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UK flights disrupted after second air traffic control glitch in month
Published on 21/09/2026 – 15:18 GMT+2•Updated 15:35 Passengers travelling to and from the UK on Monday were faced with delays and cancellations to flights after air traffic control systems suffered a “technical issue” for the second time this month. Air…
Kallas pushes to boost EU mission against Houthis
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has asked EU countries to strengthen the Aspides mission in the Red Sea, amid increasing threats from Houthis to navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which is crucial for trade routes between the Indian Ocean and the…
Spain seizes two tonnes of cocaine from yacht linked to Balkans
The interception of a sailing boat carrying more than two tonnes of cocaine in the Atlantic has led to the dismantling of a logistics network for drug trafficking. The joint military and customs operation off the Galician coast ended with the arrest of the…
Paris gears up for Pope Leo XIV’s first official visit to France
Published on 21/09/2026 – 23:19 GMT+2 Pope Leo XIV is making his first official visit to France from 25 to 28 September. In the French capital, excitement is building. According to the police prefecture, up to 250,000 people are expected to line the streets…
EU issues nearly 4 million first residence permits, a record high
Migration remains one of Europe’s most politically contested issues, yet EU countries issued more first residence permits to non-EU citizens last year than in any year since records began in 2008. According to Eurostat, around 3.9 million first residence…
Removing Usmanov from sanctions could make EU seem weak, Valdys says
Lithuania is “very sceptical” of removing Uzbek-Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the latest sanctions list, the country’s finance minister, Taurimas Valys, said. France requested to delist Usmanov from the blacklist last week as part of a package that…
Calin Georgescu detained and investigated for fraud in Romania
Published on 21/09/2026 – 17:13 GMT+2 Calin Georgescu has been detained in Romania as prosecutors said they were investigating the former Romanian presidential candidate for fraud. Georgescu, a pro-Russian politician who first made headlines during Romania’s…
EU moves to curb data centre energy and water use
The European Union is writing the sustainability rulebook for AI’s power-hungry future, but tech giants like Microsoft are already weighing in on how the bloc’s new rules should work. EU data centres with more than 500 kW of installed capacity that report…
Kremlin claims Russia ‘no threat’ in response to Le Pen and Bardella
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia posed “no threat” to France or any other European country, local media reported. His comments came after the far-right National Rally party’s Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella issued a warning to…
What is CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal, and why is it in limbo?
The European Union and Canada last week unveiled plans for an ambitious new partnership that could eventually give Canada a form of associate EU membership. Yet their existing landmark agreement remains unfinished business. The Comprehensive Economic and…