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Brussels has struggled with drug-related crime and violence for the last several years, with dozens of shootings. By the end of October, 78 shootings had been recorded in 2025. Amid a particularly violent week in August, Moinil lambasted politicians for their lenient stance on gun violence, warning that “anyone in Brussels can be hit a by a stray bullet.” In 2024, 92 shootings claimed the lives of nine people, according to official figures. In September, Belgian Security and Home Affairs Minister Bernard Quintin sparked debate when he suggested soldiers could be deployed on the streets of Brussels for their “shock effect” alongside police. In…
The European Union should sit on the controversial ‘Board of Peace’ pitched by US President Donald Trump in his 20-point plan for Gaza, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, told Euronews on Tuesday. “If we talk about fair play, then we should have a seat on this board for sure,” Šuica, whose portfolio covers EU support to the Palestinian territories, said on Euronews’ The Europe Conversation. “We are the biggest, not only (financial) donors, but players,” she added. “We are their closest neighbours. So I think that we should have a place on this board.” The Commissioner’s call…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 14:23 GMT+1 Crowds in the Czech Republic and Slovakia took to the streets on Monday night to protest their governments on the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia split peacefully in 1993, and while the two nations have since joined the European Union and NATO, many now worry their pro-European values are under threat. Tens of thousands of people protested against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Moscow-friendly stances, with rallies and marches organised in dozens of communities. The protesters in Freedom Square…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 15:04 GMT+1 Football fans jetting over to the US for the 2026 World Cup could see their visa appointment fast-tracked thanks to a newly announced initiative. Speaking at the White House this week, POTUS Donald Trump revealed that US embassies will give priority for visa appointment to those who have purchased tickets to official matches. Dubbed the FIFA Prioritised Appointment Scheduling System, millions of ticket-holders will be able to bypass long wait times to ensure they have the proper documentation to enter the country. Trump says the move is part of efforts to make the 2026…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 14:51 GMT+1 The European Film Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 European Film Awards (EFA) – the Oscars’ EU conterpart – and both Joachim Trier’s family drama Sentimental Value and Óliver Laxe’s post-apocalyptic odyssey Sirāt have emerged as the frontrunners, with four nominations apiece. Scroll down for full list of nominations. Sentimental Value, which won this year’s Grand Prix in Cannes, is nominated in the Best European Film category, as well as Best Director for Joachim Trier, Best Actress for Renate Reinsve, Best Actor for Stellan Skarsgård, and Best Screenwriter for Eskil Vogt and…
Tusk said one of the suspects had a track record of being involved in acts of sabotage in Ukraine. The other, he added, was a resident of the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. “Polish security services and prosecutors have all personal data of these individuals, as well as recorded images of them,” Tusk said, adding Poland will ask Belarusian and Russian authorities to hand over the suspects to face trial. The Warsaw-Lublin train route that was attacked is one of country’s busiest, linking the capital to the biggest city in eastern Poland and on toward Ukraine. Tusk described the two attempts at sabotaging…
The majority of people in Denmark (69%), France (73%), Italy (76%), Spain (74%), Germany (63%), and the UK (62%) are concerned about climate change and its effects, according to a new YouGov survey. However, Germans and the British are the most likely, out of the countries surveyed, to say that they are not worried about climate change. Europe is the third-largest emitter of CO2 from fuel combustion globally, with Germany and the UK occupying the first and third places, respectively, in the regional top three, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The YouGov survey interviewed more than 8,700 people…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 15:07 GMT+1 A massive fire broke out in a landmark skyscraper in the downtown area of the Croatian capital Zagreb overnight on Tuesday, almost completely gutting the building but leaving no casualties. The building known as the Vjesnik tower was named after a popular newspaper published there for decades, along with other notable newspapers and magazines, until around 12 years ago. The fire started near the top of the 16-floor building and quickly spread downward, preventing some 100 firefighters from entering, Croatian media said. The building, modelled after the Lever House office building on Manhattan’s Park…
By AP with Eleanor Butler Published on 18/11/2025 – 14:24 GMT+1 FlyDubai, the lower-cost sister airline to long-haul carrier Emirates, announced an order on Tuesday for 150 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the Dubai Air Show. The purchase, estimated at around $24 billion (€20.71bn), will see the carrier for the first time expand its fleet beyond Boeing. It will also more than double FlyDubai’s current fleet of aircraft, while the airline added that it had options to buy another 100 A321neos. Such a move comes as Dubai prepares to expand across both Emirates and FlyDubai, preparing a five-runway airport in the United…
This past summer, parts of Europe experienced record-breaking heatwaves during the fourth-hottest summer in the continent’s history. The extreme heat affected critical infrastructure like rail tracks, triggered wildfires, and killed thousands. But it wasn’t the worst the continent has seen. The summer of 2003 was the hottest summer on record. And a new study analysed the conditions of past heatwaves like the one in 2003, to see how similar weather patterns would play out in today’s warming climate. A look at the past The 2003 heatwave killed more than 20,000 people across Europe. During that time, Spain, Italy, and France…