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Puerta del Sol woke on Sunday to around 150 tents pitched across the square, as the encampment grew following a demonstration over Spain’s housing crisis that ended in the early hours of Saturday. According to figures collected overnight, the camp began with around 100 tents and continued to grow, with further structures counted after 8am. Those gathered spent the night on yoga mats, in sleeping bags and, in some cases, directly on the ground, while small groups stayed up talking into the early hours. While the Civil Guard and National Police kept a constant watch over the square, although no…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 13:33 GMT+2•Updated 13:56 European Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged EU governments to continue curbing energy demand to reduce gas and electricity consumption amid “exceptionally low” storage levels, according to a letter seen by Euronews. “I invite you to consider taking or continuing to take measures that can sustain injections or reduce gas and electricity demand for as long as necessary,” reads the letter, noting that the situation “has not improved” since Jørgensen’s first warning in March. The warning comes as EU gas storage is around 70% full, roughly 12 percentage points below the same point last…
“Does anybody think this is a good idea? No right-minded person would make this decision,” said O’Neill, who expressed bewilderment over the Parades Commission’s U-turn. “Why, after 28 years of determinations to block a march down this road, did the Parades Commission think this is the right idea today to bring this mess back on to this community?” But Northern Ireland’s main pro-British party, the Democratic Unionists, stood alongside the blocked Orangemen as they waited in hope that the police would enforce the commission’s ruling by pushing the Catholics out of the road. The last time this happened, in 1997,…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 12:58 GMT+2•Updated 13:05 Poland and Lithuania are working on an international evacuation plan for civilians in the event of a major crisis or military threat. If necessary, the plan would allow some residents of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to be moved across the Polish border. Vilmantas Vitkauskas, the head of Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Centre, has announced that work on the proposal was already under way and that representatives of Lithuania and Poland were analysing procedures, logistics, and infrastructure capacity. A detailed plan is to be drawn up once Poland and Lithuania reach an appropriate agreement.…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 9:25 GMT+2 Two mass shootings in South Africa have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. The SA Police Service reported that 17 people were fatally shot in an attack at a bar to the west of Johannesburg on Saturday night. “It is alleged that patrons were drinking inside and outside the tavern when the suspects arrived and opened fire on those outside,” the force said in a statement. “The suspects then entered the tavern and continued shooting at patrons inside. The suspects were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols. They allegedly…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 12:22 GMT+2 Living above a discount supermarket on the otherwise exclusive North Sea island beloved of high earners: how this new Lidl is set to completely transform the world-famous luxury holiday destination of Sylt, with its dunes and thatched-roof houses. On Sylt, the traditional shopping experience is being completely reimagined. On a 16,000-square-metre site, Lidl is combining a state-of-the-art store on the ground floor with 15 new flats directly above. The homes, between 44 and 78 square metres in size, are explicitly designed for permanent residence. For the island this is a genuine breakthrough, intended above…
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Gloucestershire Police confirmed that the Army’s specialist explosive ordnance disposal team are currently examining a number of vehicles. RAF Fairford has been used to deploy U.S. bombers since Washington, alongside Israel, began operations against Iran on Feb. 28 — prompting protests outside the base. In July, Iran’s Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned the U.K. that any British military base used by the US to launch attacks against Tehran would become a “legitimate target.” This article is being updated.
Azerbaijan put billions of dollars of prospective investment at the heart of its economic pitch as the second Azerbaijan International Investment Forum (AIIF) entered its final day in the capital, Baku, this week. Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov confirmed to Euronews that almost $11 billion (€9.7 billion) worth of business was agreed over the course of the two-day event. “The confirmed amount that we can say today is $10.8 billion. Of 26 contracts that have been executed in various fields ranging from AI to energy, from manufacturing to production,” Jabbarov said, adding that the new opportunities could come from…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 8:22 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 Russia’s foreign minister has rejected calls from his German counterpart to pull back on “dangerous” escalatory steps as he accused Berlin of being Ukraine’s “main sponsor.” Sergey Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, shortly before Lavrov delivered an address to world leaders. During their talks, the German minister urged Moscow to abandon its “dangerous path of escalation” towards Europe while also suggesting Berlin was open to improving its relationship with Russia – provided the Kremlin showed it…