The wildfire that broke out on Thursday and is ravaging southern Spain has already left at least 12 people dead and has once again raised the question that almost nobody asks until it is too late: what to do if the flames catch up with you. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The blaze…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 21:46 GMT+2•Updated 21:47 Belgium’s three regions announced on Friday that they would introduce a road tax next year that foreign drivers transiting the country would also have to pay. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country does not currently charge drivers to use its highways and the issue of…

Europe is not facing an immediate fuel supply crisis despite renewed tensions in the Middle East, but the continent remains dangerously exposed to fossil fuel supply and price shocks and must rapidly electrify its economy while resisting calls to return to Russian energy, top energy leaders told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 18:54 GMT+2 Ukrainian drone strikes hit southern Russian oil refineries and the port of Taganrog on the Azov Sea on Friday, where authorities declared an emergency and evacuated some residents, officials said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kyiv has beefed up its efforts in recent months to hinder Moscow’s…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 18:08 GMT+2 A murder investigation was launched on Friday into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former member of Parliament who was found dead in her home in southwest England, police said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 78-year-old former Conservative lawmaker and prisons minister had “sustained serious injuries”…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2 Police in Greece said on Friday they had arrested three people in connection to attacks earlier this month that targeted ruling party politicians, killing a woman in a car explosion. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Three individuals have been arrested” by anti-terror police in Thessaloniki and the…

The French government took the unprecedented step of activating an “Orsec extreme heat plan” on Friday for departments facing a renewed heatwave that is forecast to stretch into next week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The “Orsec extreme heat plan” was activated in the departments subject to a red heat alert and applies…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 15:25 GMT+2 The 27 countries of the European Union have unanimously agreed to open a new cluster of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, marking another step in their arduous road to membership. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During a meeting on Friday afternoon, ambassadors endorsed their common position…

From debunking claims that cold winters do not act as proof that global warming is fake to allegations that the climate changes naturally and so mankind is not to blame, scientists have spent decades proving the very existence of the climate crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet experts say these disinformation narratives…

Published on 10/07/2026 – 13:06 GMT+2 The European Commission has approved Hungary’s request to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the EU’s investigative body for tackling fraud and corruption involving European funds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who campaigned on a promise to fight corruption, won a…