leak.

26 Sep 2026 - 6:42AM

A partially collapsed building is seen after an explosion in a popular tourist area of Athens on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Iran conflict

UK foreign secretary warns Iran against hostile activity on British soil

Ed Miliband presses Tehran over domestic security and demands release of couple held in Evin prison.

25 Sep 2026 - 11:52AM

Knife attack at Polish abbey leaves priest dead and 4 injured

Ukrainian suspect arrested after stabbing victims during assault at Benedictine monastery in Jaroslaw.

25 Sep 2026 - 12:00PM

Croatia clears extradition of Nord Stream blast suspect to Germany

German prosecutors have accused Ukrainian scuba diver of planting explosives on Baltic pipelines in 2022.

25 Sep 2026 - 12:14PM

A gas leak at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm in 2022. Photo: Danish Defence Command via Reuters

Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87

Thousands have protested in outrage at the eviction and a market widely denounced as unaffordable for renters and buyers.

24 Sep 2026 - 10:56PM

People hold a banner and flags during a rally in Madrid, Spain, following the eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal. Photo: dpa

UK far-right activist charged after migrant boat slashed in English Channel

Police said a 37-year-old man was detained and charged with one count of criminal damage and one of failing to disclose the PIN to his phone.

25 Sep 2026 - 6:41AM

Milei renews Argentina’s Falklands claim, rails against ‘useless’ UN

Firebrand Argentine leader calls world body a ‘useless organisation’ filled with ‘arrogant parasites’.

24 Sep 2026 - 1:11PM

Italy greenlights return of nuclear power after decades-long ban

Parliament clears legal framework for next-generation reactors nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster.

24 Sep 2026 - 12:44PM

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose government spearheaded legislation to reintroduce nuclear energy. Photo: LaPresse via AP

Italy’s Colosseum closes after worker dies in accident

The incident comes less ‌than a year ‌after the death of a worker trapped under the rubble of a collapsed medieval tower near the Colosseum.

23 Sep 2026 - 7:09PM

Carabinieri paramilitary police stand on patrol outside the Colosseum in Rome on Wednesday. Photo: via AP

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV battery giant CATL starts trial production in Hungary

Analyst says development could see it secure massive orders from global marques such as BMW and Volkswagen.

23 Sep 2026 - 2:00PM

French authorities target ‘pervert’ glasses street trend

Investigation follows complaints of people secretly recording and publishing non-consensual footage online.

23 Sep 2026 - 12:00PM

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Zelensky meets Trump, says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia

The US president announced such a truce last week, but Russia ‌hit petrol stations in Kyiv the next day and Ukraine bombed an oil refinery.

23 Sep 2026 - 9:42AM

A Kyiv petrol station hit by a Russian drone strike. Photo: Reuters

Trump criticises UK’s Chagos deal, says new British PM Burnham will reconsider

The US president says ties with Britain are better, as he met the prime minister for the first time.

23 Sep 2026 - 2:36AM

Trump, Denmark and Greenland sign deal to resolve Arctic stand-off

Trilateral accord permits US ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield and new bases while backing island self-determination.

23 Sep 2026 - 10:50AM

Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell out at Paris auction

Nine-hour sale of late French star’s belongings nets €953,531 for her animal foundation and son.

22 Sep 2026 - 11:51AM

Personal belongings once owned by late French actress Brigitte Bardot. Photo: AFP

UK confirms Manchester to host G20 summit in 2027

City served by Prime Minister Andy Burnham as mayor for nearly a decade will host global leaders.

22 Sep 2026 - 11:12AM

Andy Burnham, now UK prime minister, in Manchester in June. The city was confirmed on Monday as the venue for the 2027 G20 summit. Photo: Reuters

Burnham to meet Trump, make UN debut after offering UK support for Saudis

British prime minister targets Middle East stability and AI governance on New York trip.

22 Sep 2026 - 12:24PM

Zelensky and CIA chief meet during refuelling stop in Ireland

Sources say the pair met at Shannon Airport as the Ukrainian leader travelled to the UN meetings in New York.

22 Sep 2026 - 11:00AM

UK brings first charges over the 1994 Rwanda genocide

Vincent Brown, 65, is accused of inciting and aiding murders of Tutsis after seven-year British investigation.

22 Sep 2026 - 11:25AM

The skulls and bones of Rwandan victims at a genocide memorial outside Kigali. Photo: Reuters

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