Latest news bulletin | December 8th, 2025 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 8th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions and security after €88m heist
The robbers took less than eight minutes to force their way into the museum using a freight lift to reach one of the building’s windows and angle grinders to cut…
France returns 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossils to Mongolia
French customs have seized a large collection of dinosaur fossils illegally exported from Mongolia, and the specimens will soon be returned to their country of origin. Read more at Read…
‘Escape wizard’ inmate flees Milan prison in fourth breakout from European jails
Taulant Toma escaped Milan’s maximum security prison over the weekend, marking his fourth prison break since 2009 from Italian and Belgian facilities. Read more at Read More
“Peace brings a new confidence in the region” says Azerbaijan Tourist Board CEO
Azerbaijan Tourist Board CEO Florian Sengstschmid explains how regional peace, expanding connectivity and cultural diversity are driving new tourism opportunities, positioning Azerbaijan and the wider South Caucasus as an emerging…
Protesting Greek farmers force their way onto Crete airport tarmac, causing flight suspensions
The demonstrations on Monday are the latest escalation in protests over delays in the payment of EU-backed agricultural subsidies in the wake of a scandal which revealed fraudulent subsidy claims.…
Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off Japan’s northern coast and triggers tsunami alert
Nuclear power plants in the region were conducting safety checks, public broadcaster NHK said. Read more at Read More
Ukraine seeks ‘dignified peace’ as Russian strikes kill one and injure 15
At least one person was killed and more than 15 others were wounded in overnight Russian strikes targeting several Ukrainian cities. The attacks come as efforts continue to bring an…
Three killed in Tenerife tidal surge sweeping tourists into the ocean
Several people fell in the water after being “surprised by a wave” in a natural pool at the Los Gigantes cliffs, authorities said. Read more at Read More
Radiation shield protecting Chernobyl nuclear power plant no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says
The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel. Read more at Read More