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Published on 16/10/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 Disruptions and cancelled flights were reported on Friday morning at many Italian airports due to faults in the data transmission network that supports air traffic control services, the national air navigation service provider Enav has announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “From 6:00, in view of the steady increase in air traffic and the persistence of the faults, in order to continue guaranteeing the highest level of operational safety, flow management measures have been introduced, which mean a temporary reduction in the capacity to handle aircraft in Italian airspace”, reads the statement issued in the morning, which…
French aid to Ukraine has become an issue in the 2027 presidential campaign. Marine Le Pen, who says she will end it if she reaches the Élysée Palace, has said she is ready to debate the question directly with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking on CNews on Thursday, Marine Le Pen said she was prepared to travel to Ukraine to discuss the issue with the Ukrainian president: “We could perfectly well debate this issue whenever he wishes,” she said. ” If Mr Zelenskyy would like us to talk, I will gladly come to Ukraine. But what I want to tell…
The French government and security forces are on high alert ahead of major protests scheduled across France on 17 October. Unions and citizens branding themselves as “yellow vests” will take to the streets to denounce the cost-of-living crisis and rising fuel prices, with large numbers of student protestors also expected to join. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a source close to France’s Interior Ministry, 500 actions are planned across the country on Saturday, alongside 90 estimated protests. The protests follow four weeks of student demonstrations over a range of issues, including teacher absences, overcrowded classrooms and outdated facilities. Most student protests…
Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, is seeking to become France’s next president on a hardline anti-EU platform, pledging to cut the country’s contributions to the EU budget and end funding for Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Ukraine, Le Pen has repeatedly pledged to end financial assistance. Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Wednesday, she said that if elected, France could only sustain funding for six months because of the “perilous” state of its public finances. “This funding will stop, and it is a matter of honesty to tell [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy] the truth,” she told Euronews.…
The European Union’s carbon market emerged as one of the most contested topics at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday and Friday – just days after high-level political talks between EU environment ministers revealed deep splits on the issue. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In lengthy debates that dragged late into the night on Thursday, the leaders of the three Nordic members faced off against the four-nation Visegrad group – Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland –over the future of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). Italy and Greece also backed the Visegrad four as the bloc’s carbon market…
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar held his first bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the European Council summit, following months of negotiations over when and where the two leaders would meet. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The highly symbolic encounter marks a step towards normalising relations between Kyiv and Budapest after years of tension. Under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary portrayed Ukraine as a security threat, while Orbán fiercely opposed Kyiv’s bid to join the EU. Following his Tisza Party’s election victory, Magyar pledged a more pragmatic approach and sought to repair relations with Ukraine. However, his…
By Ema Gil Pires & Euronews Published on 16/10/2026 – 13:08 GMT+2 Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas announced on Thursday that he intended to suspend the shared e-scooter scheme in the Portuguese capital. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video posted on his social media, Moedas called the scheme a “disgrace” and said it was “not working.” “This is a disgrace and it is going to stop. The system as it stands is not working. Scooters are being ridden the wrong way down streets, people are behaving dangerously, accidents are on the rise, and scooters are being left abandoned in public spaces,” he said in the…
Published on 16/10/2026 – 14:00 GMT+2•Updated 14:09 Croatian leaders have slammed pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans ahead of their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax, while Israel’s embassy voiced shock. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Groups of Hajduk Split fans, known as the Torcida, marched through the coastal town ahead of Thursday’s match chanting: “Crush the Jews”, “Rise up Adolf (Hitler)” and “Let’s go Ustasha”, referring to the country’s World War II pro-Nazi regime, local media reported. Dozens of fans were detained ahead of Thursday’s match for violence. During the match Torcida fans set off flares and other pyrotechnics…
The Vatican has released the first photographs of Pope Leo XIV since he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The images, published on Friday, show the pontiff celebrating Mass at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is recovering following the operation. The Vatican said the Pope’s condition was continuing to improve, with his post-operative recovery allowing him to carry out daily activities independently and remain in good spirits.
A high-level meeting between the European Union and Turkey is expected to take place in October, focusing on efforts to restart talks on the Cyprus issue and the future of EU-Turkey relations, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to journalists, he said he had been informed of the planned meeting following recent discussions in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as talks between Guterres and EU leaders. The meeting, being organised at the request of the UN Secretary-General, aims to explore ways to create the conditions needed to resume negotiations on the Cyprus…