Category: Europe

Barcelona — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across southern Europe on Sunday in a coordinated protest against the growing impact of overtourism, with Spain’s Barcelona at the epicenter of the movement. Organized by the alliance Southern Europe Against Overtourism, the protests united activists and local groups from Spain, Portugal, and Italy in a […]

School killings leave stunned Austria and France searching for answers Two deadly school attacks in France and Austria, carried out within hours of each other, have shocked both nations and reignited urgent debates around school safety, youth mental health, and the growing alienation among young people, reported by BBC News. On a Tuesday morning, just […]

BRUSSELS — In a breakthrough hailed as a “historic milestone,” the European Union and the United Kingdom have reached a political agreement to ensure the free movement of people and goods between Gibraltar and Spain, eliminating physical border checks that have long symbolized political tension, reported by Euro News. European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announced the […]

Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, the Kremlin has expressed frustration over what it perceives as Europe’s unwillingness to pursue constructive dialogue on continental security, reported by The Nation News web. “There are absolutely no signals of any desire to seek common ground,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday, adding that Europe remains focused on “militaristic […]

Russia unleashed the largest single-night drone barrage of the war on June 9th, firing 479 Shahed-style kamikaze drones and launching 20 missiles at multiple targets across Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported, reported by GK News. Ukrainian defenses intercepted the vast majority—downing 460 drones and at least 277 drones along with 19 missiles according to […]

KYIV — Russian forces have allegedly advanced into Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time since the 2022 invasion, according to a statement by Moscow’s Defense Ministry on Sunday, as reported by Euro News. The Kremlin claims its troops are expanding their offensive after reaching the western edge of the Donetsk region, one of four […]

BERLIN — Germany has set a three-year deadline to transform its military into a force capable of defending NATO territory against a potential Russian assault, signaling a dramatic shift in defense policy amid growing geopolitical tensions, reported by Daily Hurriyet News. Annette Lehnigk-Emden, head of Germany’s Federal Office for Military Procurement, told Tagesspiegel that all […]

Berlin, June 7 — A Ukrainian drone assault last weekend inflicted serious damage on Russia’s long-range air power, likely crippling around 10% of its strategic bomber fleet, according to a senior German military official, reported by Arab News. Major General Christian Freuding, who oversees Berlin’s military support to Kyiv, said in a podcast reviewed by […]

KYIV, Ukraine — A devastating wave of Russian missile and drone strikes pounded Ukraine early Friday, killing at least six people and injuring over 80, in one of the most intense barrages in recent months, as reported by Agency France Press. The assault came in apparent retaliation for Ukrainian drone strikes that reportedly destroyed several […]

ROME — Italians head to the polls this weekend for a two-day referendum that could reshape the country’s approach to citizenship and labor laws—but low turnout threatens to render the results void, reported by Euro News. Among the five ballot questions, the most debated proposes reducing the residency requirement for naturalization from 10 years to […]