Polls open in Austria’s parliamentary elections with far-right tipped to win
The Freedom Party is set to win a national election for the first time in its history as it taps into voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation and the war in…
Thousands protest across Portugal against unaffordable house prices and rents
The housing crisis has its roots in a chronic shortage of affordable and social housing, a situation worsened by wealthy foreigners moving to Portugal on the promise of tax breaks.…
Mass rallies take place around the world demanding democracy in Venezuela
One of the largest protests took place in the Spanish capital Madrid, where around 70,000 Venezuelans live. Read More
Pope Francis meets with homeless and undocumented people in Brussels church
As part of his trip to Belgium, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to Saint Gilles where he met with homeless and undocumented people. Read More
Pope Francis criticised by students on visit to Catholic university in Belgium
The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had often been disregarded. Read More
At least nine migrants dead and 48 missing after boat capsizes off Canary Islands
Spain’s maritime rescue service said on Saturday that a boat carrying 84 migrants capsized overnight in the Canary Islands, killing at least nine people. Read More
Russian airstrikes on medical centre kill at least nine in eastern city of Sumy
Two consecutive Russian attacks on a medical centre in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least nine people on Saturday morning, officials said. Read More
Brussels, my love? Middle East horror unfolds from afar
After the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell called the situation in Lebanon “extremely dangerous and worrying”, is the world now witnessing another fullscale war? Read More
Orbán accuses Brussels of denting North Macedonia’s pride after further EU bid delay
Orbán also offered to mediate with EU member Bulgaria, whose dispute with Skopje over Balkan history and heritage triggered the new delay. Read More
Austrian parties hold final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday’s elections
Polls show the far-right Freedom Part of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreich) in the lead, predicted to take more than 28% in what could be their first ever election victory but…