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Housing rights protesters have denounced what they describe as a violent police operation early Thursday morning, when officers attempted to remove people camping in Praca D. Joao I, a square in central Porto, Portugal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The most tense moments reportedly occurred at around 3 am, after police arrived to disperse the demonstrators. The Housing Movement condemned the police intervention, describing it as “disproportionate and unjustified”. “The movement strongly denounces the use of extreme, disproportionate and unjustified force during the police operation at the camp, which remained peaceful from the outset and never incited violence,” it said in a statement,…

Ukrainian forces reported restrictions on the military use of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite communications system on Wednesday, saying an overnight change disrupted several drone missions amid escalating tensions between Kyiv and Washington. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The restrictions appear to affect StarShield, the military-grade version of the satellite communications service, with connectivity reportedly cut when terminals move at speeds exceeding approximately 160 kilometres per hour. Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on military technology, known as “Flash”, said SpaceX had introduced the speed limit overnight without notifying Ukrainian forces. “Our defence forces did not receive a warning about this limitation…

Published on 15/10/2026 – 16:11 GMT+2 Protesters and police clashed in Albania’s capital Tirana on Thursday for the third consecutive day, as Prime Minister Edi Rama condemned the “chaos” following violent protests that damaged government buildings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We will all get through these difficult hours together because Albania will continue to climb, because Albania will continue on its path to Europe,” Rama said in a video message, referring to Albania’s EU accession bid, which the European Commission aims to conclude by 2027. “No one can grab Albania by the throat. Anyone who thinks the law does not apply to…

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. As Euronews reported this week, the extent of cyber threats impacting Europe’s businesses are manifold. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a survey carried out for the European Commission to mark the EU’s Cybersecurity Month, three in four employees are encountering suspicious emails, messages or links whilst at work, with 39% saying they have received phishing messages or been directed to fake websites designed to steal data or gain unauthorised access. A further 18% report attempts to steal personal…

Published on 15/10/2026 – 13:26 GMT+2•Updated 13:43 Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan carried out their first joint engagement on Thursday since their surprise move back to the UK in August. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT King Charles III’s 42-year-old younger son and Meghan, 45, who left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 amid a bitter royal family feud, were greeted with cheers before they chatted and joked with well-wishers in the central city of Nottingham. The royal-style visit puts the pair at odds with Buckingham Palace after the king made it clear in a letter released last month that their…

But first, some breaking news: The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has just told Europe Today that the US-Russia diesel deal is a “gift to Putin”, while defending Ukraine’s right to hit Russian oil refineries. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The core issue is that Russia should stop this war,” Kallas said. “If we look at the big picture, the majority of the financing of this war comes from oil.” Asked by our EU editor Maria Tadeo if Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was right in saying that he would continue strikes on Russian oil refineries, Kallas said: “Yes, if we look at…

Published on 15/10/2026 – 12:25 GMT+2•Updated 12:26 Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev stunned Brussels on Thursday morning by backing the controversial diesel supply deal agreed between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in defiance of Western sanctions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “You know what is our problem right now in Europe? High fuel prices,” Radev said in English as he arrived at a two-day summit of leaders. “Any step in reducing fuel prices and to guarantee our competitiveness, we appreciate.” His comments put him at odds with his fellow EU leaders, who have strongly condemned the deal as risky,…

The EU’s High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, has defended Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries as a legitimate means of ending Russia’s war of aggression, saying the quickest way to stop them is to end the war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “If we look at international law, it is clear that [hitting refineries] is in defence of Ukraine because that is where the funding comes from for this war to kill Ukrainian people every day,” she told Euronews in an exclusive interview. The remarks come after US President Donald Trump announced a deal…

Pope Leo XIV had a “good night” in hospital and has eaten breakfast as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The pope had a good night in the hospital. He got up and had breakfast,” the Vatican said in a short statement on Telegram. The 71-year-old leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics announced on Sunday that he would undergo an operation to remove a nodule from his lung. After the procedure at Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday, the Vatican revealed that the growth was cancerous and that surgeons had removed part of…

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews that Brussels must step up its support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a turbulent week in which US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv needed a new leader. Kallas said Moscow was betting on a prolonged war, seeking to outlast Ukraine while intensifying attacks on civilians. She also defended Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries as legitimate targets, arguing that oil revenues are a key source of funding for Moscow’s war effort. Trump has urged Kyiv to stop targeting energy infrastructure. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT