Eight of 12 crew members are missing after a tanker caught fire off Romania’s coast, naval authorities say, and there are reports of explosions on board. The San Marino-flagged Wine Trader was about 13 nautical miles (24km) east of the mouth of the River Danube at Sulina, when it reported …

Certainly, given the dangers surrounding air travel soon after lung surgery, and the high altitude of some of the stops involved, a November trip to South America – including to Peru, the country Pope Leo called home for more than 20 years – may be in doubt. His predecessor, Francis, …

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung, the Vatican has confirmed. The Pope, 71, underwent a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is expected to stay for about a week. BBC Southern …

The wreck is close to the shore of Kekova Island in Antalya, Turkey. The artefacts lie scattered across an underwater slope, just 30m beneath the waves. Three large stone anchors were found, as well as more than 30 ceramic storage pots, called amphorae. The fact that none of the ship’s …

Students protests in France have entered their fourth week and with a renewed impetus, according to the BBC’s James Waterhouse. The nationwide demonstrations against poor classroom conditions, including old buildings, teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, have caused disruption to education across France as hundreds of lycées (15-18 year-olds colleges) had …

A drone company is working with business leaders in the Channel Islands to explore the viability of drones for goods delivery on the island of Alderney. Paris-based firm DragonFlyPads has been working with Alderney Chamber of Commerce to gather views on the idea, which could include “urgent deliveries” of items …

King Felipe VI has begun a visit to Ceuta as the Spanish exclave continues to grapple with a migrant crisis triggered by an influx of around 70,000 people from Morocco in July. It marks the first Spanish royal visit to the city in nearly two decades and comes amid tensions …

A man has been rescued from a cave in Sardinia, Italy, after being trapped about 32ft (10 metres) underground for about 26 hours following a rockfall. The 31-year-old, Luca Olmetto, was inside Gorropeddu cave at Urzulei, a town on the Italian island, when he became stuck on Sunday, according to …

US President Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that an energy ceasefire had been reached between Ukraine and Russia that was “effective immediately”. Ukraine’s President Zelensky responded by saying his country is willing to back an energy ceasefire if Russia does the same, adding it could “become …

Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros. Hackers reportedly gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to …

Zelensky expressed surprise about the announcement to news site Axios, before writing on social media that his officials “look forward to clear details of America’s dialogue with Russia”. “Ukraine is ready not to strike at Russian energy and we count on Russia’s similar readiness and on the agreement of the …

But the offer contained no major promise of new investment on a scale likely to appease protesters. The government is wary of appearing to buy social peace because it knows France’s precarious debt situation is being followed closely by international money markets. Reaction from student leaders has been guarded to …

Kyiv resident Olena Konoplia has decided to move to Ukraine’s countryside, as Russian attacks on the city have intensified and the prospect of another cold winter looms. Russia has been targeting Ukraine’s power grid leaving locals without electricity and heating, and they will soon face prolonged periods of sub-zero temperatures. …

Thieves have stolen 30,000 bottles of wine collectively worth about €5m (£4.2m) from a prestigious Italian winery, Italian media reports. Marchesi Antinori, one of Italy’s biggest family-owned wineries, said the theft at its storage facility in Tuscany took place on Saturday as the company was preparing to ship a consignment …

Italy’s parliament has approved fiercely contested changes to the country’s electoral system championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of elections due next year. Lawmakers voted 227 to 164 in favour of moving to a fully proportional system, which Meloni has argued will boost the chance of clear winners and …

A 37-year-old caretaker has died after being stabbed by a former pupil at a school in Poland, police have said. The 15-year-old entered the primary school in Leszczydół-Nowiny, north of Warsaw, at around 09:00 (07:00 GMT) and attacked the caretaker, 37, before being overpowered by a teacher and the school’s …

At least five people have been arrested in France in connection with the theft of two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir last month, local media report. The two suspected burglars are said to be among them. Two of the masterpieces stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a suburb of Nice, …

An elderly woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis and a political row that triggered early elections has died, according to Madrid’s tenants union. Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September after she was unable …

US President Donald Trump has said he will speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin soon about the death of a lab worker at a plague research centre in Siberia. “So far we are in very deep discussions,” Trump said, adding that he would be able to report on his …

Asked about the death following Rubio’s remarks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov cited the findings by Rospotrebnadzor. Asked about the offer of help from the United States, he said it was a “good thing when mutual assistance is offered”. Also on Tuesday, Rospotrebnadzor issued a statement aimed at quelling speculation in …