Residency permits for foreign women citing ‘gender violence’ soar 500 per cent in Spain
Authorisations climbed from 628 in 2017 to 3,758 in 2024, an increase of 498.4 per cent, the data showed.
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Trump tempers hopes of imminent Iran deal as Hormuz blockade holds
The US president said talks with the Islamic Republic were progressing "in an orderly and constructive manner".
Pope Leo XIV urges ‘fast from AI’ in first encyclical
The first US pope presented ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (‘Magnificent Humanity’) in person at the Vatican, alongside AI experts.
Zapatero’s legal jeopardy: The fronts facing the country’s first former PM indicted for corruption
A 158-page police report describes a "finance boutique" set up to channel political-influence payments around the €53 million Plus Ultra bailout.
Italians vote in local elections seen as test for Meloni government
Turnout on the first day stood at around 46.5 per cent, down from 50.1 per cent recorded at the previous election, local reports said.
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister hails end of ‘damaging’ uncertainty before border fence comes down
Immigration, policing and justice will remain the responsibility of the Gibraltar authorities, while the territory is set to form a customs union with the EU.
Venice Biennale unleashes cultural rift on Italian right
In recent months, several prominent conservative intellectuals have voiced concerns about what they describe as the government's lack of a coherent long-term cultural…
French Justice Minister calls for three-year halt to legal immigration in France
"We have reached the limit of our capacity for integration and assimilation".
Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass overnight attack
At least four people have died and more than 100 have been injured after Russia launched one of its most powerful attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
Zelensky calls long-range strikes on Russia ‘fair’ as Rutte confirms NATO summit invite
The Ankara meeting is expected to test the alliance's unity at a time of significant divisions between the Trump administration and European allies.
Gabriel Attal: Macronism’s youngest face in search of the presidency it shaped
The 37-year-old former prime minister announced he would seek the Renaissance nomination to succeed Emmanuel Macron.
EU adopts sanctions targeting Iran’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz
EU citizens and companies are also forbidden from making funds, financial assets or economic resources available to those listed.
Germany’s housing crisis deepens as new apartment completions fall to a decade low
The country faces a significant structural housing deficit, estimated at between 550,000 and over 700,000 units.
Poland urges officials to ditch Signal as foreign hackers target government accounts
According to the Polish Government, the hackers have aimed to seize control of Signal accounts by impersonating the app's technical support staff.
Attal launches bid for French presidency
"I can't take this kind of French politics anymore, where it's just 50 shades of managing decline".
Pork sausages on the menu as Ireland deports 24 men on first charter to Pakistan
Two of the deportees had been assessed as high risk, one because of previous offending and the other because of behaviour in prison.
IMF urges France to rein in public spending and accelerate fiscal consolidation
In assessment of the country, the Fund noted that France's public spending reached the highest level in the euro area.
‘Stay in Europe, ignore some rules’: Bardella explicit RN’s new EU doctrine ahead of 2027
"When the Germans want to defend their interests, no matter how they go about it, they succeed. We have never been able to do the same".
Greenland now: US control or not?
In the global competition for natural resources, the United States is still seeking to increase its influence in Greenland.
Former Austrian intelligence officer convicted of spying for Russia
According to the indictment, Egisto Ott is alleged to have acted on Marsalek's orders between 2015 and 2022.
Rutte and Nawrocki welcome US troop boost in Poland after Trump reversal
The deployment had earlier been put on hold as part of a wider reduction of US forces in Europe.
Italian FM Tajani: ‘If we have more children, we need less immigrants’
"We have a problem of demographic decline and we must understand if we want to have more children".
Channel people smugglers shift base to Belgian coast as France tightens controls
"France has become stricter", said Jean-Marie Dedecker, mayor of the seaside town of Middelkerke.
Sanitary ghettos: South Asia’s disposable Christians
The systematic degradation of Christian communities in South Asia is not an accident, but a policy.
Greenlanders rally against Trump bid to control Arctic island
"Greenland belongs to us. It's our country. It doesn't belong to Denmark or the United States. We are a people and we live here".
Spanish court freezes ex-PM Zapatero’s accounts in Plus Ultra bailout probe
Judge José Luis Calama, who heads Central Examining Court No 4 at the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid, ordered the freeze of up to €490,780.
Spanish opposition figures to join Madrid march demanding Sánchez resignation
The Zapatero investigation adds to a long list of cases affecting Pedro Sánchez's political circle.
Trump pledges 5,000 more US troops for Poland citing Nawrocki election win
"Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki".
Poland’s Senate rejects Nawrocki bid for referendum on EU climate policy
The power to approve or reject presidential requests for a referendum is one of the few definitive powers of the Senate.
Sánchez judge handling sensitive Zapatero corruption data with France and Switzerland
Silvia Martínez Cantón, in post since July 22, 2024, was notified of her removal in mid-April on instructions from the Ministry headed by Félix Bolaños.