Europe News Tens of thousands of people took part in May Day rallies across Europe Rallies and demonstrations were organised across multiple major European cities on Thursday to commemorate Labour Day, calling for higher pay, greater equality and the protection of workers' rights. 02/05/2025
Europe News Finland to restrict the use of smartphones during the school day Students have displayed mixed receptions to the new rule, with some welcoming it, agreeing with the government that phones can often become a distraction in class, while others believe the new measure displays a lack of trust in pupils. 01/05/2025
Gaza At least 35 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza The United Nations warn that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza could get exponentially worse as it expects to distribute its final batch of supplies and critical aid to Gaza’s population, exhausted by a weeks-long blanket blockade. 01/05/2025
Europe News Three dead in Uppsala shooting, Swedish police launch investigation In a statement, police said they had received several calls from members of the public to report noises that sounded like gunfire. 30/04/2025
Europe News US approves sale of €1.17 billion worth of missiles to Poland Washington approves the delivery of hundreds of medium-range air-to-air missiles to Warsaw. 30/04/2025
Europe News Day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia wraps up: Key takeaways Manfred Weber, running as the sole candidate for the presidency, was re-elected as European People’s Party President with 502 votes in favour and 61 against during day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia. 30/04/2025
World News Guterres warns two-state solution is 'near a point of no return' The United Nations says the promise of a two-state solution is at risk of disappearing as Israel-Hamas war continues in Gaza, with Israel intensifying its ground and aerial operations across the enclave in a bid to eradicate Hamas. 30/04/2025
Europe News Spain and Portugal hit by sweeping power outage: Here is what we know Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a nationwide blackout paralysed much of the Iberian Peninsula. Work is still underway as technicians scramble to restore power. 29/04/2025
Australia Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies at 41 Virginia Giuffre, known for her accusations against Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, has died at 41, her publicist said. 26/04/2025
Culture news Warhol artwork was 'probably' binned during Dutch town hall renovation Maashorst municipality acknowledges that results of the investigation into the missing Andy Warhol artworks kills any hope of ever finding them again. 26/04/2025
Europe News Estonia to raise defence spending to 5.4% of GDP Estonia’s government approved the multi-billion Euro plans that will see the Baltic country boost its defence investments to over 5% of GDP, in line with Trump’s demands for NATO members. 26/04/2025
Europe News Trump says Russia made 'big concession' by not seizing all of Ukraine Trump says he believes both Russia and Ukraine want peace, adding that he has his own deadline for ending the war, but warning that Washington’s attitude could drastically change if an agreement fails to materialise by then. 25/04/2025
Gaza At least 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza At least 50 Palestinians, mostly women and children were killed and dozens more were injured on Thursday as Israel ramps up its offensives across the enclave. 25/04/2025
Europe News State-level security agency fails to arrest Bosnian Serb leader Bosnia's state-level law enforcement agency's attempt to apprehend Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik, on a warrant issued over his first-instance court sentence for violating constitutional order, was blocked by his security and entity-level police. 24/04/2025
Europe News Hundreds injured after magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul Hundreds injured as a powerful earthquake strikes Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkey. 24/04/2025
Europe News Soldiers celebrate their fourth Easter on the frontlines in Ukraine Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, adding that Moscow continued to target Ukrainian cities after Putin announced the unilateral temporary truce. 21/04/2025
Europe News Christians celebrate Easter Sunday across Europe Events were held across many European capitals to mark the Christian Easter holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. 21/04/2025
Italy Iran and US conclude second round of nuclear talks in Rome Rome has become 'the capital of peace and dialogue' Italian Foreign Minister Tajani claimed. The talks were mediated by Oman. 20/04/2025
Space Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Expedition 72 crew lands in Kazakhstan A Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut has returned to Earth as the International Space Station’s Expedition 72 crew end their seven-month research assignment. 20/04/2025
World News Netanyahu says Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza At least 92 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 others were injured over the past two days as Israel intensifies its operations across the enclave. 20/04/2025