News in brief
British group Virgin has won a key step in its bid to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly on passenger rail services through the Channel Tunnel, after obtaining access to the Temple Mills depot in London — a crucial maintenance facility previously reserved exclusively......
In North Africa, Libya remains the country where migrants face the most severe challenges, warned the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday, as the ongoing conflict in Sudan drives a massive influx of refugees into the region. “We regularly receive testimonies from migrants......
European aerospace giants Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their satellite operations, in a landmark project aimed at challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink and strengthening Europe’s technological sovereignty. The......
Spain is reigniting the European debate over the abolition of daylight saving time. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchezannounced on Monday that his government plans to end the biannual time change by 2026, calling the practice “obsolete” and no longer relevant in today’s......
As part of his ongoing Gulf tour, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented an electric car of the Turkish brand TOGG to His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait. The gesture symbolizes the deep and friendly relations between the two nations and highlights Turkey’s......
Two women were found dead on the rocky coast of the Greek island of Chios, after a makeshift boat carrying 29 migrants ran aground on Friday, according to the Greek coast guard. “During a rescue operation following the grounding of a migrant boat, two women were found......
Pascal Prache, the current Director of Judicial Services, is set to become the new head of France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), according to the Ministry of Justice. He will succeed Jean-François Bohnert, who has been appointed Attorney General at the Court......
Europe’s long-awaited biometric border checks officially come into effect this Sunday, October 12, nearly a year later than planned. The rollout will be gradual over the next six months, with full implementation expected by April 10, 2026. The new system will apply to non-EU nationals entering......
China announced on Thursday new export controls on technologies related to rare earth extraction and processing, effective immediately. The move strengthens Beijing’s grip on a strategic sector that lies at the heart of its trade tensions with the United States and the European Union. According......
Four people died after a rubber boat carrying 38 migrants and refugees sank off the island of Lesbos, Greek port police reported on Tuesday. The bodies were recovered by coast guards near the Gulf of Gera, while 34 survivors managed to reach the nearby shore. Authorities......
Global logistics giant DP World has announced the launch of “Atlas”, a new maritime service linking Agadir and Casablanca to London Gateway and Antwerp Gateway, starting in November 2025. This new route aims to speed up the delivery of Moroccan fruits and vegetables to the UK and Northern......
Air traffic at Vilnius Airport, the Lithuanian capital, was temporarily suspended overnight from Saturday to Sunday following an alert about several “suspicious balloons” detected in the airspace. The airport announced the closure on Facebook, stating it would remain shut until 04:30......
The energy partnership between Morocco and Nigeria has reached a new milestone with the creation of a joint company to oversee the implementation of the Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline, one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Estimated at nearly $25 billion, the project aims......
