Published on 14/10/2026 – 22:27 GMT+2 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is preparing to challenge the EU’s powers if she is elected president next May. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The National Rally leader said the European Commission should stop acting in policy areas she considers outside its remit, including health, security…

Published on 14/10/2026 – 21:47 GMT+2 The Trump-Putin deal on the purchase of Russian diesel “is a very risky choice” and “a legitimisation for Moscow while its bombs are still falling on Ukrainian cities”, Giorgia Meloni said in Rome on Wednesday, swiftly winning Kyiv’s approval and provoking a prickly response…

A 94-year-old woman in Florence faces losing the home she has lived in for more than 60 years after her landlord said her rent would rise from €450 to €1,200 a month. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Franca’s contract expires in February, and her family says she will not be able to afford…

The list of candidates for the 2027 French presidential election continues to grow. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking on France Inter radio on Wednesday, Natacha Polony, a 51-year-old journalist and essayist, announced that she would run for president, saying she wanted to “shake up the political landscape.” ‘The situation leaves me no…

Published on 14/10/2026 – 12:51 GMT+2 Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of a decade, a prosecutor said on Wednesday as she opened the rape and sexual assault case against the actor-comedian. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty…

The European Commission is moving to enforce its new rules on leading AI labs after a string of incidents, EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen said. But applying the rulebook is far from straightforward, and these early cases will set important precedents. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Commission’s AI Office is investigating OpenAI…

Ukrainian forces reported restrictions on the military use of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite communications system on Wednesday, saying an overnight change disrupted several drone missions amid escalating tensions between Kyiv and Washington. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The restrictions appear to affect StarShield, the military-grade version of the satellite communications service, with connectivity reportedly…

The European Commission wants to create a European Security Council to better prepare the bloc for sabotage and external threats. In her State of the Union speech, President Ursula von der Leyen supported the plan as the EU’s answer to sabotage, cyberattacks and drone incursions from Russia. “Europe needs its…

Hungarian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to remove anti-LGBTQ++ provisions in a 2021 “child protection” law adopted under nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orbán. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Parliament passed a bill to amend the law with 139 votes in favour and 51 votes against, marking the first significant reversal of Orbán’s curbs targeting the…

Published on 13/10/2026 – 12:49 GMT+2•Updated 12:56 Sweden’s Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday she had failed to form a government with the three other parties in the left-wing bloc following last month’s election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “My overall assessment is that progress has been made, but at the…