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Published on 09/10/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 Britain’s former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has received £302,000 (around €347,000) in compensation after being forced to give up the lease on his longtime home amid controversy over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Crown Estate confirmed on Friday that…
Published on 09/10/2026 – 16:14 GMT+2 The United Nations (UN) said on Friday it was monitoring protests by high school students across France “with concern”, as nationwide demonstrations entered their fifth consecutive day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We are following with concern incidents related to the student protests and high school blockades…
Published on 09/10/2026 – 15:25 GMT+2 Hundreds of youths faced off with riot police in the streets of Brussels on Friday in chaotic scenes on the sidelines of a workers’ march, with officers firing water cannons and tear gas at the crowd. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some 30,000 people turned out for…
Published on 09/10/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2 At least 35 people were killed and 24 were injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Thursday, according to authorities, as Russia reported four deaths in its Belgorod region. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “On 8 October, the Russians killed 35 residents of Donetsk…
High-level officials from Ukraine and Europe have flown to Miami, Florida, to take part in a new round of peace negotiations to end Russia’s full-scale invasion amid a new wave of escalation that has battered Ukrainian cities and killed scores of civilians. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The talks, set to take place…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews Published on 09/10/2026 – 12:31 GMT+2 Following the death of a laboratory technician in Russia, politicians and the media – particularly in the US – are pointing to a network of laboratories where biological weapons were allegedly tested as far back as the Soviet era. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The…
Published on 09/10/2026 – 11:07 GMT+2•Updated 12:00 South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 for her efforts to promote international law and peace. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Announcing the award, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said it was going…
French S&D MEP Emma Rafowicz says Emmanuel Macron’s government is “completely irresponsible” in its handling of the ongoing student protests in France. Rafowicz argues that most of the violence comes “from the police side” and says young people are “mobilising quite well”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT She accuses the government of “looking…
Published on 09/10/2026 – 10:03 GMT+2 The Royal Navy nuclear submarines’ sailors have allegedly been trained to defend the fleet from drone attacks using ‘fire hoses’, UK tabloid The Sun reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Despite the €6.5 billion Vanguard-class submersibles being armed with nuclear ballistic missiles, they allegedly use high-pressure water…
France’s simmering student anger: French students’ rage shows no signs of abating, as thousands took to the streets again yesterday in protest over conditions in public schools, including long school days, overcrowding and teacher absences. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT La colère: Images emerged yesterday of Paris’s Place de la Bastille overflowing with…
