A Norwegian teenager who travelled to the UK to carry out a gangland killing has been sentenced to 20 years in detention. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Johannes Natland, 19, was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in March 2025. Newly released police footage shows Natland’s arrest at the Huddersfield…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 12:15 GMT+2•Updated 12:18 Pope Leo XIV has been cleared for discharge from hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, the Vatican announced on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Following the doctors’ assessment this morning, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged today from Gemelli Hospital,…

Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, is seeking to become France’s next president on a hardline anti-EU platform, pledging to cut the country’s contributions to the EU budget and end funding for Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Ukraine, Le Pen has repeatedly pledged to end financial assistance. Speaking…

Published on 16/10/2026 – 13:14 GMT+2 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called on the European Commission to scrutinise Spain’s plan to legalise the status of 600,000 irregular migrants, directly challenging Madrid’s migration policy during the EU leaders’ summit. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I have asked the European Commission to examine what happens…

Published on 16/10/2026 – 14:00 GMT+2•Updated 14:09 Croatian leaders have slammed pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans ahead of their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax, while Israel’s embassy voiced shock. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Groups of Hajduk Split fans, known as the Torcida, marched through the coastal town…

Published on 16/10/2026 – 15:38 GMT+2 A Norwegian teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of travelling to the UK to carry out an assassination. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, is said to have agreed to undertake a contract killing in exchange for…

Published on 16/10/2026 – 16:12 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he is more difficult to deal with than Vladimir Putin, telling Euronews that negotiating with the US president is easier than dealing with the Russian leader. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews on Friday at…

Published on 16/10/2026 – 16:41 GMT+2 Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital at noon on Friday after medical tests confirmed that his condition continues to improve following lung cancer surgery, according to the Vatican. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “His post-operative recovery allows him to carry out his normal daily…

A high-level meeting between the European Union and Turkey is expected to take place in October, focusing on efforts to restart talks on the Cyprus issue and the future of EU-Turkey relations, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to journalists, he said he had been informed…

Published on 16/10/2026 – 18:30 GMT+2 The European Commission announced on Friday a joint task force with Ukraine to speed up accession work, after Hungary lifted its veto on opening further negotiating clusters. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU and Ukrainian officials will sit on the task force, which is meant to help…