Europe
Canada may become 'first associate member' of EU, European Commission president says
Through its partnership with Canada, von der Leyen urged EU states to tackle climate change, competition with China, and other major challenges.
Britain restores diplomatic ties with Venezuela to support democratic transition process
EU demands AI companies prove safety compliance in order to operate in region
Yehuda Widawski, Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 107 on Rosh Hashanah
Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters
The bridge, commissioned by Emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, linked the ancient city of Ulpia Oescus with Sucidava in what is now Romania.
How three Holocaust era Jewish refugees built Iceland’s classical music scene from scratch
Iceland’s prime minister closed the borders to Jews, but three men who slipped in changed the country’s history.
Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport
Etna, which towers over Sicily's east coast, is one of the world's most active volcanoes and frequently disrupts air traffic at Catania, the island's main airport and Italy's fifth busiest.
Gulf states pay the price as shipping crisis exposes costly dependence on the Strait of Hormuz
"A lot of the necessities, and I'm talking food, that these Gulf nations require - Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia - comes in by boat," and flying in goods is causing prices to rise.
How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer - analysis
Record heat and droughts this summer - which scientists say are exacerbated by global warming - have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping, and public health systems.
Mixed results for Israeli clubs in European soccer qualifying, Hapoel Tel Aviv achieve valuable win
Beitar Jerusalem came up short against Austria Wien 2-1 in the first leg of their Conference League third-round qualifying tie, while Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a 3-0 defeat to CSKA Sofia.
France: A license to kill
For much of the Jewish world, October 7 represented a dramatic rupture. For French Jews, it felt more like the latest chapter in a story they had been living for decades.
Spain checks 200 Italian arrivals as countries clash over Moroccan migrant crisis at Ceuta border
Spain's Interior Ministry carried out checks on a total of 199 people on 12 flights from Italy to airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante and Valencia, it said late on Saturday.
Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River
Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.
Montenegro’s Jewish community navigates uncertain territory as hostility toward Israel increases
The country has been a top destination for Israeli tourists, but a recent brawl has unsettled some.
