No alternative: With voters turning out in droves, preliminary end results from Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt ballot show the AfD securing 43.8% of the vote, representing 39 seats of the 83-member state parliament. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Although this is short of an outright majority, with the official results expected Monday night, it is…

Published on 08/09/2026 – 4:47 GMT+2 Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the expiration of a three-day halt in attacks for a visit to the Ukrainian capital by US envoys, as “Russian forces attacked Boryspil and Fastiv districts with drones,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram late…

Eurostat estimates that consumer goods thrown away prematurely generate close to 35 million tonnes of waste annually across the EU. Although most discard their devices when broken, a Eurobarometer survey showed that 77 percent of Europeans would prefer repairing their appliances to replacing them. But professional repair services are often…

Europe is recovering after a summer of heatwaves and droughts that have devastated crops and left many farmers facing huge financial losses. To help farmers cope, the European Commission is urging member states to make use of “flexibilities” in the EU’s farm subsidy programme. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But Hansen admits no…

Published on 07/09/2026 – 11:29 GMT+2 The UK government branded hundreds of demonstrators as “thuggish” after they blocked roads in an attempt to prevent asylum seekers leaving Portsmouth on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The protest came after around 140 migrants arrived by small boat, as tensions over Channel crossings continue to…

Published on 07/09/2026 – 12:14 GMT+2 Belgian prosecutors have detained a Chinese-Belgian national in connection with an espionage investigation linked to China, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office has announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The suspect was detained in May, as he was about to board a flight to Beijing, though authorities disclosed the…

Many people walking the streets of Lisbon will be greeted by an unusual sight: an ambulance riddled with bullets, completely out of action. The story of the vehicle, now on display in the heart of the Portuguese capital, goes back to 2022 during a rescue operation in Kharkiv, Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT…

Published on 07/09/2026 – 21:52 GMT+2•Updated 21:58 Staff at the Eiffel Tower staged a walkout on Monday, forcing the closure of the iconic Parisian landmark after female employees were said to have been moved out of sight during the visit of a Hindu religious group. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The row began…

The radical-right Alternative for Germany’s landslide victory in the Saxony-Anhalt region election may be the first real crack in the power structure that has held European politics together since the Second World War. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Sunday, Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a resounding victory in the eastern German region,…

Published on 07/09/2026 – 20:31 GMT+2•Updated 20:36 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan remain “private citizens” and are not to be considered working royals following their move back to the UK, according to a letter from King Charles III. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two…