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Authorities have warned people to leave the Old Port of Fira, a popular tourist area
Thousands evacuate Greek island amid earthquake fears
ATHENS — Thousands of residents are fleeing the Greek island of Santorini amid a wave of seismic activity.Some 6,000 people have left the island by ferry since Sunday, according to local media, with emergency flights scheduled to leave on Tuesday.More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the past 48 hours near the island - and some experts say tremors may continue for weeks. Authorities have closed schools for the entire week and warned against large indoor gatherings, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged calm.Santorini is a popular tourist destination known for its whitewashed buildings, but most of those leaving are locals, as February is outside the peak tourist season.Several tremors, measuring up to magnitude 4.7, were recorded north-east of Santorini early on...
February 04, 2025

Thousands evacuate Greek island amid earthquake fears

Russian Emergencies Ministry firefighters, police officers and investigators work at the site of an explosion at the Aliye Parusa residential complex in Moscow, Russia on February 3, 2025
Founder of pro-Russian paramilitary group dies in explosion in Moscow
KYIV — The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian state media.Armen Sarkisyan died Monday at a Moscow hospital from injuries sustained in an explosion in an upmarket residential complex in the capital city, TASS quoted the medical services as saying. The Russian Investigative Committee later confirmed Sarkisyan’s death, stating that “despite the assistance provided, one of the victims died in a medical facility.”Sarkisyan, also known by nickname “Armen Gorlovsky” after Horlivka (Gorlovka in Russian) the eastern Ukrainian town he is from, founded the separatist Arbat Battalion fighting in the region. Ukraine’s Defense...
February 04, 2025

Founder of pro-Russian paramilitary group dies in explosion in Moscow

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, European Council President Antonio Costa, center, and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrive at the European Council building after an EU summit in Brussels, Monday.
EU leaders avoid controversy as they discuss defense spending boost
BRUSSELS — EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.Leaders urged the Commission to look into the flexibilities the Stability and Growth Pact could offer to allow for national boosts in defence spending, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters after an informal retreat in Brussels.Under the Stability and Growth Pact, member states are obligated to implement a fiscal policy that aims to keep government deficit under 3% of GDP and debt under 60% of GDP. Failing to do so can result in an Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) from the Commission and penalties including fines. Eight...
February 04, 2025

EU leaders avoid controversy as they discuss defense spending boost

François Bayrou has long been a centrist ally of President Macron
French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after forcing budget plan through parliament
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou forced his 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday, using a special constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to pass the long-overdue bill.The move opens his recently appointed government to the risk of a no-confidence vote as early as Wednesday.The Socialist Party (PS), part of the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP), said on Monday afternoon that it has chosen not to vote against Bayrou's government just yet.The Socialist Party said in a press release that they are ready to table a no-confidence motion only “after the budget has been adopted."However, the hard-left France Unbowed Party (LFI) announced it would be putting forward two no-confidence motions: one against the state budget...
February 04, 2025

French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after forcing budget plan through parliament

The teenager who died has been named locally as Harvey Willgoose
Boy, 15, dies after being stabbed at UK school
YORKSHIRE — A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield, police have said.The boy, named locally as Harvey Willgoose, was injured at All Saints Catholic High School, in Granville Road in the city, at about 12:17 GMT.Police and paramedics were called but the teenager died a short time later.A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody, South Yorkshire Police said.Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield told a press conference the force was working "at pace to build a full picture of what had happened and how this tragedy unfolded"."We urge you to be mindful that there are loved ones at the centre of this," she added.A large police presence remained at the school and in the immediate area.All...
February 04, 2025

Boy, 15, dies after being stabbed at UK school

Residents of Santorini have been advised to avoid large indoor gatherings and steer clear of multiple ports after earthquakes
Schools shut as tremors shake Greece’s ‘Instagram island’
ATHENS — The Greek island of Santorini is being rattled by dozens of tremors, prompting authorities to close schools and airlines to announce additional flights on Monday to help people leave the popular tourist destination.Over the past four days, more than 200 earthquakes have been recorded between Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.6.Tremors, some with a magnitude above 4, continued to rattle Santorini on Monday. Although these quakes are considered minor or light, authorities have closed schools on Santorini, as well as on Amorgos, Ios and Anafi, and advised residents to avoid large indoor gatherings.“The seismic activity continues regularly with the same intensity,” Vassilis Karasthathis, director at the Institute of Geodynamics...
February 03, 2025

Schools shut as tremors shake Greece’s ‘Instagram island’

Prosecutors are calling for Rubiales to be jailed for sexual assault
Spain's former football boss on trial over World Cup kiss
MADRID — The former president of Spain's football federation, Luis Rubiales, goes on trial on Monday, accused of sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso, in a case that has fed into wider discussions about sexism and consent.Hermoso is scheduled to appear as a witness on the opening day having traveled from Mexico, where she plays club football. The trial runs until 19 February.As Spain's players received their medals after defeating England in Sydney to win the 2023 World Cup, Rubiales grabbed Hermoso by the head and kissed her on the lips. Afterward, Hermoso said the kiss had not been consensual, while Rubiales insisted it had been.The incident triggered protests and calls for Rubiales's resignation, and it also entered the political arena. Prime Minister Pedro...
February 03, 2025

Spain's former football boss on trial over World Cup kiss

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Germany's parliament holding up signs
Thousands protest against German far-right in Berlin
BERLIN — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin to protest what they see as a breach of a taboo in post-war German politics.The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week.Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, who is tipped to be Germany's next chancellor, had tried to rely on support from AfD twice last week,Merz had presented parliament with proposals for stricter immigration policies, which were supported by the far-right AfD in parts.Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against Merz's candidacy in the February 25 election. In Berlin alone, an estimated 160,000 demonstrators...
February 03, 2025

Thousands protest against German far-right in Berlin

EU-US Energy Council Ministerial meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, on April 4, 2023
EU 'will respond firmly' if Trump decides to impose tariffs on the bloc
BRUSSELS — US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico has raised concerns around the world about a possible global trade war.And the European Union is watching particularly closely as Trump has already signaled his intention to impose tariffs on the bloc.A European Commission spokesman — who did not provide a name — told Euronews on Sunday that the EU ‘regrets the US decision to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China’.‘At the moment we are not aware of the imposition of further tariffs on EU products. Our trade and investment relations with the US are the most important in the world. The stakes are high. We should both seek to strengthen this relationship,' the spokesman said.The European Commission has previously stated that:...
February 03, 2025

EU 'will respond firmly' if Trump decides to impose tariffs on the bloc

Travelers wait for information in front of a departure board at Brussels International Airport in Brussels, 19 July, 2024
Belgian airspace reopens after closure forced PM Fico's flight to return to Slovakia
BRUSSELS — Belgian airspace has reopened after a technical issue with the air traffic controllers' Skeyes computer system forced its closure for just over an hour.Flights were unable to take off or land at any of the country's main airports but a Skeyes spokesperson said a system reboot meant flights were gradually returning to normal."Due to a technical problem with the air traffic controller, air traffic in Belgium was temporarily suspended this afternoon after 12pm and is now slowly being resumed," said Brussels Airport spokesperson, Ihsane Chioua Lekhli."So the impact for us was that some flights were delayed, from 20 minutes to one hour and two flights were diverted to Lille airport. We'll inform our passengers and now the situation is gradually...
January 31, 2025

Belgian airspace reopens after closure forced PM Fico's flight to return to Slovakia

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