Europe

Mallorca: local protests against overtourism

16 Jul 2026
Growing opposition to mass tourism has prompted fresh protests on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where campaigners fear new planning rules could lead to increased development along protected coastal areas. Thousands of demonstrators…

Gibraltar: removal of border controls a welcome change

16 Jul 2026
Residents on both sides of the Gibraltar–Spain frontier are welcoming the planned removal of border controls, ending more than a century of physical separation. The agreement, negotiated by the UK and the EU…

Serbia / Greece / Germany: passenger injured and rescued after aeroplane window shatters

16 Jul 2026
A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, was forced to return shortly after take-off when a cabin window became dislodged, causing rapid decompression. Svetlana Grković Maksimović said she and two others…

Trump’s dismissive attitude has actually helped Ukraine in the war

09 Jul 2026
Ukraine has intensified long-range strikes against military and energy targets inside Russia, supported by advances in domestically developed drones and missile technology. Analysts suggest these capabilities have enabled Kyiv to conduct operations with…

France: Le Pen found guilty, but will run for presidency nonetheless

09 Jul 2026
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has confirmed she will stand in the 2027 French presidential election despite an appeal court upholding her conviction for embezzling EU funds. Although the court ruled she must…

EU talks with Afghanistan raise concerns about undermining human rights

09 Jul 2026
Human rights advocates are expressing concern that the EU has set an unfortunate example by holding discussions with the Taliban about returning failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan. The meeting was held to discuss…

Greece: firefighters receive assistance from satellite technology

02 Jul 2026
Greece has become the first country to deploy a dedicated constellation of firefighting satellites, introducing a new system designed to detect wildfires quickly and improve emergency response. Four nanosatellites launched into low Earth…

Switzerland: four bishops ordained by breakaway group despite Pope’s appeal

02 Jul 2026
On 1 July thousands of people gathered in Écône, Switzerland, to witness the ordination of four new bishops by the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), despite a direct appeal from Pope Leo…

Afghanistan / Turkiye: migrants describe brutal treatment and frostbite

02 Jul 2026
Twelve young Afghans have described severe suffering after attempting to reach Europe through Turkey in January. They say they were among a group of about fifty migrants detained near the Turkish border, where…

Germany: significant rise in number of right-wing extremists

02 Jul 2026
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says that right-wing extremism continues to pose the greatest threat to the country’s democratic order, and has reported a significant rise in the number of identified extremists during the…
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