French police arrest four in alleged plot targeting exiled Russian activist Vladimir Osechkin
Vladimir Osechkin founded Gulagu.net, a rights group for prisoners in the notoriously tough Russian prison system. Read More
Tensions rise as Israel and Hamas trade blame over ceasefire violations
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, brokered under a peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, continues to hold one week after it was announced. Read more at…
Expo 2025 Osaka closes after six months and 28 million visitors
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai closed its doors on Sunday after six months of welcoming the world, drawing more than 28 million visitors to Japan’s second-largest city. Read more at Read…
Meloni offers solidarity with Italian journalist after explosive device targets his car
Sigfrido Ranucci works for Report, one of the few investigative programmes on Italian television that regularly breaks news involving prominent Italian figures. Read More
Mixed reactions in Hungary to news of upcoming Trump-Putin summit
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the war in Ukraine, but a date has…
Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize 2025 for album ‘People Watching’
Established in 1992, the prestigious award honours the best album released by a British or Irish artist each year. And for the first time in its history, the event took…
Goodbye Spaceman: Founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74
Known to fans as Spaceman, Ace Frehley was one of KISS’ founding members alongside Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Peter Criss. The iconic rocker was reportedly struggling with medical issues…
Romanian Foreign Minister backs Trump’s push to fully wean EU off Russian energy
Neighbouring Slovakia and Hungary are resisting pressure from the Trump administration to suspend their purchases of Russian energy products. Read More
Uzbekistan’s President to visit Brussels for historic EU partnership deal
Uzbekistan’s President will visit Brussels on 24 October 2025 to sign the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the EU. The deal marks a new phase in political, trade,…
How do EU citizens feel about climate action and corporate accountability?
As green policies in the European Union come under scrutiny, three in four EU respondents say it is important that the bloc uphold its environmental laws. Read More