Category: Europe

Water rushed through the village of Grazalema in Cadiz as rivers burst their banks across Andalusia. Around 4,000 people were evacuated, schools closed, and rail and road links were suspended in several areas. Police in Cadiz waded through waist deep water to rescue people trapped in an abandoned building. Civil Guard officers are still searching […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call on Wednesday to discuss economic cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, their relations with the US as well as bilateral ties. The call came amid a series of calls between Xi and Western leaders, who have sought to boost ties with China despite […]

The World Governments Summit opened in Dubai on Tuesday, bringing together delegations from more than 150 governments for three days of discussions on governance, economic resilience and global stability amid mounting geopolitical tensions and rapid technological change. This year, the summit boasts one of the biggest senior political gatherings in the event’s history, with heads […]

By&nbspAndreas Rogal&nbsp&&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 03/02/2026 – 21:39 GMT+1•Updated 22:08 The reports said he was killed by four individuals, though no further details were immediately available. Abdullah Othman, Saif al-Islam’s political adviser, confirmed the death in a brief post on Facebook, without specifying the circumstances or identifying those responsible. His French lawyer, Marcel Ceccaldi, told the […]

By&nbspEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 16:08 GMT+1 Slovakia’s former national security adviser Miroslav Lajčák, who resigned over his messages with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has said he feels like a “fool” after rereading them. Lajčák left his position on Saturday after newly released US documents relating to Epstein showed the […]

After months of political gridlock, France’s 2026 state budget was definitively adopted on Monday evening, following the rejection of two no-confidence motions in parliament. The motions were tabled in response to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s decision on Friday to invoke Article 49.3 of the constitution, which allows the government to pass legislation without a vote […]

A first group of Palestinians reached the Rafah crossing on Monday as Gaza’s border with Egypt partially reopened, with state television showing ambulances and microbuses advancing from the Egyptian side as the gates swung open. Officials from Egypt and Israel said the opening is part of the ceasefire process, with around 50 people expected to […]

By&nbspRafael Salido&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 01/02/2026 – 22:45 GMT+1•Updated 23:13 Almost a month after the US military operation that deposed former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the United States has taken a new step towards normalising relations with Caracas. The chargé d’affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, arrived in the South American country on Saturday to reopen the […]

Iran says it now considers all European Union militaries to be terrorist groups, lashing out after the bloc declared the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard a terror group over its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. The terror-designation announcement was made by the Islamic Republic’s speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former Guard commander, on Sunday […]