Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure

Italy's first leader will have been in charge of the same administration for 1,413 days -- one more than billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi
4 September 2026

Italy extends Schengen ban for Spain for 15 days

Italy yesterday said it would extend by 15 days border checks with Spain put in place on August 1 after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
1 September 2026

Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK

Yiannopoulos was a vocal supporter ​of Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign
30 August 2026

Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN

More than half of the world’s soils are in poor condition, threatening global food supplies and biodiversity, while proven measures to improve soil health are not being implemented, said a UN report released yesterday.
28 August 2026

El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’

This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century, warming sea surface temperatures to an “unheard-of” level, Britain’s national weather agency predicted yesterday.
22 August 2026

Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion

From a fishing trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists gently release thousands of tiny octopuses in the hope of fighting an invasive crab species that has devastated local fisheries.
21 August 2026

UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday called for “reflection” after the death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday as his family denounced what they called years of harassment amid accusations of plagiarism.
16 August 2026

UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires

A fire tore through several homes, residents were evacuated and “extensive” damage reported as firefighters battled multiple blazes in central England, which experiencing its hottest day of the year.
15 August 2026

Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome

A powerful explosion rocked an ammunition factory near Rome but no injuries were reported, emergency services and the factory owner said.
15 August 2026

Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus

Areas of Europe home to more than 135 million people -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- were set for temperatures over 35C yesterday as the continent’s latest heatwave intensifies, according to AFP calculations.
13 August 2026

Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record

Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU’s global warming monitor said yesterday.
11 August 2026

Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod

Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod region, while Russian strikes overnight Saturday and yesterday killed two and wounded dozens across Ukraine.
10 August 2026

Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France

Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin -- who was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament -- said yesterday he had left the country, in a video posted from Paris.
4 August 2026

Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day

At the gates into Ceuta, Moroccan authorities deployed water cannon trucks and pushed people back
31 July 2026

UK PM pledges to tackle elderly care crisis

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday relaunched his years-long bid to create a national service to tackle a UK crisis in the care of elderly and vulnerable adults.
30 July 2026

UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he may “take a different opinion” from US President Donald Trump and will “put Britain’s interest first” when dealing with the American leader.
27 July 2026

Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof

Two men flying in a small private plane died Saturday when they crashed into the roof of a house in northwestern Germany, police said.
27 July 2026

Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday said firefighters were working to “save lives” in the wildfires raging west of Madrid, warning of a “complex” struggle ahead with high winds expected.
26 July 2026

Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief

Rome will offer free screenings in 11 air-conditioned cinemas as part of a heat-relief plan Mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented on Wednesday, while most of Europe was sweltering through a hot summer.
24 July 2026

Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station

The building Adolf Hitler was born in near the Austrian border with Germany officially began a new life as a police station yesterday, a conversion Austria’s government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
23 July 2026