Europe

Brazilians Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabiera stormed the 2024 Nazare Big Wave Challenge podium to win men's and women's individual divisions with swell building and surf hitting 30 to 40 feet

There are 10.000 more prisoners than the official capacity, which leads the democratic country to face a very serious overcrowding, a high number of suicides, a lack of basic services and repeated situations of poor protection of rights

Temperatures are expected to rise in the southern regions of the country; according to the Diario de Ibiza, temperatures should normally hover around 20°C in this time of year, while they could reach record highs of 28°, sparking fears

Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's application for NATO membership; ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said it supported the application for its positive steps in the fight against terrorism

Zelensky asked for an international investigation into the plane shot down in Russia with 65 Ukrainian prisoners; Ukrainian services 'are investigating all the circumstances' and Foreign Minister will 'inform partners of the data available to Ukraine'

The municipal council of Vaduz discussed whether the Rhine dam between Obere Rüttigass and Lettstrasse should continue to be open to slow traffic with a maximum speed of 50km/h after expansion to accommodate car traffic

The purchase of Leopard 2 main battle tanks from Germany has been decided at government level and the Lithuanian State Defence Council authorising the start of negotiations for an order

Basel-Mulhouse EuroAirport was closed again morning Sunday 19th due to a bomb threat, after a series of false bomb threats were made at it last October; the terminal was evacuated and flight operations were temporarily suspended

A recent survey conducted by the Chambers of Commerce reveals that the vast majority of companies (around 74%) are in favour of the employment measures planned by the Finnish government

The Belgian federal government is launching a new awareness-raising campaign to urge citizens to get a free box of iodine tablets to keep in their homes, especially those living within 20 kilometres of a nuclear plant

The northern Serbian province of Vojvodina intends to launch a €14,5 million energy efficiency project, supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to upgrade the energy efficiency of some 80 public buildings

The life-size paintings of Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrant will soon be sent to Paris, where they will be exhibited in the Louvre for five years; the two-metre high portraits have been in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for five years