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Medical sources have confirmed that Ceuta University Hospital has treated over the past week at least five girls for suspected rape, none of them older than 14, and all whom had arrived in the city from Morocco amid last week’s influx of migrants into the Spanish north African exclave. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One boy is also believed to be among those who suffered alleged sexual assault, medical sources said, noting that the real figure may be higher, as some victims have yet to file a complaint. So far, more than a dozen cases consistent with sexual assault have been treated. The…

Published on 09/08/2026 – 14:15 GMT+2 It could be one of the most significant resource discoveries in Poland’s history: about six kilometres from the Polish port city Świnoujście, and thus within sight of the German holiday island of Usedom, lies the Wolin East oilfield. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Initial estimates suggest the newly discovered field contains around 22 million tonnes of crude oil and some five billion cubic metres of commercially recoverable natural gas. The discovery stems from exploratory drilling carried out by Canadian company Central European Petroleum (CEP) in July last year at a depth of more than 2,500 metres. ‘Historic…

Published on 09/08/2026 – 14:45 GMT+2 The fire that broke out last Thursday in Niebla has forced the evacuation of the population centres of cities west of Sevilla: Berrocal, El Membrillo, El Pozuelo and Marigenta, according to Andalusia’s Forest Firefighting Service (INFOCA). The burnt area now exceeds 4,000 hectares, and around 400 people have been evacuated. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Overnight, 150 forest firefighters worked on the ground. Andalusia’s regional minister for the Presidency, Health and Emergencies, Antonio Sanz, said that the Level 2 fire remains extremely complex 48 hours after it started, due to constant wind shifts and the spread of…

Michalis Damianos, Cyprus Minister for Energy, stresses that the Cypriot natural gas now being developed could start flowing to Europe as early as the spring of 2028, something that will help make the European continent more energy independent and also stabilise prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He also referred to the latest developments regarding Cyprus’s electricity interconnection with Greece and the entry of the French company Meridiam, following the sustained interest shown by the French President Emmanuel Macron. Natural gas ‘as soon as March 2028’ European consumers can expect natural gas from an undersea field off Cyprus, which will help meet their…

Ukraine denied on Saturday targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Bulgaria’s defence ministry said the drone was of a type “widely used by the Ukrainian military”, and the foreign minister summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for a meeting on Monday in response, her office said. Kyiv said it was “in close contact with the Bulgarian side to clarify the circumstances” of the incident, the latest case of a drone straying into NATO airspace as Ukraine fights off Russia’s invasion. “We can say with certainty…

Published on 08/08/2026 – 18:34 GMT+2 A major wildfire broke out on Friday evening in Alto Garda, in the Tignale mountains on the western shore of Lake Garda. Firefighters, civil protection teams, forest Carabinieri and volunteer fire crews are on site working to secure the area. The response is being coordinated by the mayor of Tignale, Daniele Bonassi, who described the scenes as “terrifying”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The blaze has not yet been brought under control because of winds of up to 40 kilometres an hour, which are rapidly changing the direction of the flames. The area has been hit hard…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he hopes to see an end to the war in Ukraine, but doubts it will happen soon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “If you ask me, and as a political veteran, I can tell you that I’m not sure about it, and I’m very much afraid that we’ll have another difficult winter,” Vučić said during a joint press briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is visiting Belgrade. “But I just hope, without any real facts behind these hopes, that this will end tomorrow,” he added. Zelenskyy arrived to Belgrade on Friday for his first official visit to…

Published on 08/08/2026 – 16:02 GMT+2 A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Rotterdam after two people were injured in a series of stabbings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Rotterdam police, two “random” male victims were stabbed on Saturday morning on Schaepmanstraat and Marconiplein to the west of the city centre. One victim was taken to hospital while the other was treated by paramedics at the scene, the force said. Another stabbing attempt took place around 30 minutes later at the Brug Van Cyrene bridge in the city’s northwest, per the police statement. “A single suspect, who is believed to have…

Summer is holiday time for many people in Europe, but stays away are also a privilege that many cannot afford. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In 2025, almost three in 10 EU citizens aged 16 or older were unable to afford a week of annual holiday away from home, according to the latest Eurostat figures. This share increased by 0.5 percentage points compared with 2024. However, when compared to a decade ago, the share decreased significantly by 7.7 percentage points. Last year, the highest proportions of people unable to afford a week of annual holiday were recorded in Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary.…

Published on 07/08/2026 – 9:29 GMT+2•Updated 11:02 Belarus’ opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya condemned Minsk’s decision on Friday to designate Euronews’ news coverage on its website as “extremist” content, describing it as a “shameful” attempt by Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s government to cut Belarusians off from its factual and independent reporting. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Lukashenka’s regime has branded Euronews, a leading European news platform, ‘extremist’ for bringing the truth to millions of Belarusians,” she wrote in a post on X. “This attacks media freedom and turns viewers into targets of repression,” she added, urging the broadcaster to “stay strong” and underlining that: “your work…