Europe
Albanian Education Ministry set ablaze during anti-corruption student riot as protests spread
This has been the most violent outburst of anti-corruption protests, which started in May and have posed a growing challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama's government.
Dublin hotel cancels 70 rooms booked for antisemitism conference delegates
Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires, spoiling food
Not Europe or skiing: Israelis prefer Asia this winter
Expected Iranian drone attack led to removal of US bombers from UK airbase
Iran has denied any involvement in any alleged plot at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers.
AfD struggles to form government in Germany despite landmark election victory
Founded in 2013 as a eurosceptic movement, the AfD won over voters with an increasingly hardline opposition to immigration after around a million people fled to Germany in 2015.
A dangerous habit: Legislating hatred one step at a time - opinion
Britain’s wider policy choices also deserve scrutiny. The government has placed restrictions on certain materials connected to Israel’s defense while deciding to admit more people from Gaza.
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap November election as far-right looms and polling lags
Despite never winning enough votes to form a majority government, he has cobbled together a series of fragile and seemingly impossible coalitions, including voices from the far-left to the right.
UK's Greens adopt ‘Zionism is racism’ motion, become Europe’s first mainstream anti-Zionist party
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, did not vote on the motion while campaigning in north London, but has declined to condemn it.
Israel warned Germany of increased risk to US military bases, senior US official says - report
Israeli intelligence reportedly warned of possible Iranian-backed attacks on US facilities in Europe, including Ramstein, Spangdahlem and RAF Fairford, amid concerns over potential drone strikes.
Northern Czechia travel guide: Rock cities, forest trails, and Saxon Switzerland
TALY’S TRAVEL: Exploring northern Czechia and Germany’s Saxon Switzerland region.
Zara removes Halloween costume likened to concentration camp uniform from website after backlash
Zara described the ensemble as “Kids costume featuring vertical stripes with decorative topstitching, a lapel flower and a distressed effect. Includes a cardigan and shorts. Gray / Blue.”
Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic
Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.
Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 14.5% in 2025, Spanish Jewish group tells Senate in report
The report emphasized that Israel has been made the center of hostilities that have spilled over into Jewish communities, institutions, and sympathetic citizens.