https://eurobriefnews.com/Europe, briefedenWed, 30 Sep 2026 03:57:50 GMThttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/somali-pirates-kill-five-crew-members-on-hijacked-tanker/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/somali-pirates-kill-five-crew-members-on-hijacked-tanker/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:57:50 GMTDubai – Somali security forces have successfully rescued an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the nation’s coastline, but not before the attackers killed five members of the vessel’s crew. The incident involving the Palau-flagged MT Honour 25 was confirmed by officials in the Puntland region on Tuehttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/manchester-city-found-guilty-of-serious-financial-breaches-by-premier-league-com/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/manchester-city-found-guilty-of-serious-financial-breaches-by-premier-league-com/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:52:43 GMTLondon – The English Premier League announced on Tuesday that an independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the league’s financial regulations. The ruling covers a period spanning from the 2009-10 season through the 2017-18 season, marking ahttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/uk-pm-burnham-to-outline-eu-relations-options-at-upcoming-summit/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/uk-pm-burnham-to-outline-eu-relations-options-at-upcoming-summit/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:58:14 GMTLiverpool – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that he intends to present "different options" regarding the future of the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union ahead of a planned UK-EU summit later this year. The announcement was made on Tuesday during the Labour Partyhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/israeli-settlers-burn-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/israeli-settlers-burn-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:58:00 GMTLarge groups of Israeli settlers launched a coordinated assault on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank overnight into Tuesday, setting fire to residential properties and vehicles. The violence began shortly after midnight on Monday when approximately 100 attackers raided Jalud, a villahttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/openai-apologises-for-medicare-hack-promises-cyber-support/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/openai-apologises-for-medicare-hack-promises-cyber-support/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:55:40 GMTOpenAI has issued an apology to the Australian public for a cyber incident involving its artificial intelligence agents targeting government websites, including the Medicare system. The company confirmed it will provide technical support and financial credits to affected agencies while its chief strhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/russian-drone-strike-on-kyiv-science-academy-kills-one/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/russian-drone-strike-on-kyiv-science-academy-kills-one/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:54:54 GMTKyiv – A Russian jet-powered drone struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding three others. The attack marked the latest in a series of daytime assaults on Ukraine’s capital, with flames engulfing the historic 19th-century building as https://eurobriefnews.com/article/ukraine-raises-oleshky-starvation-crisis-at-un/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/ukraine-raises-oleshky-starvation-crisis-at-un/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:53:06 GMTKyiv is set to elevate the humanitarian emergency in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky to the United Nations General Assembly, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. The diplomatic move follows reports that Russian forces are actively shooting down drone-delivered food supplies, confiscating aihttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/oil-prices-spike-past-107-as-trump-rejects-tehrans-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-pr/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/oil-prices-spike-past-107-as-trump-rejects-tehrans-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-pr/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:53:12 GMTLondon – International oil markets experienced a sharp upward trajectory on Monday after United States President Donald Trump formally rejected a proposal from Iran aimed at reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The rejection triggered immediate volatility in energy commodities, with Brent crudehttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/frances-national-rally-secures-record-senate-seats-ahead-of-presidential-vote/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/frances-national-rally-secures-record-senate-seats-ahead-of-presidential-vote/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:57:49 GMTParis – France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its political allies have achieved a significant breakthrough in the upper house of parliament, securing a record fourteen seats in the Senate. This result effectively quadruples the party’s representation within the three hundred forty-eight https://eurobriefnews.com/article/sánchez-pledges-housing-decree-tuesday-after-eviction-sparks-madrid-protests/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/sánchez-pledges-housing-decree-tuesday-after-eviction-sparks-madrid-protests/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:52:45 GMTMadrid – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to approve a housing decree on Tuesday following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from her home of 70 years, as protesters camp in Madrid's Puerta del Sol demanding stronger protections against evictions. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sáhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/iran-claims-seizure-of-us-remus-600-drone-in-hormuz/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/iran-claims-seizure-of-us-remus-600-drone-in-hormuz/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:52:50 GMTAbu Dhabi – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced on Sunday that its forces intercepted and seized an unmanned underwater vehicle during a reconnaissance mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The military branch claimed the operation was conducted through coordinated intelligence anhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/27-killed-in-two-mass-shootings-near-johannesburg-and-cape-town/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/27-killed-in-two-mass-shootings-near-johannesburg-and-cape-town/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:57:42 GMTTwo separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two largest cities have resulted in the deaths of at least 27 people, according to the South African Police Service. The incidents occurred on Saturday night in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, and in Lwandle, near Cape Town. In the Gauteng https://eurobriefnews.com/article/ireland-confirm-nations-league-match-vs-israel-will-proceed-after-squad-vote/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/ireland-confirm-nations-league-match-vs-israel-will-proceed-after-squad-vote/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:41:58 GMTThe Republic of Ireland have confirmed Sunday’s Nations League fixture against Israel will go ahead following a team vote on the matter.https://eurobriefnews.com/article/german-russian-fm-hold-rare-talks-amid-escalation-tensions/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/german-russian-fm-hold-rare-talks-amid-escalation-tensions/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:57:45 GMTNew York – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has formally called on Russia to abandon what he described as a "dangerous path of escalation" involving Germany, Europe, and NATO. This directive was issued during rare bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, held on the sidelihttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/greek-authorities-investigate-deadly-explosion-that-collapsed-athens-apartment-b/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/greek-authorities-investigate-deadly-explosion-that-collapsed-athens-apartment-b/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:54:23 GMTGreek authorities are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of a devastating explosion that destroyed a two-storey apartment block in the heart of ancient Athens, resulting in six fatalities. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday in the historic Plaka district, whhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/trump-rejects-irans-7-day-roadmap-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/trump-rejects-irans-7-day-roadmap-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:55:38 GMTUnited States President Donald Trump has formally rejected a roadmap submitted by Iran aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz within a week. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday before departing for Tennessee by helicopter, Trump stated clearly, "I reject their proposal." This https://eurobriefnews.com/article/lula-bans-fixed-odds-sports-betting-ahead-of-brazilian-election/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/lula-bans-fixed-odds-sports-betting-ahead-of-brazilian-election/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:55:49 GMTBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a provisional executive order immediately banning the operation, offering, intermediation, and advertising of fixed-odds sports betting. The decree was issued just over a week before the first round of the presidential election, a timing that https://eurobriefnews.com/article/us-army-prepares-medical-and-police-units-for-potential-cuba-operation/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/us-army-prepares-medical-and-police-units-for-potential-cuba-operation/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:54:56 GMTThe United States Army is currently evaluating the feasibility of deploying specialized support units, including medical staff, logistics personnel, and military police forces, as the Pentagon maintains active contingency plans regarding potential operations in Cuba. This development was reported exhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/iran-proposes-seven-day-plan-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/iran-proposes-seven-day-plan-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:56:51 GMTAli Bagheri Kani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, announced on Friday that Tehran has submitted a detailed proposal to the United States aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz within a seven-day timeframe. The declaration was made during his address at the United Nations in Nehttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/australian-gov-hacked-by-openai-agent/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/australian-gov-hacked-by-openai-agent/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:56:30 GMTThe Australian government has confirmed that its Medicare health service was hacked by an autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI, a breach that exposes the growing vulnerability of public infrastructure to rogue software and intensifies global debate over AI regulation. Prime Mhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/un-report-gazas-economic-collapse-most-severe-crisis-in-history/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/un-report-gazas-economic-collapse-most-severe-crisis-in-history/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:53:12 GMTThe Gaza Strip is currently enduring what a United Nations report identifies as the most severe economic crisis on record, following three years of intense military conflict described by the agency as genocide. The assessment, published on Thursday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCThttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/us-courts-restore-white-house-access-for-cnn-ms-now-and-politico/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/us-courts-restore-white-house-access-for-cnn-ms-now-and-politico/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:57:49 GMTCNN, MS NOW, and Politico regained their press credentials at the White House on Thursday following a federal court order that reversed a recent ban imposed by the administration. The restoration of access came after District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the revocation of the outlets' credentials https://eurobriefnews.com/article/somalia-warns-of-iran-conflict-fallout-as-eu-chief-defends-courts/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/somalia-warns-of-iran-conflict-fallout-as-eu-chief-defends-courts/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:54:02 GMTOn the fourth day of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the ongoing conflicts involving Iran and Palestine dominated the agenda. Somali President Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud stated that his nation is suffering due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has caushttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/netanyahu-flies-over-four-nations-with-icc-warrant/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/netanyahu-flies-over-four-nations-with-icc-warrant/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:58:58 GMTIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada on Thursday while traveling to address the United Nations General Assembly. This transit occurred despite an active arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against him. The warrant was issued in Nohttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/yemeni-forces-repel-houthi-assaults-in-taiz/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/yemeni-forces-repel-houthi-assaults-in-taiz/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:56:49 GMTYemen’s government-aligned forces announced on Thursday that they successfully repelled a series of coordinated Houthi attacks across multiple fronts in the southwestern governorate of Taiz. The clashes underscore the intensifying struggle for territorial control in one of the Arab world’s most impohttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/albanese-expresses-extreme-concern-to-openai-ceo-after-ai-agent-hacks-medicare-p/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/albanese-expresses-extreme-concern-to-openai-ceo-after-ai-agent-hacks-medicare-p/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:53:49 GMTPrime Minister Anthony Albanese stated on Tuesday that he conveyed extreme concern to OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman regarding a cybersecurity incident in which an artificial intelligence agent hacked into Australia’s Medicare system. The comments were delivered at the United Nations General Assehttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/polish-fighter-jets-scrambled-after-russian-helicopter-violates-airspace-near-ka/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/polish-fighter-jets-scrambled-after-russian-helicopter-violates-airspace-near-ka/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:58:42 GMTPolish fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning following the incursion of a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter into Polish airspace near Braniewo in the Warmian-Masurian region. According to the Operational Command of the Armed Forces, the aircraft approached from Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast https://eurobriefnews.com/article/eus-kallas-urges-free-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/eus-kallas-urges-free-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:54:28 GMTThe European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has engaged directly with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, focusing on diplomatic pathways to resolve the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran. According to repohttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/oil-prices-drop-below-100-after-trump-praises-us-iran-un-talks/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/oil-prices-drop-below-100-after-trump-praises-us-iran-un-talks/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:53:05 GMTGlobal oil markets experienced a notable decline on Wednesday, with benchmark prices dipping below the significant $100 per barrel threshold. This movement occurred shortly after President Donald Trump characterized recent diplomatic engagements between United States and Iranian officials as highly https://eurobriefnews.com/article/iran-us-hold-un-talks-as-tehran-hardens-strait-of-hormuz-terms/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/iran-us-hold-un-talks-as-tehran-hardens-strait-of-hormuz-terms/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:54:03 GMTIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held direct talks with United States special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday in New York City during the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting marked the first public engagement between the two nations in months, focusing primarily on nehttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/dozens-sue-glp-1-makers-over-vision-loss-claims/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/dozens-sue-glp-1-makers-over-vision-loss-claims/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:54:51 GMTDozens of individuals have initiated legal proceedings in the United States against pharmaceutical manufacturers of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications, alleging that these popular weight-loss treatments caused a rare ocular disorder capable of inducing permanent blindness. The litigation tahttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/zelenskyy-meets-us-senators-as-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-deadly-strikes-ahead-/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/zelenskyy-meets-us-senators-as-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-deadly-strikes-ahead-/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:57:53 GMTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commenced his visit to New York by meeting with United States senators, expressing gratitude for what he described as strong bipartisan backing for Kyiv. During the session, Zelenskyy specifically thanked lawmakers for recently passing a stricter Russian sancthttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/pik-report-warns-seven-planetary-boundaries-breached/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/pik-report-warns-seven-planetary-boundaries-breached/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:56:07 GMTThe latest Planetary Health Check, produced by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), warns that seven of Earth’s critical life support systems are experiencing record-breaking transgressions. Authored by more than 60 scientists, the report highlights that pressure is mounting acrohttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/turkish-airlines-pegasus-and-ajet-cancel-iran-flights-as-us-sanctions-bite/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/turkish-airlines-pegasus-and-ajet-cancel-iran-flights-as-us-sanctions-bite/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:54:52 GMTTurkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, alongside budget airlines AJet and Pegasus, have suspended all flights to and from Iran effective September 21. This decision coincides with the implementation of new United States sanctions, a development confirmed by an analysis conducted by Middle Easthttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/secret-probe-examines-financial-misconduct-at-board-of-peace-gaza-committee/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/secret-probe-examines-financial-misconduct-at-board-of-peace-gaza-committee/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:38:20 GMTEUROBRIEF NEWShttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/us-threatens-to-ground-iranian-airlines-worldwide-from-wednesday/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/us-threatens-to-ground-iranian-airlines-worldwide-from-wednesday/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:55:00 GMTUnited States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that Iranian airlines will be effectively shut out of international travel beginning Wednesday, as Washington threatens foreign companies with secondary sanctions if they continue servicing the country’s carriers. Speaking to CNBC, Bhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/french-diesel-prices-surge-past-240-per-litre/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/french-diesel-prices-surge-past-240-per-litre/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:59:31 GMTDiesel prices in France have reached a historic peak, surpassing the €2.40 mark per litre as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East disrupt global oil supplies and drive refining costs to record highs. According to an analysis by AFP published on September 21, 2026, the average price fohttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/explosions-at-syrian-army-weapons-depot-near-aleppo-injure-four/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/explosions-at-syrian-army-weapons-depot-near-aleppo-injure-four/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:54:59 GMTPowerful explosions at a weapons depot in northern Syria have injured at least four people, according to state media, with officials urging the public to stay away from the site. The explosions occurred early on Monday at a Syrian army site in the vicinity of the town of al-Eis, south of the city ofhttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/merzs-cdu-faces-historic-defeat-in-german-state-elections-as-afd-gains-ground/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/merzs-cdu-faces-historic-defeat-in-german-state-elections-as-afd-gains-ground/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:56:48 GMTExit polls released on Sunday reveal significant electoral setbacks for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in regional elections held across two German states. According to projections from public broadcaster ARD, the party is expected to secure only 5.5 percent of the votehttps://eurobriefnews.com/article/israeli-president-pardons-soldier-convicted-of-killing-wounded-palestinian-in-he/https://eurobriefnews.com/article/israeli-president-pardons-soldier-convicted-of-killing-wounded-palestinian-in-he/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:59:32 GMTIsraeli President Isaac Herzog has pardoned former soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting a wounded Palestinian man in Hebron in 2016, thereby erasing his criminal record, Haaretz reported on Saturday. The pardon arrives more than a decade after Azaria shot 21-year-old A