Published on 08/10/2026 – 10:37 GMT+2 Investment in counter-drone technology across the EU surged sixfold between 2024 and 2025, but only a third of the programmes are expected to deliver by 2030, according to a confidential EU report obtained by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 2026 annual defence readiness report, a…

Published on 09/10/2026 – 6:28 GMT+2 On Thursday, social media were flooded with claims about alleged planned attacks on schools. Among pupils and parents, screenshots and recordings have been circulating, warning of a so-called “bloody Friday”, said to fall on Friday 9 October. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The reports appeared after a…

Published on 08/10/2026 – 14:38 GMT+2•Updated 14:42 The G7’s proposed release of up to 100 million barrels of oil to curb soaring energy prices aims to complete the outstanding portion of the 400-million-barrel emergency release coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in March, according to an internal document seen…

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the hard left France Unbowed party took to X on Thursday to declare the Bastille had been “retaken”, after students staged demonstrations across the country — including a major rally at Paris’ infamous Place de la Bastille. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile, later in the day, France’s Education…

Published on 08/10/2026 – 21:48 GMT+2 Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won a legal challenge over police searches of his royal residences after officers admitted the warrants were “unlawful”, a High Court judge revealed on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The court must still decide whether police can keep items seized during…

Italy’s cybercrime police spent Thursday responding to an ongoing cyberattack targeting the website of the Foreign Ministry, known as the Farnesina. Italian news agencies reported in the evening that the attack was believed to have been carried out by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to initial reports,…

Published on 08/10/2026 – 15:53 GMT+2 A 24-year-old Royal Navy sailor appeared in a London court on Thursday, accused of spying for Russia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Teddy Young faces two charges under the UK’s National Security Act for allegedly obtaining and preparing to share protected information between November 2024 and May…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Portugal on Thursday for the final stop of his tour of three NATO allies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The visit comes a day after he urged European countries to preserve Western civilisation by upholding the values and traditions of ancient Greece during a speech…

Published on 08/10/2026 – 16:33 GMT+2 Europe could face a gas shortfall of 12% to 15% of demand if a severe cold snap hits this winter, according to a report published on Thursday by the EU’s gas transmission operators. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The warning comes as the bloc enters winter with…

Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved a new electoral law on Thursday, clearing the way for its use in the next general election, due in 2027. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The legislation, backed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government and formally known as the Stabilicum, – dubbed the Melonellum by opposition parties, -…