Latvia's president sends law withdrawing from Istanbul Convention back to Saeima

The country's parliament, or Saeima, voted on 31 October to withdraw from the human rights treaty which opposes violence against women and domestic violence.

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Drone flights near airbase could be spying operation, Belgium's defence minister says

Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.

Belgium's defence...

Czech election winner Andrej Babiš signs coalition deal with right-wing parties

The announcement comes after the Czech Republic’s president asked Babiš to form a new government after his party's victory in last month’s parliamentary elections...

Ukraine gets more Patriot air defence systems from Germany to counter Russian attacks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded with Western partners to provide more Patriot systems but production limitations and the need to maintain stockpiles have slowed t...

UK police charge man with attempted murder after injuring 11 in train stabbing

British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one of actual bodily harm and one of possession of a bladed article ...

Dutch court tries Eritrean man accused of running brutal migrant smuggling network

Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom ran an operation to bring East African migrants to Europe under horrific conditions, demanding huge sums of money from their relati...

Spanish regional leader Carlos Mazón steps down over handling of Valencia flash floods

Mazón has been slammed by citizens and political rivals for his administration's slow response to the emergency, mainly for issuing a flood alert to people’s mobi...

Trump threatens Nigeria with military action amid claims of Christian persecution

Despite a positive reception in some quarters to a potential military intervention by the US, many also fear Trump's remarks could be linked to Nigeria's rare ear...

Riot police deployed in Belgrade as tensions rise over Novi Sad disaster

Groups of people faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in full gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles, ...

Part of medieval tower near Colosseum collapses during renovation in Rome

Part of the medieval Torre dei Conti in Rome collapsed on Thursday during renovations. Firefighters rescued four workers, with rescue operations ongoing.

Part of...

Albania and the European Union: A shared journey toward a common future

For us, enlargement is reunification, representing the fulfilment of a shared European project that includes all those who share its interests and uphold its valu...

Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan

Several earthquakes have rocked Afghanistan in recent years, particularly in isolated areas, straining the country's megre resources and emergency rescue services...

Trump says China’s Xi assured him that he won’t take action on Taiwan

Taiwan is a self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as part of its territory, and US officials have long been worried that China may use military acti...

Built in the shadows, launched at night: Ukraine's long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries

Built from parts made in a scattered network of workshops, Ukraine's domestically-produced drones now fly much further than at any point in the war.

At a secret ...

Israel says Hamas has returned remains of three hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

Since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October, Hamas had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza before Sunday’s handover.

Israel on Sunda...

Drones detected flying over Belgian military base for third consecutive night

For a third consecutive night, drones were seen flying over a Belgian military base. This weekend, drone sightings were also reported above two other military ter...

Israel warns to intensify strikes on Hezbollah if Lebanese government does not move to disarm group

The statement comes soon after Israel confirmed the killing of four Hezbollah members, further straining the fragile ceasefire agreement.

Israel has threatened t...

Tehran will rebuild it's nuclear facilities with more 'vigour', says Iran's President Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that his country will rebuild its nuclear facilities “with greater vigour”, as he reiterated Iran's unwill...

Ukraine's energy sector again target of overnight Russian strikes

Russia launched strikes at numerous Ukrainian regions, which Zelenskyy says struck 'ordinary residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, as well as numerou...

Five German nationals killed avalanche in Italy's South Tyrol province

All five missing mountaineers from Germany have died in an avalanche disaster in the Ortler mountainous region in South Tyrol. The last two missing bodies of a Ge...

UK police detain two suspects after stabbings on a London-bound train hospitalised ten people

Police have not yet disclosed a motive behind the stabbing attack at a train headed to the capital, London, which injured ten people, nine of them critically. Off...