15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (634+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 Sweden’s election on September 13, 2026, is a tight contest between the centre-left opposition—polling around 50–51 %—and the right-wing bloc including the far‑right Sweden Democrats at just under 48 %, potentially marking the first time the far right enters government. By…...

18+ hour, 20+ min ago   (210+ words) Saturday, 12 September 2026 On Friday evening, Brussels Airport halted landings between 21:45 and 22:10 CET due to a drone sighting, causing three flights to be diverted before normal operations resumed. BRUSSELS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Traffic at Brussels airport was disrupted for half an hour…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (671+ words) Friday, 11 September 2026 The ECB on September 10, 2026, raised its key rate by 25 basis points to 2.50%, marking the second hike this year, as soaring energy prices linked to the Iran war fuelled inflation; the euro weakened and bond yields climbed. LONDON, Sept…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (131+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 In August, global EV sales rose 2% to 1.83 million, with Europe surging 36% (380 k units) thanks to strong subsidy support, offsetting declines in China (–11%) and North America (–33%). Sales in the rest of world jumped 97%. Sept 11 (Reuters) - Global demand for electric…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (99+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 At least several people have been killed and several others injured in a fatal coach crash near the Alpine village of Susch in eastern Switzerland, according to authorities in Graubünden on September 10, 2026. BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Several people have…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (362+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Spain’s lower house approved a law granting Spanish citizenship by naturalisation to Sahrawis born in Western Sahara before Spanish withdrawal and to their direct descendants, as an act of historical redress amid rising tension with Morocco. MADRID, Sept…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (423+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 ESA chief Josef Aschbacher urged Europe to unify national satellite efforts for interoperability, spotlighting the EU’s IRIS² constellation expansion—now into full-scale deployment with 348 satellites and launches from 2029—and highlighting rising costs and the push for strategic autonomy. PARIS,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (355+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Eutelsat plans to bolster and extend its OneWeb constellation through 2034, ordering 229 additional LEO satellites from Airbus for €1 billion, on top of the 440 already contracted, reinforcing its position as Europe’s sovereign alternative to Starlink. Sept 10 (Reuters) - Satellite operator Eutelsat…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (773+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Major central banks—including the ECB, RBA, and BoC—adopt a more hawkish stance as energy prices surge amid Middle East tensions, raising odds of further rate hikes across G10 economies. By Stefano Rebaudo and Sophie Kiderlin Sept 10 (Reuters)…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (702+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 EU governments—including France, Italy and Germany—are preparing to request EU-wide safeguard quotas on imports of PET, epoxy resin and glass fibres to shield key chemical and plastics industries from rising import pressures, especially from China, as…...