Italy's Meloni seeks voice protection against deepfakes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office to protect her voice from unauthorized…
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Salvador Dalí book cover stolen from French museum
A bronze cover for "The Book of Apocalypse," created by Salvador Dalí, has been stolen from a French museum.
Sánchez able 'to convert' housing weakness 'into strenght', expert says
Javier Carbonell, an analyst at the European Policy Centre, says that while housing has been one of the “biggest policy failures” of Spanis…
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Tear gas and water cannon in Pristina as protesters clash with police
Police fired tear gas as protesters clashed outside Kosovo’s parliament over moves to limit powers of a Hague war crimes court.
Drones hit two ships off coast of Bulgaria, sinking one, as government calls emergency meeting
A search is under way for the missing crew, with no one yet blamed for what is reported to be the first attack on shipping in the NATO memb…
Belarus: Repression Continues Despite Release of Political Prisoners
Reports indicate that repression continues in Belarus despite the release of political prisoners following a visit by a U.S. envoy.
Tens of Thousands Expected in Paris for High School Protests
Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in high school protests in Paris. The demonstrations have been ongoing for several …
Salvador Dalí-designed book cover weighing 150 kg stolen from French museum
A 150-kilogram bronze cover for "The Book of the Apocalypse," created by Salvador Dalí, has been stolen from a museum in Issoire, France. P…
Why multiple EU corruption scandals matter for both America and Israel
The dim view of the European Union shared by Trump and Netanyahu appears to be vindicated by a string of high-level corruption scandals tha…
Germany's far-right AfD bids to take helm of state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt
The outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to…
Fuel in Italy, tax cuts expire: diesel prices rise as hauliers threaten strikes
With tax breaks expiring and delay to the variable excise decree, diesel prices climb. Hauliers warn of a strike as the government summons …
EU Vows AI Rules Will Protect Europeans
The European Union (EU) has vowed that its new artificial intelligence (AI) rules will protect European citizens, though questions remain a…
Housing protest turns violent in Barcelona with fires and arrests
Barcelona’s housing protest turned violent with fires and arrests, highlighting Spain’s affordability crisis ahead of a general strike and …
Badenoch calls for UK ‘Iron Dome’ missile defence system - UK politics live
Conservatives plan ‘new integrated air and missile defence system to protect Britain from attack – in essence, a British “Iron Dome”’Q: You…
Barcelona housing protest erupts into clashes as barricades burn
Protests over housing rights ended in serious unrest in central Barcelona, with barricades and burning bins. Catalan police arrested 13 peo…
With Pedro Sánchez at the helm, Spain’s socialist stronghold is cracking
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, an…
Germany: Wadephul fears Russia has plans beyond Ukraine
A German defense expert expressed concern that Russia has plans extending beyond Ukraine. Russia accused Ukraine of attacking the Zaporizhz…
Russia claims to have attacked data centers in Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry announced that it had attacked data centers in several major Ukrainian cities during strikes conducted early Tues…
Kosovo police use tear gas on protesters demanding curbs on war crimes court
Anger has been building since former president Hashim Thaci, viewed by many as a hero of the independence struggle, was sentenced last mont…
Europe Today: Sánchez calls snap election in Spain as French students protest again
Pedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. I…
France's sovereign debt crisis explained: How dangerous could it be?
French borrowing costs hit their highest level since 2002, and the gap with Germany is the widest since 2011. What is driving France's debt…
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movementDuring their rel…
Tuesday briefing: Why the Green party’s Zionism vote has caused a backlash
In today’s newsletter: The party has voted to define Zionism as racist and back a single Palestinian state. But what does the policy mean, …
Russia strikes bridge in Zaporizhzhia, five injured
Russian forces struck one of the bridges across the Dnieper River in Zaporizhzhia early on Oct. 6, according to Mikhail Semykin, head of th…
Irish budget to tackle childcare and energy costs
The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.
Germany and France want EU storm gates for China’s trade surge
A bold joint letter suggests confrontation looms with China
Ukraine: Six dead in Russian attack on Kharkiv
A Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed at least six people and wounded 59, local authorities said.
Ukraine drones strike Moscow region, one dead
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow and its region, killing one person and injuring six. The region's largest oil storage fac…
German Jews fear for their future as political extremes gain
AfD and Die Linke election victories deepen concerns over antisemitism and test the political center’s ability to keep both parties from po…
France: Protests over education reform turn violent
Protests in France demanding education system reform have intensified, with violent clashes reported. Approximately 5,000 people have been …