Category: Europe
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Major incident declared as UK police arrest 5 near RAF air base under Terrorism Act
Gloucestershire Police said on Sunday 27th September 2026 that it was investigating an incident in which five men were arrested near an RAF air base in the Whelford area on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act. Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone said that police had received a call regarding ‘three suspicious vehicles travelling…
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Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem after UK, Canada, and France ban imports from Israeli settlements
Britain has announced an import ban on some services linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as well as accused settlers of ‘ethnically cleansing’ Palestinians in some regions. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced in Parliament on 8th September 2026 that the UK would ‘take action against specific companies and individuals who provide services such…
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NATO and European Commission vow increased pressure on Russia after Leipzig airport attack
On 2nd September 2026, Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO met with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to reaffirm the two organisation’s support for Ukraine after a fresh attack on Leipzig airport from Russia. The German government concluded that Russia was behind the attack last month, and ordered a series of…
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Spain’s Ceuta overwhelmed as 60,000 Moroccan migrants cross border
A rush of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco flooded into the autonomous city of Ceuta over a 24 hour period, as President of the city, Juan Jesús Vivas called on the Government of Spain to declare a national emergency. Speaking to Cadena Ser and Onda Cero, Vivas insisted that decisions regarding the mass…
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EU risks breaking international law over Isreal gas deal
A gas deal signed by Isreal, the EU, and Egypt that was up for renewal in June 2025 is likely to make the EU complicit in breaches of international law, according to an investigation by Global Witness. The gas deal was originally signed in 2022, during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in an attempt by the…
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Tsunami reaches Hawaii after massive earthquake hits Russia’s Far East
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Russia’s eastern coast which triggered waves of up to five metres, sparking evacuation orders in Hawaii, Japan, and across the Pacific on 29th July 2025. According to Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov on Telegram, ‘a series of earthquakes occurred in the waters near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,’ he said. He added that no significant…
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Russia conducts more air strikes at several Ukrainian locations
On 28th July 2025, Russian aviation forces conducted 86 air strikes, and used 4,413 kamikaze drones according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (GSAFU). The areas targeted by air strikes included Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts. In a Telegram post, the GSAFU said that Russia had dropped 132 guided aerial…
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Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava and smoke
A volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula, on the Sundhnúkur Crater Row experienced an intense seismic swarm which later caused an eruption in the area southeast of Litla-Skógfell, according to Iceland’s meteorology office. The eruptive fissure was reportedly 700 to 1000m long according to Icelandic authorities, but grew to 2.4 kilometres at its largest point. The…
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Russia hits Ukraine with largest drone attack yet
On 4th July 2025, Russia hit the city of Kyiv with a record missile and drone attack which killed 2 and injured 26 more. The State Emergency Service said on Telegram that the attack caused the partial destruction of a five-storey building, covering an area of 2,000 square metres. ‘Fires also erupted in a warehouse…
