Europe

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap November election as far-right looms and polling lags

Despite never winning enough votes to form a majority government, he has cobbled together a series of fragile and seemingly impossible coalitions, including voices from the far-left to the right.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on before attending the "SPA Initiative Announcement: Towards A Renewed Global Health Ecosystem", during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, in Seville, Spain.
A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

UK's Greens adopt ‘Zionism is racism’ motion, become Europe’s first mainstream anti-Zionist party

The entrance of the U.S. Air Force Spangdahlem Air Base is seen on August 03, 2020 in Spangdahlem, Germany.

Israel warned Germany of increased risk to US military bases, senior US official says - report

THE ELEGANT Hotel Elbresidenz in Bad Schandau, located in the heart of Saxon Switzerland.

Northern Czechia travel guide: Rock cities, forest trails, and Saxon Switzerland


Zara removes Halloween costume likened to concentration camp uniform from website after backlash

Zara described the ensemble as “Kids costume featuring vertical stripes with decorative topstitching, a lapel flower and a distressed effect. Includes a cardigan and shorts. Gray / Blue.”

Halloween costume promoted by ZARA resembling the uniform worn by prisoners in Nazi concentration camps, October 2, 2026.

Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits Iowa Wednesday, 23rd September 2026

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 14.5% in 2025, Spanish Jewish group tells Senate in report

The report emphasized that Israel has been made the center of hostilities that have spilled over into Jewish communities, institutions, and sympathetic citizens.

Núcleo Nacional demonstrators raise their arms during a rally in Barcelona, Spain, September 2, 2026.

What the data really shows about ‘settler violence’ in the West Bank - opinion

The true objective of the “settler violence” campaign may be much simpler than debate over numbers: serving as a tool in the arsenal of smearing Israel’s very presence.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Frankfurt: From missed flight to 850 years of Jewish history

What began as an airport ordeal turned into a deep dive into a fascinating European city, revealing that Frankfurt is far more than a major transit hub.

Franfkurt's old cemetery is located next to the former ghetto.

Israel's peculiar state of affairs: Arab nations friendlier, Europe's relations fall - editorial

There is something deeply strange about an Israel increasingly able to discuss its future with Arab and Muslim states while European nations grow increasingly hostile.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Museumplein ahead of a 6 km march through the city as part of a protest demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel's war in Gaza, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5, 2025.

Thousands of Christians visit West Bank settlements in support after European sanctions, trade bans

"The laws enacted in Europe against purchasing products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are antisemitism, pure and simple," a Norwegian Christian leader said.

Dag Juliussen, head of the Christian Embassy’s Norwegian branch, visiting the Psagot winery.

Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says

72,000 migrants, most from Morocco, crossed the border into Ceuta on July 30, prompting Italy to suspend the EU's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month.

Spain's King Felipe VI attends Congress for the swearing-in ceremony of Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Czech Republic would be ready to respond if Russia attacks Baltic countries, Czech PM Babis says

Babis, whose government includes a pro-Russian party, has halted Czech contributions to military aid to Ukraine and also opted out of EU and NATO financing and military aid pledges for Kyiv.

Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis takes part in the leaders panel on the opening day of Bled Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia, August 31, 2026.

Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta after border crisis, draft decree shows

The decree, designed to speed up applications and deportations for over 10,000 migrants who remain in the tiny territory, would mark a major strategic shift for Spain's pro-immigration government.

Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026.