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A migrant in a wheelchair, with serious injuries to his ankles, arms and torso, says he was pushed by soldiers from a height of more than six metres. When Amnesty International spoke to him in Ceuta, he complained that he had not even been given an X-ray and had only received an emergency bandage. His is one of the accounts included in an investigation that describes beatings, humiliations and summary expulsions from Cueta and which, according to the organisation, reveals abuses that could amount to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Blows with batons and boots, people restrained…
Five Indonesian prison officials, including the head of Cibinong Prison near Jakarta, have been suspended following the discovery of an alleged luxury compound for inmates. Indonesia’s Ombudsman found more than 10 residential units equipped with air conditioning, large-screen TVs, refrigerators and sofas, as well as a gym and a golf simulator under construction. Authorities are investigating how the facilities were used and whether inmates paid for preferential treatment.
Inflation continues to climb on the back of rising energy prices due to the disruption cause by the Iran war. In Italy, just like in Spain, price increases are now at the highs of the recent years. According to preliminary estimates released by Istat, in September the national consumer price index for the whole community (NIC) jumped by +0.7% month-on-month, with a year-on-year acceleration that pushes the annual rate to +4.2% (from +3.3% in August). To find a higher level of inflation we have to go back three years, to September 2023, when the annual change reached 5.3%. The “invisible…
By Dianne Apen-Sadler Published on 24/06/2026 – 12:38 GMT+2•Updated 30/09/2026 – 12:55 GMT+2 Etihad Rail has officially launched its route between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, marking the first time the two emirates have been connected by passenger train. Travellers can now go between the UAE capital and the major tourist hub in just over an hour. Tickets are priced at AED39 (€9.35) in comfort class, with premium seats coming in at AED109 (€26.13). Etihad Rail first launched in late June, with trains going from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah, an emirate on the country’s east coast. The rail network will then be…
“We hope that the Committee of Independent Eminent Persons will exercise the legally required neutrality, even though people with clear political affiliations … have been appointed,” said Alexander Sell, vice president of the Europe of Sovereign Nations, and the president of its foundation. The ESN is the European home of the Alternative for Germany party. “In a true democracy, party representatives should not be involved in decisions regarding the funding of their political rivals,” Sell said. In July, the European Parliament green-lighted the process to deregister and defund ESN after the authority alleged breaches of EU values, including anti-immigration, antisemitic…
Published on 30/09/2026 – 14:17 GMT+2 The Bulgarian parliament passed a law on Wednesday aiming to better protect journalists, activists and others from abusive lawsuits designed to censor or intimidate critics. In doing so, Bulgaria has gone beyond the minimum European Union requirement in a bid to protect the media in a country where the freedom of the press has come under sustained pressure. Known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP), the use of legal action is intended to silence or financially bankrupt reporters, whistleblowers and rights groups, rather than win the case outright. Most SLAPPs are for defamation…
An adult male green sea turtle named Jurassic returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday after months of treatment at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Florida. Found stranded and lethargic last month, he had been suffering from abnormal buoyancy linked to gas in his gastrointestinal tract. After recovering, Jurassic was carried to the beach by staff and volunteers and released into the ocean, while dozens of spectators watched and cheered. A satellite tracker will allow researchers to follow his movements in the wild.
By Una Hajdari with AFP Published on 30/09/2026 – 13:51 GMT+2 The EU put forward plans for a new bloc-wide communication system on Wednesday that would allow police, firefighters and other national emergency services to better coordinate during cross-border crises. Currently, first responders across the 27-country European Union mostly rely on radio to communicate, but secure channels normally stop working at national borders, hampering international operations, Brussels says. “When crisis strikes, our first responders must be able to communicate instantly across agencies, across borders, across Europe,” said the EU’s commissioner for internal affairs Magnus Brunner. The proposed “EU Critical Communication System” would see…
Animasyros, one of Europe’s major animation festivals, recently wrapped up its 19th consecutive year of celebrations in Ermoupoli, flying the flag for the Greece’s biggest International Animation Festival. Beyond the seven competition sections (International, Student, K.ID.S, AnimaPride, National Competition, TV & Commissioned Films and Feature Films), this year’s edition included a special focus on Irish animation, a theme marking 200 years of Ermoupoli, educational workshops, parallel events, international collaborations and the Market, which has now become a key reference point for the entire industry in the Eastern Mediterranean. Vassilis Karamitssanis, President of the Animasyros International Festival, spoke to Euronews about…
Kriti Legend at Kulevi with BSP’s first shipment of Libyan crude oil, 30 August 2026. / via Black Sea Petroleum Europe’s need for diverse fuel supplies Europe continues to import fuels used in transport and industry. According to Eurostat, EU net imports in 2024 amounted to 15.7 million tonnes of oil equivalent for gasoil and diesel and 11 million for jet fuel. Both are included in the Kulevi Oil Refinery’s expansion plans. For Kulevi, the opportunity is to supply EU markets alongside Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, drawing on non-Russian crude and the Black Sea’s shipping connections. The European Commission’s assessment…