Hundreds of motorcyclists joined a priest on Sunday to carry the cross of Christ through Sintra in a roaring Easter procession that has become a tradition in the Portuguese town of Sintra near Lisbon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Father Avelino Alves led the 19th annual Compasso Pascal Motard, riding with the cross…

Social media accounts backing Hungary’s ruling right-wing populist party Fidesz have accused tech giant Meta of political interference in the country’s upcoming elections, alleging that the party and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are being censored. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fidesz campaign chief Balázs Orbán also threw his weight behind the allegations. “We…

Published on 06/04/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 EU member states’ defence research and development (R&D) amounted to €13 billion in 2024. Investments increased by an additional €4 billion in 2025, according to European Defence Agency estimates. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The US and China still maintain a significant lead over Europe. In 2024,…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Sunday morning that army and police found explosives that had been placed near a pipeline that carries gas to Serbia and Hungary. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He said that “two large packages of explosives with detonators” were found inside backpacks in northern Serbia’s Kanjiza, “a few…

A US military pilot who had been missing after his plane was shot down in Iran has been found, said President Donald Trump on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A frantic US search-and-rescue operation unfolded after the crash of the F-15E Strike Eaglejet on Friday, as Iran also promised a reward for…

The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyse and photograph during their time circling the Moon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Upon waking around 1635 GMT on Saturday, the astronauts were approximately 271,979 kilometres from Earth, and approaching the Moon at…

By&nbspMéabh Mc Mahon&nbsp&&nbspAlice Carnevali Published on 05/04/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Bulgarian writer Irina Papancheva started journaling at the age of nine and is now the author of seven books, including Brussels Naked – an experimental novel made up of twelve interconnected stories, each named after a neighbourhood in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT…

A Sea-Watch rescue ship arrived in Lampedusa Saturday carrying 44 migrants rescued from an abandoned oil rig in the Mediterranean. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sea-Watch, a non-profit sea rescue group, said the migrants were on the oil rig ‘Didon’ after taking refuge to escape a storm. The presence of the migrants on…

Published on 04/04/2026 – 14:41 GMT+2 The escape of Roberto Mazzarella, head of the eponymous clan that controls Naples, ended in a luxury resort in Vietri sul Mare, in the Salerno area. Carabinieri on Friday night arrested the boss, who had been wanted since 28 January 2025, after having escaped…

US President Donald Trump’s tirade against NATO has intensified in recent weeks against the backdrop of the war in Iran, going as far as threatening to pull out of the alliance after European countries and other Western partners refused to actively take part. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His latest verbal assault, in…