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EU greenhouse gas emissions from the economy and households fell 17.2% between 2015 and 2025, reaching an estimated 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent last year. The latest Eurostat estimate covers all economic activities and households across the European Union.

The UK government has announced a social media ban for children under 16, setting out new online safety rules that will block major platforms from offering services to younger users. The measures target user-to-user services built around posting, sharing and

Global refugee numbers fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but forced displacement remained near record levels. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said 117.8 million people lived in forced displacement at year end. The total

The European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, removing all air carriers certified in Kyrgyzstan and adding Air Express Algeria to the group of airlines barred from operating in the European Union. The 48th update to the list changes

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres honoured 136 UN personnel who died in the line of duty in 2025 during the annual memorial service at UN Headquarters in New York. The ceremony paid tribute to civilian staff, military personnel and police

A violent storm and tornado struck northern Rome on Wednesday, flooding streets, bringing down trees and disrupting traffic across several districts after heavy rain and strong winds swept through the Italian capital. The damage was concentrated in Prati Fiscali, Conca

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that El Niño conditions are developing in the tropical Pacific, increasing the likelihood of higher global temperatures and disrupted rainfall patterns in the months ahead. The agency said unusually warm ocean waters are driving the

The European Union has activated its largest wildfire response for the 2026 summer season, positioning firefighters, aircraft and emergency specialists across high-risk areas as southern Europe enters its peak fire period. The deployment includes 777 firefighters from 14 European countries

Belgium’s federal government has approved a preliminary draft law that would allow victims of cyberbullying to request identifying information about anonymous perpetrators through the country’s telecommunications complaints system, extending a tool already used for malicious calls and text messages to

European Union (EU) negotiators reached a provisional agreement on new migration return rules that would tighten procedures for removing people without a legal right to stay in member states and create a legal basis for external return centres outside the