King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago. BBC News
Read More »Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary
Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections. BBC News
Read More »TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say
A senior Meta researcher, Matt Motyl, said the company’s competitor to TikTok, Instagram Reels, was launched in 2020 without sufficient safeguards. Internal research shared with the BBC showed comments on Reels had significantly higher prevalence of bullying and harassment, hate speech, and violence or incitement than elsewhere on Instagram. BBC …
Read More »Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard. BBC News
Read More »An eccentric new friend entered her life. Then things took a strange, expensive turn
What began as a dog-sitting favour ended with boutique owner Bridget Hutchcroft being owed more than £1.6m. BBC News
Read More »Zelensky accuses EU allies of 'blackmail' in oil pipeline row
Volodymyr Zelensky says restoring the flow of Russian oil via Ukraine into the EU would be like lifting sanctions on Russia. BBC News
Read More »Tourism was booming in Cyprus, then a drone hit
2025 was a record-breaking year for Cyprus’ tourist industry, with more than 4.5 million visitors but since the Middle East conflict numbers have dropped. BBC News
Read More »Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists
Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk. BBC News
Read More »Trial starts in case of explosives sent to UK and Poland
The parcel plot is one of a wave of sabotage attacks across Europe which officials have linked to Russia. BBC News
Read More »Ukraine and allies fear easing Russian sanctions will prolong war
Ukraine’s president says the US decision “certainly does not help achieve peace”. BBC News
Read More »France's ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roads
Fake dealerships were manipulating the state vehicle licensing agency’s official records, France’s auditor has found. BBC News
Read More »Parents accused of hiding daughter’s HIV infection and neglect
The child appeared malnourished, had difficulty walking, her teeth were in poor condition and she was still wearing nappies, Italian media say, and the doctor recommended immediate hospital care, even threatening to call the police given the parents’ reluctance to agree to it. BBC News
Read More »Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly Moscow concert attack
Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500, the deadliest mass shooting in Russia in two decades. BBC News
Read More »War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election campaign
Hungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights – Ukraine’s president. BBC News
Read More »Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo
Norway’s police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved. BBC News
Read More »Zelensky sends drone defence teams to Middle East, touting Ukraine’s expertise
In his address, Zelensky said one of Ukraine’s top officials, Rustem Umerov, secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, was on his way to the Gulf, along with military, intelligence and defence officials to prepare what he called “concrete agreements”. BBC News
Read More »Lebanese man jailed in Germany for Hezbollah membership
The court heard how the 35-year-old had a key role procuring products for Hezbollah’s drones programme. BBC News
Read More »Hundreds of teenagers report for duty as Croatia reinstates conscription
Training will cover everything from traditional skills through to drone control and cyberwarfare techniques and countermeasures. BBC News
Read More »Blast outside Belgium synagogue was 'antisemitic act', mayor says
The explosion took place around 04:00 in front of the synagogue and caused no injuries, police say. BBC News
Read More »Ukraine’s drone interceptors in high demand in the Middle East
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian drone experts will arrive in the Middle East this week to help Gulf states under attack from Iran. In recent days, Iran has fired a number of Shahed drones across the Middle East – and some air defences in the region have struggled to …
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