Europe

Bulgaria: PM summons Russian ambassador after drone attacks on ships

15 Oct 2026
Rumen Radev, Bulgaria’s prime minister, has summoned Russia’s ambassador following drone attacks on two merchant ships near its Black Sea coast. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged HS Dignity sank approximately 31 kilometres offshore, with six crew…

France: hackers attack supermarkets, causing huge loss of frozen food

15 Oct 2026
More than five hundred French supermarkets have suffered cyberattacks targeting internet-connected refrigeration systems, causing extensive food spoilage and millions of euros in losses. Hackers reportedly accessed equipment remotely, raising refrigerator and freezer temperatures…

Spain: Sánchez calls snap election to tackle housing crisis, after huge demonstrations

08 Oct 2026
Prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for 29 November after the Spanish parliament rejected two government decrees intended to address the country’s housing crisis. His Socialist Party governs with…

Switzerland: glaciers hit catastrophically by summer heatwaves

08 Oct 2026
In one of the most severe annual declines ever recorded, Swiss glaciers have lost an estimated 5.5% of their remaining ice during 2026. A monitoring service has said that a mild winter left…

France: high school students’ protests causing government huge problems

08 Oct 2026
Students across France have been protesting since September over conditions in secondary education, with demonstrations and blockades disrupting hundreds of high schools. They are complaining about shortages of teachers and other staff, deteriorating…

Ukraine: Russian strikes on Kyiv repeatedly targeting civilians

08 Oct 2026
Thirty-three people have reportedly been killed and eighteen injured after Russian glide bombs struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians,…

Bulgaria: parliament passes law to protect journalists from abusive lawsuits

01 Oct 2026
In an important move, Bulgaria’s parliament has passed legislation intended to protect journalists, activists, whistleblowers and others from abusive lawsuits aimed at intimidating or silencing public criticism. Known as strategic lawsuits against public…

Ukraine: South Korea demands apology in row over North Korean soldiers

01 Oct 2026
South Korea has summoned Andrii Vieshkin, Ukraine’s acting ambassador in Seoul and demanded an apology, in a dispute over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war captured while fighting alongside Russian…

Ukraine: ‘bombs are not stopping the baptisms’

24 Sep 2026
Christian workers serving in Ukraine are reporting baptisms and growing faith despite continuing Russian attacks and the suffering caused by war. Free Burma Rangers founder Dave Eubank described beginning a recent mission by…

Greenland: USA signs new agreement, can build two new bases

24 Sep 2026
The USA has signed a new defence agreement with Denmark and Greenland, allowing Washington to establish two additional military bases in Greenland while reaffirming Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. The agreement, updating a…
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