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By Ema Gil Pires & Jeremiah Fisayo-Bambi Published on 21/10/2025 – 10:45 GMT+2 The failure of an underground cable and maintenance flaws contributed to last month’s funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people and injured 21 others, according to an official preliminary report. The funicular’s derailment is one of Portugal’s worst tragedies in recent memory. The 140-year-old Glória funicular, which is a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed into a building on 3 September. There were 11 foreigners among those killed, including three Brits, two South Koreans, two Canadians. The other victims were French, Swiss, American and Ukrainian. The Portuguese victims included…
Ahead of the meeting, Kurti spoke positively about the prospect of a partnership between his country and the U.K., which officials are expected to discuss on the sidelines of Wednesday’s gathering. He told a private meeting: “We want to help the U.K. — we consider that that is our friendly and political duty. We have limited capacity but still we want to help, and as we speak there is regular communication between our teams of state officials from our ministry of internal affairs and lawyers about how to do this smoothly for mutual benefit.” He said that in return, Kosovo…
Vice President JD Vance and other US envoys projected optimism about the fragile ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited Israel. Vance noted flareups of violence in recent days but said the ceasefire that began on 10 October is going “better than I expected” after two years of war between Israel and Hamas. The Trump administration’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, added that “we are exceeding where we thought we would be at this time.” They are in Israel as questions remain over the long-term plan for peace, including whether Hamas will disarm, when…
Brussels’ agenda for the next year will include a landmark initiative on short-term rentals that is due in the spring. Tourist flats — furnished accommodation for brief stays — are a major factor in sky-high housing costs in the bloc’s major cities, and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen has signaled a desire to regulate such properties. “We cannot allow that locals are pushed out of their neighbourhoods,” Jørgensen said Tuesday, adding that the Commission’s proposal “will strike the right balance with a firm but fair approach.” Toward the end of 2026 Brussels will publish its Construction Services Act, which aims to…
The annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, now in its twenty-first edition, drew crowds eager to see competitors turn enormous gourds — some weighing over 1,000 pounds — into colourful floating boats. The event, first held in 2004, celebrates the region’s pumpkin growers and creative spirit. Using forklifts, organisers carefully lowered the massive pumpkins into the water before racers carved out their interiors, transforming them into makeshift vessels. Participants dressed in elaborate costumes — from elves to video game characters — competed in a series of friendly races, cheered on by hundreds of spectators lining the lake’s banks. The regatta…
The case, which dates back to 2005, centres on claims that Sarkozy’s associates struck an illegal deal in exchange for political favours. Supporters gathered outside his residence in the 16th arrondissement, where Sarkozy briefly appeared to greet them before departing for the prison. His family had called for a rally earlier in the morning as a show of solidarity. In a message posted on social media before leaving, Sarkozy said that the truth would prevail but that the personal cost had been immense. The 70-year-old former president maintains his innocence and has appealed the court’s decision, arguing that he is…
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Their initiative, which focuses on growing traditional vegetables, is helping them strengthen cultural identity while addressing food insecurity and environmental challenges in one of Africa’s most densely populated areas. Founded in 2019, the Mazingira Women Initiative brings together around fifty members who cultivate indigenous crops such as amaranth, okra, and jute mallow — staples of Nubian cuisine. The group also recycles organic waste into fertiliser and promotes climate-resilient farming methods suited to the settlement’s limited land and resources. For many women, the project has become both an economic lifeline and a way to reconnect with ancestral traditions passed down through…
“Our regional and global order is being redrawn. And Europe must fight for its place in a world where some major powers are either ambivalent or hostile to us,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Tuesday. China — which dominates the supply of critical minerals — earlier this month announced broad export controls on rare-earth magnets and their raw materials on grounds of national security, prompting concerns from industry. The EU’s trade chief Maroš Šefčovič was on Tuesday set to talk with his Chinese counterpart to discuss a path forward. As part of its grand…
Published on 21/10/2025 – 14:46 GMT+2 Authorities in Poland have arrested eight people across the country on suspicion of preparing acts of sabotage, a spokesperson for the National Prosecutor’s Office has said. Prosecutors have accused one of the detainees, who is a Ukrainian national, of being involved in plans to send explosive materials to Ukraine. Two other Ukrainians, aged 21 and 24, are also thought to have been involved in the plot, which was allegedly orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services. The pair were detained in Romania, the Romanian authorities confirmed. They were arrested in Romania after depositing two parcels…