ADVERTISEMENT The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning on Friday, a day after a Russian drone and missile attack on the city killed 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said. The youngest victim in Thursday’s strikes was two years old and 16 of the…

ADVERTISEMENT French authorities have suspended all evacuations from Gaza on Friday following revelations that a Palestinian student granted entry to France is under investigation for antisemitic content posted on her social media. A criminal inquiry has been launched against 25-year-old Nour A, a Gaza native who arrived in the country…

Published on 01/08/2025 – 15:18 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Slovenia will be “the first European country” to ban weapons trade with Israel in response to Tel Aviv’s actions in Gaza, Prime Minister Robert Golob told the country’s Press Agency (STA) on Friday. “At the initiative of Prime Minister Dr. Robert Golob, the…

ADVERTISEMENT Forty tonnes of humanitarian aid were dropped this Friday to help the residents of Gaza, who are facing severe hunger, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, calling for the Strip to be “flooded with water, food and medicine”. Speaking to French radio Franceinfo, he highlighted the scale of the…

Published on 01/08/2025 – 13:24 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The European Court of Justice (ECJ) sided with an Italian court that questioned the government’s designation of Bangladesh as a “safe country of origin” — a label that allows deportations and detentions of asylum seekers while their application is under review. The judgment…

Published on 01/08/2025 – 10:42 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, are set to undergo a transformation in the coming years with the introduction of a new camouflage pattern intended to replace the current uniform. According to Hartpunkt defence news portal, all soldiers are to be equipped with the…

ADVERTISEMENT The list of online platforms suspected of breaching the EU’s rules keeps growing. The latest to join the list: Temu. The European Commission says that under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) the Chinese e-commerce platform doesn’t properly assess risks arising from illegal products sold on its website, including…

ADVERTISEMENT Almost half (47%) of European hoteliers struggle to hire and retain workers with the right skills or experience, according to the 2025 European Accommodation Barometer from Booking.com and Statista.  The fifth edition of this study is based on a survey of 1,160 executives and managers across the European accommodation…

ADVERTISEMENT A military parade in Zagreb on Thursday celebrated the 30th anniversary of a Croatian army campaign that seized control of ethnic Serb-held territory in what was then a freshly independent state splintering off a crumbling Yugoslavia. The event came almost three decades after Operation Storm was launched on 4…

Published on 31/07/2025 – 18:51 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Portugal’s government says it will consult the country’s main political parties and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa about potential recognition of a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said on Thursday. Portugal has diverged from neighbouring Spain, who recognised Palestinian statehood last year, saying…