Gavin Blackburn

Europe News

Finland runs Europe's largest civil defence exercise since WWII

Western officials say Russia is carrying out a campaign of sabotage and disruption across Europe that has involved fires, attacking power stations and sending drones into EU airspace.

3 September 2026

Europe News

Milestone: Meloni's government is Italy's longest-lasting in decades

Surveys show that the cost of living, a deteriorating public health system, security and immigration are among Italians' top concerns ahead of next year's general election.

3 September 2026

Europe News

Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of journalist's 2017 murder

Her murder shocked the world and put Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.

3 September 2026

Business

Netherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to UK

The transfer was carried out partially by buying and selling and partly by physically transferring gold, the Dutch national bank said.

2 September 2026

Europe News

Spanish police chief says no report blames Morocco for Ceuta crossings

Madrid demanded an explanation from its own police after an explosive leaked police report suggested that Moroccan security forces were involved in transporting and pushing migrants towards the border.

2 September 2026

Europe News

German police say launching terror probe over attack on substation

NATO member Germany, which supports Ukraine in its fight against Russia, has long accused Moscow of targeting it with a campaign of hybrid attacks involving espionage and sabotage, claims the Kremlin has rejected.

2 September 2026

Sri Lanka

US and Sri Lankan agents bust Pakistan drug network, police say

Sri Lanka's Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament that most of the illegal drugs originated in Afghanistan and Pakistan and were being smuggled into the island by sea.

2 September 2026

Europe News

South Germany train station reopens after explosion injured two

Explosives experts from the State Criminal Police Office are searching the area around the site of the explosion.

2 September 2026

Thailand

US aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand after record deployment

Democratic lawmakers have called for an investigation into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises.

2 September 2026

Europe News

Norway's King Haakon VIII swears oath of allegiance to constitution

Haakon became Norway's monarch when King Harald V died on Friday at 89. He has adopted the motto "All for Norway," which dates back to his great-grandfather, Haakon VII.

1 September 2026

Europe News

Germany eyes Algerian gas to diversify supply, foreign minister says

The EU's top economy used to rely on cheap Russian gas but large deliveries stopped after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, dealing a heavy blow to German industry.

1 September 2026

Earth News

China says their solar power has outpaced coal for the first time ever

China has seen an explosive growth in its renewable installation, with coal's share in its energy mix edging down in recent years.

1 September 2026

Europe News

Montenegro manhunt ends with Russian triple-murder suspect dead

According to the interior ministry, the suspect, a 30-year-old Russian, shot dead three employees of a shooting range in Danilovgrad, close to the capital Podgorica.

1 September 2026

North Korea

US-North Korea summit 'possible at any time,' Seoul spy agency says

Trump met Kim three times during his first term, once declaring they were "in love," in high-profile summits aimed at securing a denuclearisation deal, but no tangible progress was made.

1 September 2026

Nepal

Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China

The 26 August disaster began with a chain of events high in the Himalayas. A glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.

1 September 2026

USA

US teen charged with aiding San Diego mosque shooters share livestream

Sarah Santiago, 17, will be charged as an adult, according to a press release issued by prosecutor James O'Neill's office.

1 September 2026

USA

Two dead and one still unaccounted for in Grand Canyon flash flood

Rescue efforts were hampered on Monday by more heavy rains that swept through the region, a natural part of the seasonal monsoon that frequently causes flash floods.

1 September 2026

Europe News

'Massive' Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills 12

The Ukrainian air force had warned that the threat of "ballistic weapons and other means of attack against Kyiv and the region remains in effect," and urged residents to remain in shelters.

1 September 2026

Europe News

Swiss man arrested after one killed in shooting at rave, police say

In a statement earlier on Monday, the cantonal police said that partygoers were preparing to go home when several shots were fired "at a group of people."

31 August 2026

Europe News

Israel signs €3bn arms export deal with Greece, defence ministry says

In a statement, the Greek Defence Ministry said the multi-billion euro purchase was part of "the greatest reform of its armed forces in its history."

31 August 2026