Published on 01/10/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Finnish authorities said on Thursday they were investigating a slew of suspected break-ins at the homes of members of parliament, which President Alexander Stubb said would be “an attack on democracy” if confirmed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Following media reports of the break-ins, speaker of parliament…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2•Updated 13:28 Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused power cuts in several regions, grid operator Ukrenergo said on Thursday, urging consumers to limit usage. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Recent attacks have caused outages from the Kharkiv region in the east, Chernihiv and Sumy in the…

“Let’s go to war!” shouted six-year-old Giorgos at his older cousin, Minas, as the two chased each other with claw-like geranium stalks around the schoolyard on the tiny Greek island of Thymaina. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The two boys are the last primary school children on the far-flung eastern Aegean island, 40…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 11:40 GMT+2 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling on the European Commission to “take action” in giving national governments more fiscal room to shield households and businesses from a renewed energy-price shock, according to a letter seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We need more breathing…

Severe problems in many parts of the Greek island of Crete have been caused by the powerful wave of bad weather that has been under way since Wednesday night. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The situation is particularly difficult in the mountainous Mylopotamos area, where the deluge has created serious disruption, mainly in…

Nuclear tensions: In an interview with Euronews, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has told Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats, after Moscow sent a letter to the alliance saying it is prepared to deploy its nuclear arsenal if its territory – including the enclave of Kaliningrad – comes under attack. ADVERTISEMENT…

With tariffs, export controls and politics turning trade into a geopolitical lever, the EU seems to be shopping for partners it can count on. Canada, a like-minded economy already tied to the bloc by a free-trade agreement, is pitching itself as one. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ahead of the EU-Canada summit at…

French security forces detained more than 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The movement in the lycées, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for…

Published on 30/09/2026 – 13:07 GMT+2 Norway’s parliament began hearings on Wednesday of current and former ministers following revelations about ties between late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and senior Norwegian officials. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The hearings come against the background of the foreign ministry’s payment of more than 130…

The European defence industry is not ready to produce what is needed to support Ukraine and replenish EU countries’ military stocks, according to Riho Terras, a senior European People’s Party MEP and former general in the Estonian Army. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Terras argues that EU member states should buy the best…