Tue, 21-Oct-2025

French towns sweat in record May heat

French

Several southern French towns set records for May on Wednesday, s temperatures, while the month as a whole is on track to be the hottest since records began, according to the national weather service. On Wednesday, towns in southern France such as Albi, Toulouse, and Montelimar set records of 33.4-33.9 degrees Celsius (92.1-93.0 degrees Fahrenheit), while … Read more

Spanish cabinet approves paid ‘menstrual leave’

Spanish cabinet

Spanish cabinet on Tuesday permitted a bill that presents paid medical leave for girls who be afflicted by severe length ache, turning into the primary European U.S to enhance such legislation. Menstrual leave is presently offered best in a small number of nations across the globe, among them South Korea and Indonesia. But the proposed … Read more

Who will host Eurovision song contest 2023?

Eurovision

Who will host Eurovision song contest 2023? Ukraine’s success brings up an issue over who will have the following year’s Eurovision service. The triumphant nation ordinarily organizes the show, however, Ukraine is probably not going to have that ability, after its state telecaster, UA: PBC, was designated in the initial days of the conflict. Whenever … Read more

Debate in Spain over ‘menstrual leave’ plan

Spain

Spain’s plan to become the first European country to permit women to take “menstrual leave” from work has sparked a debate that has splintered the country’s leftist coalition government and labour unions. The government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to include menstrual leave in a draught bill on reproductive health that will … Read more

Electricity rates in Spain are expected to fall because of ‘natural gas limit’  

Electricity

According to Teresa Ribera, Minister of Ecological Transition, “a very important goal has been achieved, putting a cap on the price of gas and so cutting the electricity bill for everyone, family, households, SMEs, self-employed, and, most importantly, industry.” According to executive sources, limiting the price of gas and decoupling it from the price of … Read more

15 European nations urge Israel to reverse plans for more settler homes

European

Fifteen European countries urged Israel on Friday to abandon plans for tens of thousands more settlement houses in the West Bank, warning that they would “obstruct” long-term peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “The new housing units would constitute an additional obstacle to the two-state solution,” said the countries in a statement issued by their foreign … Read more

Russia FM visits ally Algeria as EU seeks alternative gas

Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Algerian gas producers on Tuesday, as Europe scrambles to secure alternative energy supplies in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Algeria is a major gas supplier to Europe, accounting for 11% of imports, compared to 47% from Russia. When the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a … Read more

44 migrants drown off the coast of Western Sahara

Sahara

According to the migrant relief organization Caminando Fronteras, at least 44 migrants drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Western Sahara. Twelve other people escaped the catastrophe, which occurred when the boat capsized off the coast of Cap Boujdour, according to the agency’s Helena Maleno. According to Maleno, the surviving were apprehended. The … Read more

Alstom announces ‘2.5 bn euro’ German train contract

German

Alstom, a rail manufacturer, announced Monday that it had won an “almost 2.5 billion euro” deal to provide and service 130 regional trains in southern Germany for the next 30 years. The electric double-decker trains will operate on the Baden network, Württemberg’s according to the business. “This is the largest order for Alstom in Germany … Read more

More than 40 migrants drown off Western Sahara: charity

Western Sahara

According to migrant relief organization Caminando Fronteras, at least 44 migrants drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Western Sahara on Sunday. Helena Maleno of the agency tweeted that 12 others survived the disaster, which occurred when the boat sank off the coast of Cap Boujdour. The survivors were arrested, Maleno wrote. The bodies … Read more

Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary

Ukraine

The EU is transforming into a more robust global actor as it approaches its 50th anniversary on Monday, a shift accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “(The) war in Ukraine is fundamentally challenging our European peace architecture,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen declared on Friday. That is visible in the EU’s evolution. What … Read more

Suspect apprehended in Spain in connection with a shooting incident

Spain

In Spain, a guy wanted by police in connection with the death of an 18-year-old in 2015 was apprehended. On July 14, Vincent Waddington was shot through a vehicle window and slammed off a motorcycle in Garston, Liverpool. According to the National Crime Agency (NCA), David Ungi, 30, has been remanded in jail and extradition … Read more

Morocco, Spain agree to bolster migration cooperation

Morocco

Following a months-long dispute, Morocco and Spain agreed to boost cooperation on irregular migration on Friday, according to a joint statement. “Faced with the shared challenges leading from the action of migrant trafficking networks and the unstable regional environment, the two parties decided to strengthen their coordination and information exchange mechanisms,” a joint statement said. … Read more

EU chief calls Spain-France gas connections ‘critical’

EU

Ursula von der Leyen, the EU commission’s chief, called for the resumption of building on a new gas pipeline connecting Spain and France on Friday, calling it a vital component in reducing reliance on Russian energy.. “Now all of Europe agrees that we must cut our dependency on Russian fossil fuels,” Von der Leyen said … Read more

Cocaine, meth at ‘record availability’ in EU: report

EU

The market for cocaine and methamphetamine is growing in Europe, driven by record levels of trafficking and resulting in violence and health problems, according to an EU report released on Friday, For the fourth year in a row, the biggest amount of cocaine ever confiscated in the EU, Norway, and Turkey was 214.6 tonnes, according … Read more

Swedish embassy has returned to Kyiv

Ambassador of Sweden to Ukraine Tobias Thyberg declared on Twitter that the Swedish embassy in Ukraine has returned to Kyiv on Wednesday. Thyberg said, “The embassy team is back where we belong: in Kyiv, supporting Ukraine and its heroic citizens as they defend the freedom of their country and freedom in Europe.” President Volodymyr Zelensky … Read more

3 people dead in apartment fire in northeast Spain

spain

BARCELONA: Three people were discovered dead and one critically injured in an apartment fire in Barcelona on Wednesday morning, according to emergency authorities. In the town of Santa Coloma de Gramanet, a three-story structure caught fire. The fire department claimed that the fire was discovered at 4:29 a.m. local time (0229 GMT) and that the … Read more

Spanish government on defensive over spyware claims

prime minister

Spain’s weak coalition government was put on the defensive Tuesday when it was revealed that the prime minister’s and defense minister’s cellphones had been tapped using Pegasus malware. Felix Bolanos, a cabinet minister, told a news conference on Monday that the phones of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were hacked … Read more

Spain’s PM mobile phone infected by Pegasus spyware

spain

Spanish authorities discovered “Pegasus” malware on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s and Defense Minister Margarita Robles’ phones, according to the government minister for the president, Felix Bolanos. Bolanos stated during a press conference. In May 2021, Sanchez’s phone was infected, and at least one data breach happened. He refused to identify who could have been eavesdropping … Read more

Spain rescues migrants off Canary Islands

spain

MADRID: According to the Spanish coastguard, at least one person was killed and 24 were missing when a boat carrying migrants collapsed in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain’s Canary Islands on Tuesday. The boat left from Cap Boujdour in Western Sahara with 61 passengers on board, but rescuers only discovered 36 alive overnight, according to … Read more

‘Anfield is hell’ says Villarreal’s Capoue

villarreal

“I said, ‘Where is Villarreal?’” says Etienne Capoue, who remembers it as though he were looking at a globe map and pointing down. “I was told it was in the sun, just there, next to Valencia. So I said ‘alright, let’s go’.” Capoue’s last two outings for Watford were against Norwich and Huddersfield in England’s … Read more

Spain’s Andalusia calls regional vote in test for PM

Andalusia

The leader of Spain’s maximum populous region, Andalusia, on Monday, called a local election for June 19 that could see a ways-right birthday party Vox make profits and step in addition into the political mainstream. The polls inside the southern location could be a test for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s minority authorities beforehand of … Read more

First same-sex marriage held in British Antarctic Territory

British

Two stewards on a polar studies vessel have ended up the first same-gender couple to get married in the British Antarctic Territory, the British Antarctic Survey said on Monday. Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter were given hitched on Sunday in bright sunshine on the helideck of the RSS Sir David Attenborough on the BAS’s Rothera … Read more

Spain vows probe into spying on Catalan separatists

Spain

Spain’s authorities on Sunday introduced investigations into the united states of America’s intelligence services after a rights institution said spyware have been used to hack the telephones of Catalan separatist leaders. Investigators at Canada’s Citizen Lab stated the mobile phones of at least 65 Catalan politicians — together with the area’s current leader — have … Read more

Losing Russian energy would weigh on Europe’s economy: IMF official

russia

Europe can get with the aid of without Russian fuel for six months, but beyond that, the monetary impact could be severe, a senior IMF reputable informed AFP. Alfred Kammer, head of the IMF’s European Department, advised countries within the place to take a chain of steps to ease the blow, together with reducing intake … Read more

Child died due to current hepatitis outbreak worldwide

WHO

The number of cases of unknown origin in children now stands at 169 reported in 12 countries – including in the UK, US, Spain, Israel, and Ireland – among youngsters aged from one month to 16 years. The UK has reported 114 cases. The WHO has given no details of the death and has not … Read more