Catherine, Princess of Wales has announced in a shock statement that she is in the early stages of cancer treatment. Her comments come after weeks of speculation around her current state of health and after King Charles was also diagnosed with cancer last month. Kate issued her statement in a video, which was shared just … Read more
European Union (EU) leaders have issued their first joint demand for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza in a joint summit statement. The statement called for “an immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire” and repeated condemnations of the attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7. In the … Read more
It was around 5 pm on March 15, and the light was fading fast, when Constantin and Tatiana were attacked by the bear. The young couple, aged 29 and 31 and identified in local media reports only by their first names, were Belarusians living in Poland. But Constantin had been working for the winter as … Read more
Portugal’s far right is set to take on its biggest role in governing the country since the fall of the fascist Estado Novo regime 50 years ago after quadrupling its bloc of lawmakers in the national Parliament. The results of Sunday’s election are not yet final, but by Monday morning showed the hardline party Chega … Read more
Europe changed the rules of the internet this week when the Digital Markets Act took effect, holding the biggest tech companies to tough new standards. Now the world is waiting to see which giant will be first to fall foul of the law. One of the architects of the DMA says Apple is a strong … Read more
A JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft takes off from Lulea-Kallax Airport, Sweden on March 4, 2024 during the NATO Nordic Response 24 military exercise, a Norwegian national exercise carried out in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland with associated airspace and waters. Anders Wiklund | AFP | Getty Images Sweden officially joined NATO as its … Read more
Amazon has become the second company ever to have its lobbyists banned from the European Parliament, amid accusations the company does not take the institution seriously. The ban, which means the 14 Amazon employees who had access to the European Parliament can no longer enter the building without an invitation, follows the company’s decision not … Read more
A Norwegian cruise ship has been denied permission to dock in Mauritius over fears of a potential cholera outbreak on board. Local authorities on Sunday denied permission for the Norwegian Dawn vessel, which has 2184 passengers and 1026 crew on board, to access the Mauritius capital of Port Louis, citing “potential health risks”. The cruise … Read more
Scientists have issued an urgent warning about a potential health threat to Europe after research found climate change could leave the continent vulnerable to a deadly virus. Researchers have revealed the West Nile virus, or WNV, could become more prevalent in Europe as temperatures rise. WNV is a single-strain virus that causes West Nile fever … Read more
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their default response tends to be pretty simple: If sand is disappearing from a beach, they pump in more sand to replace it. This strategy, known as “beach nourishment,” has become … Read more
