Belgian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers meet in Kyiv bomb shelter amid air siren
The foreign ministers of Belgium and Ukraine sat across from one another in a narrow, windowless concrete room beneath the…
Phyllida Law, celebrated actress and Emma Thompson’s mother, dies aged 94
The British performing arts world has lost one of its most enduring and versatile figures. Phyllida Law, the Glasgow-born actress whose career spanned more
Belgian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers meet in Kyiv bomb shelter amid air siren
The foreign ministers of Belgium and Ukraine sat across from one another in a narrow, windowless concrete room beneath the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry building
One third of global travel spending last year was in Europe, new report finds
Usagevpn.com – The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest economic-impact report confirms what the numbers have been whispering for several seasons: one third of global travel spending on leisure trips in 2025 landed squarely in Europe. Total worldwide leisure-travel outlay reached $6.15 trillion (€5.31 trillion), up 3.5 % year-on-year and accounting for 80.5 % of all travel expenditure when business trips and family visits are included. Europe’s slice of that pie was $2 trillion (€1.72 trillion) — roughly every third dollar a leisure traveller spent anywhere on the planet. The WTTC pairs the retrospective data with forward projections that keep the continent at the top of global rankings through 2026 and beyond.
Europe’s leisure-travel receipts are forecast to expand 3.7 % in 2026, outpacing the 3.1 % global average. Four markets drive most of the continent’s inbound leisure demand. Italy tops the list with a projected 4.7 % rise, followed…
Midnight showdown looms as US and Canada meet to sidestep Trump’s tariff blitz
As the calendar flips toward Wednesday midnight, two North American capitals are locked in a frantic diplomatic sprint. The stakes:…
UAE says Iran targeted its territory with two missiles after first alert in months
Residents across the United Arab Emirates received a short-lived mobile phone alert on Tuesday evening instructing them to move indoors…
Why do astronauts get constipated in space? Blood tests offer new clues
When the human body leaves Earth's gravitational field, something measurable shifts inside the digestive tract — and new blood-based evidence…
France: drones are becoming a new way to smuggle goods into prisons
France - For decades, the perimeter of a French prison was considered its primary line of defence. Guards, fences, and…
France: drones are becoming a new way to smuggle goods into prisons
France - For decades, the perimeter of a French prison was considered its primary line of defence. Guards, fences, and…
EU supports repatriation of unaccompanied migrant minors from Ceuta to Morocco
The European Commission has made clear that every person still present in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta without legal authorization…
Drought exposes remains of ancient Roman bridge in the Tiber river in Rome
The ongoing drought affecting Western Europe has pushed a number of Italian rivers, including the Tiber, down to exceptionally low…
London’s St Pancras station briefly evacuated amid controlled explosion of unattended car
A controlled explosion of an unattended car outside London's St Pancras station on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, prompted a brief…
Police decry conditions in Ceuta: One bathroom for 70 officers and eight officers to a room
Police decry conditions in Ceuta after weeks of deployment left officers sleeping eight to a room with a single shared…
UAE says Iran targeted its territory with two missiles after first alert in months
Residents across the United Arab Emirates received a short-lived mobile phone alert on Tuesday evening instructing them to move indoors and find shelter
ICC hits back after US announces fresh sanctions on senior court figures
The already strained relationship between the United States and the International Criminal Court took another sharp turn on Tuesday, when the State Department
Yemen risks return to ‘full-scale conflict’ if Houthi strikes continue, UN rights chief warns
The Arabian Peninsula's poorest nation is sliding back toward total war. After more than a decade of civil conflict that has already displaced millions and
Venezuela seeks return of 31 tonnes of gold worth €4bn from Bank of England
Nearly eight years after the United Kingdom ceased recognising Caracas's leadership, a pile of gold bars worth roughly €4 billion still sits in the vaults
Phyllida Law, celebrated actress and Emma Thompson’s mother, dies aged 94
The British performing arts world has lost one of its most enduring and versatile figures. Phyllida Law, the Glasgow-born actress whose career…
Watch viral footage of Beatles biopics actors recreating iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album cover
A clip of viral footage of Beatles biopics actors striding single-file across a London zebra crossing has taken over social media feeds this week. The
‘Insidious’, Weezer and incredible photography: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
The sky has returned to its ordinary blue after the solar eclipse of mid-August, yet the continent's cultural calendar remains saturated with spectacle. From
Hayden Panettiere, acclaimed Heroes and Nashville actress, dies at 36
The entertainment world is reeling after the confirmation that American actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36. Her family issued a brief