Louvre heist, 'Yellow Line' in Gaza, and the Ukraine War

Europe • 6:42 PM

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We assess the fallout of the Louvre heist in France. Also, Israel begins physically marking its areas of control in Gaza, deeper than its government agreed to as part of the Trump peace plan. Several Arab leaders argue that the new divide will see Gaza p

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Liberated Ukrainians still bear the scars of time in Russian prisons

Europe • 5:16 PM

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Over 6000 Ukrainian prisoners have been liberated from Russian prisons since the beginning of the war. But behind the scenes of their touching reunions with loved ones is their hidden traumas- both physical and mental. For former detainees, the long road

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What’s at stake for the Netherlands and the EU? A closely watched Dutch election

Europe • 4:06 PM

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It was described as an unhappy marriage — and it ended in June. The four-party government in the Netherlands collapsed when far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his PVV party out of the coalition, citing his partners’ inaction on migration and asylum is

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EU Cohesion in the Azores by numbers

Europe • 3:58 PM

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In our report on the show, we take a look at how EU Cohesion projects play a vital role in sustaining life on the islands. Charlotte Prudhomme and Renaud Lefort show just how important this is — meeting local business owners who rely on the funds to grow

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Bombs pour on the city of Kherson

Europe • 3:46 PM

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Posted by the Ukrainian army, these images show the city of #Kherson, in south #Ukraine, being heavily bombed by #Russia, killing two people and injuring 22 others on October 24, 2025.

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Cyprus has "completely turned the page" on Russian money: Cypriot Deputy Europe Minister Raouna

Europe • 3:45 PM

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At a jam-packed EU summit in Brussels on 23 October, dominated by the thorny issue of using frozen Russian assets, we caught up with the Deputy Minister for European Affairs of Cyprus, Marilena Raouna. Although Belgium was at the centre of haggling over

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Sweden’s crowd-forecasting platform ‘Glimt’ helps Ukraine make wartime predictions

Europe • 3:30 PM

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Sweden has been stepping up its support for Ukraine, including signing a letter of intent this week on up to 150 Gripen fighter jets. Ukraine is even using its online crowd-forecasting platform, which uses thousands of user responses to predict future ev

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Ireland votes for new president: Left-wing independent Connolly expected to beat challenger

Europe • 1:07 PM

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Voters across the Republic of Ireland are casting their ballots to elect the country’s next president, who will succeed current head of state Michael D. Higgins as Ireland’s 10th president. Although Jim Gavin has withdrawn from the race, his name remains

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Voters head to the polls to decide new Irish president

Europe • 1:03 PM

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Voters across the Republic of Ireland are casting their ballots to elect the country’s next president, who will succeed current head of state Michael D. Higgins as Ireland’s 10th president. Although Jim Gavin has withdrawn from the race, his name remains

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EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching rules under landmark digital content law

Europe • 10:27 AM

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The EU on Friday accused TikTok and Facebook founder’s Marc Zuckerberg’s Meta empire of violating transparency rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc's new online content law that has drawn the Trump administration's ire. If the social medi

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How Belgium’s De Wever derailed the EU’s ‘insane’ €140B Ukraine loan plan

Europe • 9:54 AM

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The EU’s €140 billion loan for Ukraine remains stalled after Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever resisted plans to use frozen Russian assets to fund it. Belgium, home to most of those assets, warned of major financial and legal risks. At a Brussels summ

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Over the past decade, dismissed rape cases increased from 82% to 94 %, according to 2024 IPP report

Europe • 9:53 AM

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France's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill to define rape as any non-consensual sexual act, paving the way for its final adoption by the Senate next week. The move comes after the shocking case of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, drugged b

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Hungary's Orban seeks to boost support, opposition holds rival rally on 1956 anniversary

Europe • 8:51 AM

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On Thursday, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union of seeking to install a “puppet” government in Hungary, framing next year’s election as a decision between peace and a war that would mean “dying for Ukraine.” Addressing ten

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EU tasks Commission with Ukraine funding plan, eyes loan from frozen Russian assets

Europe • 8:27 AM

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EU leaders on Thursday asked the European Commission to prepare options to fund Ukraine for two more years, keeping open the possibility of a loan backed by frozen Russian assets. After a summit in Brussels, they deferred a final decision on the proposed

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Ukraine’s ‘coalition of the willing’ pushes for action on frozen Russian assets

Europe • 5:58 AM

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UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer said on Friday there was "absolute clarity” among Ukraine’s allies in the ‘coalition of the willing’ that progress on using frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv must be realised quickly. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelen

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Lithuania slams airspace breach after two Russian jets enter its territory

Europe • 3:08 AM

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Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat on Thursday to protest what it said was a brief incursion of two Russian military aircraft into its airspace. The defence ministry said a Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from Kaliningrad crossed 700 metres i

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Ukraine's allies call to boost Kyiv's long-range missile capability

Europe • 2:41 AM

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The 'coalition of the willing' on Friday pledged to boost Ukraine's long-range missile capability and set a deadline for using frozen Russian assets to unlock funding for Kyiv. Leaders from the 33-country coalition met in London with Ukrainian President

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Starmer and Zelensky speak ahead of a Coalition of the willing meeting

Europe • 12:59 AM

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The prime minister says he thinks there's more that can be done to help Ukraine with long-range weapons capability.

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Zelensky will meet with the coalition of the willing to seeks more arms

Europe • 12:57 AM

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Zelensky hopes to build on the momentum from yesterday’s European Council talks in Brussels, where he welcomed progress on strengthening Ukraine’s air defences and the addition of Finland and Spain to the coalition purchasing weapons for Kyiv. However, U

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