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Around 6,000 members of Italy’s armed forces and security services marched through Rome on Saturday, demanding higher pay, better pensions and stronger workplace protections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The demonstration brought together representatives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza in the first joint protest organised by the…
By Harry Bligh with AP Published on 19/07/2026 – 12:14 GMT+2 At least one person has been killed and 16 others injured in Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attack began at around 1.30 am local time and continued for several hours. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 41 missiles and…
Published on 19/07/2026 – 12:45 GMT+2 Two major wildfires remain active in north-eastern and central Spain, with emergency services focusing on a blaze near La Mierla in Guadalajara province and another near Orés in Zaragoza province. Together, they are already among the country’s most destructive fires this year. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…
Published on 18/07/2026 – 20:20 GMT+2 Aragon and Castilla-La Mancha could wake up days after Saturday with the same concerns as today. The two major fires ravaging their territories have not been brought under control, and the outlook for the coming hours has given little cause for optimism among those…
Published on 18/07/2026 – 21:28 GMT+2 Just before take-off, there was time for one last family photo – a few minutes later the head of Siemens’ Spanish division, Agustín Escobar, his wife and their three children aged eleven, seven and four, together with the helicopter pilot, plunged into the icy…
Published on 18/07/2026 – 20:21 GMT+2 On Tuesday, 14 July, the government approved in the Council of Ministers a budget transfer of over €309,840 from the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport to the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Parliament. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The purpose of the…
By Harry Bligh with AP and AFP Published on 18/07/2026 – 17:43 GMT+2 The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month has risen to 5,069. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The figure has continued to increase as rescue workers clear debris and search through rubble following the earthquakes on 24 June. International…
Published on 18/07/2026 – 11:47 GMT+2 Ukraine carried out large-scale strikes on central Russia overnight, targeting a number of warehouses and an oil facility, according to Kyiv and local Russian authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had hit two “major” logistics facilities in…
Published on 18/07/2026 – 8:49 GMT+2 A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Saturday, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The quake hit the Battalgazi district of Malatya province at around 6:20 a.m. local time and could be felt in the provinces of Malatya,…
Big tech platforms will once again be allowed to voluntarily scan private messages on social media platforms for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), after the European Parliament last week revived a derogation to e-Privacy rules that it had previously struck down in March. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In what critics have described…
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