Gavin Blackburn

France

France detains two British men over anti-migrant campaign, police say

Aged 35 and 53, the men had broadcast content likely to incite hatred live on a YouTube channel, according to police sources.

26 January 2026

World News

UN: Hundreds of migrants feared dead in shipwrecks since start of 2026

The IOM highlighted that the Central Mediterranean remains the deadliest migration corridor in the world, with at least 1,340 people losing their lives there last year alone.

26 January 2026

Portugal

Portugal announces record cocaine haul off the Azores archipelago

Portuguese law enforcement was assisted by the navy and air force, as well as the UK and US authorities, in difficult weather conditions.

26 January 2026

United Kingdom

Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK

Braverman is the latest high-profile Conservative to embrace Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's message that Britain is broken and overrun by migrants.

26 January 2026

Finland

Finland steps up undersea monitoring to prevent cable damage

Efforts to improve surveillance of undersea infrastructure have increased due to several incidents often involving vessels from Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of damaging cables in the Baltic Sea.

26 January 2026

Mexico

At least 11 killed in shooting at central Mexico football field

Mexico’s government says the country's 2025 homicide rate was the lowest since 2016 at 17.5 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.

26 January 2026

Gaza

Remains of final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel says

Israel and Hamas had been under pressure from ceasefire mediators including Washington to move into the second phase of the US-brokered truce, which took effect on 10 October.

26 January 2026

France

Over 3,700 arrested in global trafficking crackdown, Interpol says

Operation Liberterra III took place across 119 countries, the agency headquartered in France that helps police in 196 member countries collaborate to fight international crime said.

26 January 2026

Iran

Italy urges EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terror group

Placing the most powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces on the EU’s terrorist list would put the IRGC alongside groups such as the so-called IS, al-Qaeda, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

26 January 2026

Ukraine

Germany slams Russia's 'stubborn insistence' on Ukraine land claims

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticised Russia's inflexibility on territorial issues, warning that peace talks in Abu Dhabi may be prolonged.

26 January 2026

Greece

At least four people dead in fire at Greek biscuit factory

According to the fire brigade, a powerful explosion preceded the fire and most of the factory building has collapsed.

26 January 2026

Greenland

Greenland 'very happy with the EU' in face of Trump takeover threats

In recent weeks, Trump said the US must take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, citing its strategic importance for national security.

23 January 2026

Ukraine

EU sends generators to Ukraine as Russian strikes cut power for heat

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes.

23 January 2026

Culture news

World says goodbye to fashion icon Valentino Garavani at Rome funeral

Valentino Garavani, who died aged 93 at his Rome residence on Monday, was adored by generations of royals, first ladies and celebrities.

23 January 2026

USA

Outrage in UK after Trump claims NATO troops avoided Afghan front line

According to official UK figures, 405 of the 457 British casualties who died in Afghanistan were killed in hostile military action.

23 January 2026

Belgium

NATO chief and Danish prime minister agree to boost Arctic security

NATO said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a "foothold" on the territory.

23 January 2026

South Korea

Seoul slaps travel bans on civilians over drone flights to North Korea

Analysts say North Korea's drone accusations were likely driven by its efforts to dial up anti-South Korea sentiment ahead of the ruling Workers' Party congress.

23 January 2026

Japan

Japan's PM dissolves parliament after only three months in office

The move by Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalise on her popularity to help her governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years.

23 January 2026

Iran

Death toll in Iran's protest crackdown reaches 5,002, activists say

The US military meanwhile has moved more military assets toward the Middle East, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and associated warships.

23 January 2026

France

France stops sanctioned oil tanker from Russia in the Mediterranean

French maritime authorities for the Mediterranean said the ship, the Grinch, is suspected of operating with a false flag.

22 January 2026