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A man suspected of being in connection with a planned assassination attempt against the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence was arrested in Poland, announced Sunday Donald Tusk.
US President Trump said Sunday via social media platform Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire. Neither Kyiv nor Moscow confirmed the agreement, but Zelensky later confirmed new Russian strikes to a Ukrainian powerplant. Additional reports suggest at least 5 have been killed and other civilians injured in strikes in the cities of Kharkiv and Ivano-Frankivsk.
A look at the highlights of the week's news and his most striking images: the blockades and demonstrations of high school students in France, the spationaut Sophie Adenot who returned to Earth after eight months on board the International Space Station, and the commemorations of October 7, three years after Hamas' attacks in Israel.
Blockades and protests by French secondary school and university students continued, occasionally becoming violent; French astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth after eight months aboard the International Space Station; Israel's commemorations marking the three-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks: here's a look back at some of the most striking images from the past week's news.
Derry City captain Michael Duffy says winning a trophy takes priority over qualification for Europe as he scores both goals in the Candystripes' FAI Cup semi-final win over Galway United.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready on Sunday to suspend attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped its own strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. In an interview with the American channel ABC, he also replied to Donald Trump that it was Ukrainians who "choose a particular leader".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv was ready to halt strikes Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Zelensky also pushed back on US President Donald Trump's comments made Saturday evening calling for Ukraine to elect a new leader by saying, "It's up to our people".
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised Saturday to "strengthen" housing legislation if he obtained an absolute majority in the legislative elections scheduled for 29 November. The housing crisis is generating a strong mobilisation across Spain.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez launched his campaign for a snap November election on Saturday. The vote comes as a deepening housing crisis is driving protests and putting pressure on his left-wing coalition.
From Alpine valleys to belle époque towns, dip your toes in the therapeutic waters and steaming mineral pools at spa hotels offering centuries-old healing treatments In 2021, Unesco designated 11 historic spa towns across Europe as one transnational world heritage site, recognising their “exceptional testimony to the European spa phenomenon, which gained its highest expression from around 1700 until the 1930s”. This was the original wellness tourism, and these grand health resorts include Bath in England and the town of Spa in Belgium, as well as the west Bohemia spa triangle of Karlovy Vary,
Two years before the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles 2028, French woman Sophie Caverzan dreams of a first Paralympic medal. After failing in her quest in Paris in 2024, she continued her preparation. Already a bronze medallist at the world championships in 2023, and three times vice-champion of Europe, the 31-year-old French woman still has to work in parallel with her daily trainings because the majority of paraathletes still lack support.
A Russian attack in Zaporijjia killed at least 20 people on Saturday, including three children, after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement lifting sanctions on Russian diesel. In the evening, Donald Trump criticized the Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and claimed that it was "time for Ukraine to have a new president" because of his inability to end the war with Russia.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday told reporters that Ukraine should "get a new president", adding that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky had disobeyed his orders not to strike Russian refineries. This comes after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel and as Moscow's strikes on Ukraine, including the city of Zaporizhzhia, killed at least 21 people.
Demonstrations in London, Berlin, and Rome denounce ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza 'ceasefire' anniversary.
Men forcibly boarded in the street and sent to fight on the Ukrainian front while they should be dispensed: videos showing such irregularities are multiplying and fuelling tensions between the authorities responsible for mobilization and certain sectors of Ukrainian society. It also raises questions about the monitoring and implementation of military recruitment.
US, Ukrainian and European negotiators held talks in Miami on Friday to seek a common proposal to end the war in Ukraine, as President Donald Trump's decision to ease restrictions on Russian fuel drew criticism from lawmakers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot said she experienced “the full range of human emotions, from the most joyful to the most difficult” during her eight months in space, speaking on Saturday in Cologne, Germany, in her first public appearance since returning to Earth.
Russian strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 15 people, including three children, regional authorities said on Saturday. The attack also caused "large-scale power outages" in the capital Kyiv and the surrounding region. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with cancers and other diseases caused by exposure. As the EU prepares to vote on a package that would end regular safety reviews of most pesticides, victims, doctors and scientists warn it could keep harmful products on the market for longer.
Russian strikes on the city of Zaporijjia in south-eastern Ukraine on Saturday morning resulted in at least eleven deaths, including three children, according to the regional authorities and the Ukrainian police. Follow our direct.
