President Nicusor Dan signed a law allowing the preventive culling of 859 brown bears this year after a constitutional challenge failed. The legislation also permits hunting 110 more animals if they threaten human life.
No hurricane formed in the Atlantic during September, a first in over 30 years. With El Niño strengthening, the 2026 season could end without a single hurricane.
Christa Pike was taken to a hospital after two lethal injections failed, her lawyers say. Witnesses reported she was still breathing.
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time Thursday in a landmark test flight, though the mission cut short before completing its full reentry profile. The achievement marks a major step forward for the most powerful rocket ever built.
From accelerating demolitions in the West Bank to funding crises in Sudan and Haiti, global emergencies are stacking up faster than international responses. A new AI hub aims to ensure women aren’t left behind in the digital transition.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister has reaffirmed EU membership as the country’s top strategic goal, even as accession talks remain effectively frozen. With 14 reform priorities still pending, the path forward is anything but straightforward.
Greece is circulating a plan to redirect telecoms spectrum revenues into the EU’s own budget — a proposal that’s quietly gaining attention in Brussels. The pitch arrives just as the bloc faces mounting pressure to find fresh funding sources ahead of its next long-term budget talks.
Europe is losing hundreds of thousands of its most skilled researchers and policy thinkers to higher-paying opportunities in the US and Gulf states. The exodus is accelerating — and Brussels is struggling to respond.
The EU is developing a formal associate membership tier that would give neighbouring countries market access and cooperation rights — without a seat at the decision-making table. Here’s what it means and why it’s gaining momentum now.
The European Parliament is considering a ceremonial EU sash for its 720 members — a symbolic move supporters say boosts European identity. Not everyone’s impressed.
