Gavin Blackburn

Norway

Former guard at US embassy in Norway convicted of spying for Russia

Prosecutors said the 28-year-old man handed over details about the embassy's diplomats, its floor plans and security routines, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK reported.

16 October 2025

Poland

Italy court blocks extradition of Ukrainian in Nord Stream blast case

The explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which carried Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea until Russia cut of supplies at the end of August 2022.

16 October 2025

USA

Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary in bid to resolve Ukraine war

With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal holding in Gaza, Trump said he's now turning his attention to bringing the war in Ukraine to an end.

16 October 2025

United Kingdom

China a threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse

The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after government officials refused to testify under oath that China posed a threat to national security.

16 October 2025

USA

Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan sub, NTSB report says

The catastrophic implosion of the OceanGate "Titan" submersible killed all five people on board as it was diving to explore the wreck of the Titanic.

16 October 2025

Uruguay

Uruguay first Latin American country to decriminalise euthanasia

Officials hailed the law's passage as reinforcing Uruguay's reputation as among the most socially liberal nations in the region.

16 October 2025

Haiti

MSF permanently closes Haiti emergency centre due to gang violence

Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse and armed gangs control most of the capital Port-au-Prince.

15 October 2025

Netherlands

ICC removes prosecutor from Duterte case over conflict of interest

A court spokesperson said that the disqualification would not have an impact on the case against the former president of the Philippines, which would continue to be led by a deputy prosecutor.

15 October 2025

USA

Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban flights over Russian airspace

The Kremlin shuts its airspace to US airlines in 2022 in response to Western sanctions over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

15 October 2025

USA

Trump threatens to cut support for Argentina if Milei loses election

Trump insisted that a recent $20 billion (€17 billion) assistance package to Argentina, which administration officials strenuously deny is a bailout, was about helping “our neighbours."

15 October 2025

Belgium

NATO seeks more arms for Ukraine as Western military support fades

A recent series of mysterious drone incursions and airspace violations by Russian war planes has fuelled concerns that President Vladimir Putin might be testing NATO’s defensive reflexes.

15 October 2025

Europe News

Pope urges Italy to stay open to migrants on first visit to president

Pope Leo XIV completed the rite of passage for every new pope by travelling across Rome to the Qurinale Palace for a meeting with President Sergio Mattarella.

14 October 2025

USA

US court rejects Jones' appeal of $1.4bn Sandy Hook defamation ruling

The US Supreme Court upheld a $1.4 billion judgement against Alex Jones for his Sandy Hook hoax claims, rejecting his appeal. Jones' bankruptcy and asset liquidation continue.

14 October 2025

France

France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027

With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.

14 October 2025

Europe News

Three Italian police killed in apparently deliberate house explosion

The two-storey farmhouse had been filled with gas and the explosion was set off when authorities opened the door, regional governor Luca Zaia told Sky TG24.

14 October 2025

Ukraine

Russian strikes hit Kharkiv hospital as Ukraine urges more air defence

Zelenskyy again urged foreign countries to help blunt Russia’s long-range attacks by providing more air defence systems for the country, which is vast and complex to defend from Moscow's daily air raids.

14 October 2025

Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians return north as Gaza ceasefire starts

The Israeli military has said it will continue to operate defensively from the roughly 50% of Gaza it still controls after pulling back to agreed-upon lines.

10 October 2025

USA

Several dead in explosion at Tennessee munitions plant, sheriff says

Aerial footage of the aftermath showed the explosion had apparently obliterated one of Accurate Energetic Systems' hilltop buildings, leaving only smouldering wreckage.

10 October 2025

USA

White House slams Nobel committee for not giving Peace Prize to Trump

Trump has long coveted the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize and aggressively lobbied for the award, citing his role in brokering a number of international ceasefire deals.

10 October 2025

Belgium

NATO drill to start next week with focus on protecting nuclear weapons

Steadfast Noon will run for about two weeks and will be led by the Netherlands and involve 71 aircraft from 14 NATO countries.

10 October 2025