Venezuela calls for release of frozen assets to help earthquake recovery efforts
Meanwhile, the United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Wednesday to raise €259 million for relief operations. Read more at Read More
Rescuers search for five missing people after deadly landslide in India’s Kerala state
Experts say human-caused climate change is intensifying South Asia’s monsoons, which traditionally run from June to September and again from October to December. Read more at Read More
Spanish PM Sánchez says ties with US ‘very positive’ after Trump threat to cut all trade
Clashes with Trump and Israel have made Sánchez, one of the few remaining openly leftist voices in a Europe increasingly dominated by right-wing politics, a hero to many progressives around…
‘People admire scars’: MEPs fear Le Pen more than Bardella
The general feeling in the European Parliament is that the longstanding far-right leader has a better chance of becoming France’s president than her younger successor. Read More
Thousands embark on Bosnia peace march to remember Srebrenica victims
Over 6,500 people took part in a peace march to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and the survivors who walked for days to save their lives. Read more…
Exclusive: EU to revise crypto rules in 2027 amid Trump’s push for digital assets
The European Union is set to revise its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to cover non-EU issuers and broaden its scope, as US President Donald Trump’s support for stablecoins prompts…
Sixteen-year-old boy arrested after south Germany school attack, Bavarian police say
Police said people should avoid the area following the incident in Schongau, a town just north of the Alps of some 12,000 inhabitants. Read More
‘We’re gonna hit ’em hard tonight,’ Trump says about further air strikes on Iran
Trump had said that the ceasefire with Iran is “over” after Washington launched strikes on the country overnight, to which Iran responded by targeting US bases in the Gulf. Read…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
The shock announcement that he was stepping down came as Farage is the subject of a parliamentary probe over the non-disclosure of a €5.8 million donation from a Thailand-based crypto-currency…
US to give Ukraine licence to produce Patriot air-defence interceptors, Trump says
Donald Trump said the US will grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot interceptors after more than six months of lobbying from Kyiv. Read More