Europe

Alain Delon, one of the most famous actors in film history, has died at the age of 88; he rose to fame in the 1960s thanks to exceptional talent, sensitivity and embodiment capability

President Lukashenko pardoned 30 people convicted of 'protest crimes', 14 women and 16 men, all of retirement age or suffering from serious illnesses

Catholic organisations present at the first Catholic Peace Forum in Nagasaki renewed their call for a nuclear-free world, reinforcing the hope that Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain the last cities to suffer atomic bombings

The Scottish Parliament will debate the new Assisted Dying Bill for the terminally ill and mentally competent adults; if passed, Scotland would be the first nation in the UK to allow terminally ill people access to assisted dying

Censorship on the web platforms YouTube and Whatsapp has reportedly been tightened in recent days, to limit criticism of the special military operation against Ukraine that brought Kiev forces into Russian territory, in the Kursk region

Union of San Marino Tourism Operators stated that August started off sluggish, but that Ferragosto - bank holiday on 15 August - saw record numbers, thanks in part to last-second bookings

A fire has been raging near the village of Borovec, near Kočevska Reka in the south, since Friday evening, very close to the primordial Krokar forest, protected by UNESCO

The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned that safety at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant now in an area occupied by Russia in the south of Ukraine, is 'deteriorating' after a drone attack in the vicinity

Foreign students without a high school diploma will not be granted student visas, in a tightening of visa regulations following a 'visa scandal' allegedly involving some Polish universities

The Belgian Roularta group recorded a profit of €11,4 million in the first six months of the year, a 36% increase over same period of 2023, due to a 19% reduction in paper costs as well as lower print runs and higher sales prices

The UN Refugee Agency, which expressed serious concerns about Italy's agreement to process the asylum claims of some migrants in reception centres in Albania, will monitor the first three months of the agreement