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Published on 12/10/2026 – 19:59 GMT+2•Updated 20:03 Investigators in France used DNA evidence and vehicle tracking to help recover two paintings worth millions of euros that were stolen from a Renoir museum last month. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Four men have been handed preliminary charges after the impressionist artist’s “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well” works were taken from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French riviera in a daring September heist. The suspects are believed to have gained entry to the museum after sawing through a fence using an electric saw. They then cut clips…
Europe is once again trying to save face after US President Donald Trump blindsided the continent by striking a tailored deal with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to release thousands of tonnes of diesel that had until now been sanctioned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The news alarmed Ukraine and its European allies, who have long been wary of Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy and his understanding of what a just and lasting peace means. Tensions between the two sides of the Atlantic have never fully receded since February last year, when Trump unexpectedly called Putin and launched negotiations to end the war without consulting…
EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to set up a new civilian and military mission in Lebanon to strengthen the country’s security forces, as the United Nations prepares to end its long-running peacekeeping operation there. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The mission, which could deploy within months, will focus on border and maritime security, counter-drone operations and training Lebanese security forces. Its precise mandate, staffing and command structure have yet to be finalised. Unlike the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose mandate expires at the end of 2026, the EU mission will not be deployed in the south, where Israel is…
Miriam González presented Democracia21 in Madrid over the weekend, the new political party with which she hopes to break away from Spain’s traditional parties and appeal to centrist voters, with the aim of “reinvigorating Spanish democracy”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spain has a new name in the electoral race for 29 November: Miriam González Durántez announced on 10 October her candidacy for the general election at the head of Democracia21 (d21), a newly created party that will make its debut only in Madrid and Barcelona, with plans to expand across the country in future contests at the ballot box. Who is Miriam…
Published on 12/10/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:03 Sasha Vakulina analyses Donald Trump’s announcement of an immediate energy ceasefire, what has been agreed, and what his call for Ukraine to replace Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about US–Ukraine relations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Maria Tadeo reports from the Warsaw Security Forum, where Zelenskyy addresses delegates as he seeks to shore up European support. Interview with Baiba Braže, Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister, as Europe’s eastern flank is facing another moment of heightened tension amid growing concerns over Russian drones, airspace violations and a broader campaign of hybrid pressure against NATO. Laila Humairah reports from Doha, Qatar,…
By Franziska Müller Published on 11/10/2026 – 16:23 GMT+2•Updated 18:18 Around 2,000 cubic metres of rock broke away from the Hochvogel mountain in the Allgäu Alps in June. Now researchers are warning that another major collapse could be imminent, potentially sending up to 400,000 cubic metres crashing down the mountainside. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The summit itself is at risk of breaking apart, with a fissure that has existed since the 19th century steadily widening. Records suggest the crack was once about shoulder-width, but the gap is now several metres across. Scientists have been monitoring the hotspot for twelve years, initially on field…
Multiple power plants in Ukraine were struck by Russia hours after US President Donald Trump claimed an ‘energy ceasefire’ between the two countries. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A power plant in Kyiv was hit by a drone, leading to power outages in the capital, followed by strikes on Kharkiv’s energy infrastructure. Earlier, Donald Trump said that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on his Truth Social network, without giving further details.…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 17:41 GMT+2 Flash floods hit central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away houses and leaving at least five people missing, officials said, weeks after devastating flooding that killed hundreds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Videos circulating online showed a dark, debris-filled river surging through the hills in Gorkha district. “What we know is that a dry landslide had blocked the river and then it burst to cause the flood”, said national disaster agency chief Dharam Raj Uprety. Some 45 houses were swept away, with the flood also damaging three hydropower projects and four bridges. According to the disaster agency, at…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 18:05 GMT+2 The eviction operations carried out by the state security forces began shortly after 8:00 am on the Guano beach in Ceuta, where around 400 migrants were still present following the wave of illegal immigration from Morocco that brought more than 70,000 people at the end of July. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The operation was made up largely of officers from the National Police, the Spanish riot units, immigration staff and members of the Civil Guard and local police. The procedure was similar to the two previous clearances on Tarajal and Trampolín beaches. The migrants were grouped…
Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday through the Belgian capital Brussels to the EU’s headquarters to demand greater action to combat climate change ahead of a major UN summit. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Record heatwaves across Europe this month have raised concerns about the impact that man-made climate change is having on the continent. Delegates from around the globe will gather in the Turkish resort town of Antalya next month for the annual COP gathering. But expectations are low that the meeting will yield any major breakthroughs, as the United States under Donald Trump has disengaged from the process and momentum…