Spain joins Italy in deploying navy ship to assist Gaza aid flotilla
Supporters watch as a boat that is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla departs to Gaza to deliver aid, Tunisia, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Following Italy’s decision, Spain now also…
Made in Ukraine and battlefield-tested: Kyiv to open up global arms exports
FILE – A sea drone cruises on the water during a presentation by Ukraine’s Security Service in Kyiv region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
Is this the transport of the future? Madrid tests first driverless bus ‘made in Spain’
The 100% electric driverless minibus is already on the road in Madrid’s Casa de Campo. A park in Madrid has a new temporary tenant: a fully autonomous electric minibus that…
European consumers want a reliable, easy-to-use and free digital euro – survey
To date, only 7 out of 20 eurozone countries operate a national card scheme. Most Europeans expect the upcoming digital euro to be secure, easy to use, and free of…
The new age of weaponisation lays bare Europe’s inherent weaknesses
Weaponisation has become ever more common in foreign affairs. When Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech earlier this month, she set the tone…
Global cancer deaths expected to surge by nearly 75% over next 25 years, study warns
A health professional holds a patient’s hand. The number of cancer deaths worldwide is expected to rise by nearly 75 per cent in the next 25 years – despite advances…
Moldova’s prime minister accuses Russia of using country’s election to ‘take power’
Election officials attend to a voting station in Hrusevo, 20 October, 2024 Moldova’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean warned on Wednesday that Russia is spending hundreds of millions of euros to…
Former president Peter Mutharika defeats incumbent in Malawi presidential election
Democratic Progressive party candidate Peter Mutharika, who was Malawi’s president from 2014 to 2020, will return as head of state after defeating incumbent Lazarus Chakwera in the country’s election, held…
Planetary health check reveals oceans have breached critical acidification boundary
A barracuda, center, swims in the protected area of France’s Porquerolles National Park. Humans are pushing the planet “beyond the limits of a safe operating space” as yet another critical…