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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia launched a wave of overnight strikes across Ukraine, hitting two foreign-flagged vessels in the Black Sea and targets in Kyiv. The strikes come as Russia ramps up its pressure campaign intended to make Ukraine buckle under near-constant bombardment of its capital and other cities.
Spain's southern coast produces up to 25% of Europe's fruit and vegetables. But amid intensive farming, climate change and illegal wells, the water it takes to grow them is drying up.
US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “surprised” British police released on bail five men arrested on suspicion of a plot to attack a UK airbase. Trump added the case “might be” linked to Iran, since the base has been used by US bombers to target Iran since March.
The US government sees "the hand of a foreign actor" in the security scare at RAF Fairford, a hub for US heavy bombers in Europe. Donald Trump criticized the suspects being released on bail amid ongoing investigations.
Aston Villa's summer signing Johan Manzambi has been nominated for the best young player at the Ballon d'Or ceremony. BBC Sport looks at his rise.
Since the 1950s, Europe’s democratic and human rights system has developed through the gradual strengthening of protections for political expression, assembly and dissent.
French President Emmanuel Macron starts on Tuesday a two-day state visit to Spain to highlight the convergences between the two countries, particularly on Europe.
An 87-year-old Madrid pensioner whose eviction became a rallying point for Spain’s housing protests will be able to return home after reaching a deal with the property’s owners, her lawyer said Monday. The agreement comes as demonstrations across the country pile pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government to address soaring rents, a shortage of affordable homes and weak tenant protections.
The octogenary who had received the support of thousands of protesters after being evicted from his apartment in Madrid will be able to return to his home, his lawyer announced Monday. An agreement is being signed with the owners. On the other hand, housing activists are calling for a new, more protective law, against the backdrop of an explosion in rent prices in Spain.
Pope Leo XIV completed on Monday an intense four-day visit to France with a speech with political accents in Metz. He called for peace and interreligious dialogue, while calling on Europe to combat "deceit and deception" in international relations. The Supreme Pontiff took off at the end of the day for Rome.
Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to counter the "uncivilised" relations and "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a four-day state visit to France that leaned heavily into politics and drew huge crowds at every turn.
Arriving in Metz on Monday, Pope Leo XIV, in a speech at the Robert-Schuman congress centre, considered that one could not speak of Europe without mentioning Christianity, while denouncing the "unnecessary massacres" linked to the return of the war on Old Continent. The day then gave rise to a last lap in papamobile in the midst of thousands of faithful and to a mass at Saint-Étienne Cathedral, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron.
Several images supposed to be photographs revealing the faces of the suspects of the attempted attack on Fairford Airbase in the UK are circulating on social media. But these supposed clichés are taken from a photograph that has been falsified using artificial intelligence.
The city of Heidenau, in the eastern centre of Germany, approved a motion by the extreme right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) banning the planned installation of Stolpersteine, these cobbles of memory paying tribute to the victims of Nazism. A decision that provokes an outcry.
Fossilised teeth across Europe had been wrongly identified until the latest find in south Wales.
Trucks, farms and industry are powered with diesel. Now prices are soaring due to refinery disruptions, supply shortages and geopolitical tensions. A potential US export ban could make Europe's diesel crunch even worse.
The CIA has reportedly warned several countries that Russia is preparing to launch hybrid operations across the Mediterranean Sea. But is the risk real, or is it a form of cyber warfare?
Pope Leo XIV called on Metz on Monday, for the "superior good of peace" in Europe, "to show courage in negotiations" and "to be prepared to sacrifice certain positions", on the fourth and last day of his visit to France. The details of Blandine Chelini-Pont, professor of history, specialist in the geopolitics of Christianity.
A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has been disrupting flights to Catania in Sicily for several days. Italy and Europe's most active volcano, Etna has impacted air travel several times this summer.
