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25.10 / 09:51

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Your quick and easy guide to Denmark's immigration-dominated election

Denmark goes to the polls on Tuesday 1 November in a snap general election called seven months ahead of schedule.

25.10 / 09:51

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Sunak UK politics: Royal ceremony and speeches as Rishi Sunak becomes new PM

Britain will officially have a new prime minister on Tuesday - the third occupant of 10 Downing Street in less than three months - when Rishi Sunak moves in.

25.10 / 00:57

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Research Sunak Rishi Sunak: Who is the UK's next prime minister and what are his policies?

Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK's third prime minister in a year after Liz Truss's 44-day-long premiership came to an abrupt halt last Wednesday.

24.10 / 17:27

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Sunak Rishi Sunak set to become Britain's next prime minister

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK's next prime minister, after his only other challenger failed to get the backing of enough Conservative MPs.

24.10 / 17:27

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS What's keeping Bulgaria and Romania out of Schengen?

Since its creation in 1985 in a small Luxembourgish town, the Schengen Area has become one of most emblematic and tangible results of European integration: entire generations have grown used to travelling across borders without the need to carry a passport or cross border controls.

22.10 / 18:55

European Union Ukraine war: Moscow-installed authorities urge Kherson residents to leave 'immediately'

Moscow-installed authorities urged residents in the southern Kherson region -- which the Kremlin claims to have annexed -- to leave the main city "immediately" in the face of Kyiv's advancing counter-offensive.

22.10 / 17:01

European Union Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister

Giorgia Meloni, whose political party with neo-fascist roots, Brothers of Italy, emerged victorious in recent elections, was sworn in on Saturday as Italy’s first far-right prime minister since the end of World War II.

22.10 / 16:09

European Union Ukraine war: Thousands left without electricity after Russia's 'massive' strike

Russia launched a massive missile attack on Saturday, targeting critical infrastructure, Ukrainian authorities said, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in central and western parts of the country without electricity.

21.10 / 22:33

European Union Race to replace UK PM gets under way as Boris Johnson bounces back

The race to be the UK's next prime minister began in earnest on Friday, with some senior government ministers throwing their support behind Boris Johnson.

19.10 / 18:39

European Union rights MEPs award Ukraine's 'brave people' and President Zelenskyy with top human rights prize

The "brave people" of Ukraine defending their country against Russia's relentless invasion have been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union's highest tribute to human rights defenders.

19.10 / 18:01

markets European Union Bitcoin Dollar Here's what could spark a 'huge BTC rally' as Bitcoin clings to $19K

Bitcoin (BTC) sagged with United States equities at the Oct. 19 Wall Street open as markets awaited tech earnings.

18.10 / 22:53

regulation Environment European Union Energy Consumption European Commission regulatory Europe moves toward regulatory action on crypto’s environmental impact, energy use

The European Union (EU) released a package of documents on Oct. 18 related to an action plan for implementing the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan, both of which aim at energy savings by digitalizing the energy sector. The European energy planners have crypto miners in their sights along with myriad other energy users.

18.10 / 17:57

European Union Arne Schönbohm: German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia

The head of Germany's national cybersecurity agency has been dismissed following reports of possible ties to Russian intelligence.

18.10 / 17:57

European Union Elnaz Rekabi: Concerns grow for female climber from Iran who competed without hijab

Concerns are growing for a female Iranian athlete, who took part in a climbing competition in South Korea without wearing her nation's mandatory headscarf covering.

18.10 / 12:31

regulation Europe European Union lawmakers EU Commissioner urges lawmakers to hurry up with crypto regulations

While the European Union proceeds with smoothly passing its landmark crypto framework, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), through the legislation phases, its financial services chief urges the American counterparts to keep in step to ensure the forthcoming regulations will be global, not local.

18.10 / 10:35

European Union Protests European Commission Power Nuclear power Energy crisis: Germany's Scholz extends nuclear power plants' lifespan in 'snub' to Greens

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he will extend the operation of Germany's last three nuclear power plants, in what's been described as a snub to the Greens in his coalition government.

18.10 / 10:35

European Union Protests European Commission mistakes Liz Truss admits budget mistakes and apologises after Jeremy Hunt announces mini-budget U-turn

The UK's prime minister apologised as she admitted her government had made mistakes over the mini-budget last month that spooked the financial markets.

18.10 / 07:53

European Union Ukraine war Prison Belarus: Political activist gets 25 years in prison amid further crackdown on dissidents

A leading political activist in Belarus was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday for opposing strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's regime in the latest step in the country's brutal crackdown on political dissidents.

15.10 / 11:09

European Union controversy Election of hardline politicians as new Italian parliament speakers stirs controversy

Lawmakers have elected new speakers for its parliament's two houses, and both appointments have caused a stir.

14.10 / 20:45

Climate change European Union Daphne Caruana Galizia: Suspects change pleas to guilty in Malta murder trial

Two brothers accused of murdering anti-corruption Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia pleaded guilty on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround on the first day of their trial in Valletta.

14.10 / 19:25

Climate change European Union Ukraine war: New Russian 'gas hub' in Turkey, rape 'deliberate strategy', Crimean bridge repair plan

Russia is currently not planning any large strikes in Ukraine, the Russian president said on Friday.

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