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Published on 17/05/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2 Former British health secretary Wes Streeting has labelled the UK’s decision to leave the European Union a “catastrophic mistake” as he launches his bid to become the country’s next prime minister. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Streeting, who quit his Cabinet position earlier this month, has openly called for Keir Starmer to resign as leader, and told reporters on Saturday that he would stand in any leadership race. Speaking at the Labour Party’s Progress conference, Streeting also took aim at Brexit. “At the core are three big important choices we have to make as a country that…
A huge police presence was deployed in London on Saturday two manage two opposing rallies, as well as football fans gathering for the FA Cup Final. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tens of thousands attended a demonstration organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, while another several thousand people gathered to commemorate Nakba Day, which marks the expulsion of some 700,000 Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948. Mustering in west London and ending with speeches near Piccadilly, it combined with an anti-fascism march organised by the Stand Up to Racism group. Armoured vehicles, police horses, dogs, drones and helicopters were deployed along…
Published on 16/05/2026 – 20:19 GMT+2 Several people were injured after a car ploughed into pedestrians in the city centre of Modena, in northern Italy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Eight people were injured, four of them critically, Mayor Massimo Mezzetti told Italian TV. He said a woman pinned against a shop window may require the amputation of both legs. Of the critically injured, two people have been transferred to the Maggiore Hospital in Bologna and two to the hospital in Modena. The driver was identified as a 31-year-old Italian citizen of Moroccan origin, living in the province of Modena, with no previous…
Spain’s National Police have led an international operation against the theft of high-end watches, which has culminated in the arrest of 12 people in Naples, in southern Italy. Those detained are part of criminal groups specialising in violently attacking tourists in some of Spain’s main tourist hotspots. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The operation, carried out in cooperation with the Italian authorities and coordinated by Europol, forms part of a wider investigation that has already led to the arrest of 31 people in different European countries, underlining the cross-border nature of this type of crime. Highly organised, specialist gangs According to the investigation,…
By Sonja Issel & Sonja Issel Published on 16/05/2026 – 17:21 GMT+2 After several days of uncertainty, it is now clear: the dead whale that became stranded off a Danish island is indeed the humpback whale Timmy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This has been confirmed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, according to the Ritzau news agency. Broadcaster TV 2 was among those to report the news. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Environment Minister Till Backhaus has also now confirmed the whale’s death. According to the Danish nature conservation authority Miljøstyrelsen, a GPS transmitter was found on the carcass. This clearly confirms that it is the same whale…
Published on 16/05/2026 – 15:08 GMT+2•Updated 15:17 A tragedy unfolded in the night between Friday and Saturday on the island of Lampedusa, where a newborn migrant baby girl just a few weeks old died of hypothermia immediately after disembarking and while being rushed to the island’s outpatient clinic. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At 4.30 a.m., after being rescued by the V1307 patrol boat of the Guardia di Finanza, 55 people from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone landed at Favarolo pier. Among them were seven women and six minors. The baby girl, whose condition immediately appeared critical, was…
Following a complaint filed by the NGOs Trial International and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a French investigating judge is to look into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The dissident journalist, who was living in the United States, was murdered in 2018 inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His body, which was dismembered, has never been found. US intelligence services had pointed to the direct responsibility of Mohammed bin Salman. In July 2022, during a visit to France by the Saudi crown prince, Trial International and Democracy for the Arab…
Published on 16/05/2026 – 13:24 GMT+2•Updated 13:27 At least one person was killed in an overnight Russian attack across Ukraine, a day after the warring countries exchanged 205 prisoners of war each, and as the bodies of 528 Ukrainian soldiers were returned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s Air Force said 294 drones were launched by Russia overnight, adding that 269 of them were shot down. It said direct hits were recorded by 20 drones at 15 locations. In Kherson, five high-rise residential buildings and 19 houses were damaged in the strikes, killing one and injuring 23 more people, according to regional Governor…
Published on 16/05/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2 The meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers concluded on Friday in Chisinau, Moldova. Top of European leaders’ agenda were unwavering support for Ukraine, the strengthening of democratic security, the fight against information manipulation and foreign interference, as well as the management of migration flows. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Among the most important decisions, taken on Italy’s initiative, the standout measure is the adoption of a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights, which could facilitate the expulsion of some migrants, including to “repatriation centres” in third countries. What the Council of…
Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region and one of the country’s largest economies, reaches the end of its election campaign after two weeks dominated by messages, images and controversies that have set the political tone of recent days, on the eve of Sunday’s vote. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In this final stretch, the main parties have focused their efforts on mobilising their voters and consolidating their respective bases, in a context where every gesture and every message has taken on particular significance. The outcome of this election is being closely watched both inside and outside Spain, as it could influence the national political…