Storm Charles brings flooding and flight cancellations across southern Europe
Storm Charles has brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding across parts of southern Europe, with Portugal, Spain, southern France and northern Italy among the areas affected. The weather system first hit Madeira before moving on to mainland Portugal and then tracking north-east across the region. It has disrupted transport, damaged roads and prompted fresh warnings of more rain in the days ahead.In Madeira, a wind gust of 84.5mph, or 136km/h, was recorded at Funchal airport, alongside rainfall totals of 355mm in 12 hours. In Lisbon, 183 flights were cancelled on Wednesday, which was around a third of the airport's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Nov 2026 08:59 LONDON
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Spanish court suspends far-right group Nucleo Nacional amid hate-crimes probe
A Spanish court has suspended the activities of the far-right group Nucleo Nacional as part of an investigation into alleged hate crimes and illegal association. The ruling, announced in the northern city of Gijon, orders the group's office shut and its social media content and bank accounts blocked. It follows the arrest last week of 14 members and police searches at the group's headquarters in Madrid and other locations.The court action came after police said they seized more than 20 firearms, including some that were unlicensed, along with large quantities of ammunition and other illegal weapons. Authorities said the arrests... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Nov 2026 03:29 LONDON
EU spending on Russian Arctic LNG rises ahead of 2027 import ban
The European Union spent an estimated €8.7bn on Russian liquefied natural gas from the Arctic in the first ten months of 2026, according to an analysis of shipping data cited in the report. The figure comes as Brussels prepares to ban Russian LNG imports from 1 January 2027, under a move intended to reduce the bloc's energy dependence on Moscow. The latest numbers show that purchases continued to rise even as the deadline approached.The analysis, carried out by Urgewald using data from energy intelligence firm Kpler, found that EU ports received 12.89 million tonnes of LNG from Russia's Yamal project... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Nov 2026 12:00 LONDON
Tens of thousands join nationalist Independence Day march in Warsaw after Krakow attack
Tens of thousands of nationalist sympathisers gathered in Warsaw on Wednesday for Poland's Independence Day march, with police deployed to secure the demonstration. The event took place days after a mass shooting in Krakow that killed six people and intensified political tensions in the country. Participants carrying Polish flags assembled in the capital as the annual march went ahead under close watch.Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for restraint before the march and urged unity after ministers said the Krakow attacker may have been motivated by far-right ideology. Officials said the man who carried out the attack killed six people and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Nov 2026 18:02 LONDON
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US aircraft moved from RAF Mildenhall amid reported Iran threat, with at least 10 tankers relocated
At least 10 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker refuelling aircraft left RAF Mildenhall in eastern England on Monday local time, according to commercially available flight-tracking data cited in the report. Some of the aircraft were diverted to Germany, Scotland and Spain, while at least three Osprey aircraft also departed the base and landed at RAF Lakenheath, about four miles away. The movement marks a second apparent evacuation from a UK base in three months and comes amid reported concerns about a threat linked to Iran.The report said two refuelling tankers were diverted to Germany, while the destinations of six other aircraft were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Nov 2026 15:01 LONDON
Bomb threats spread to European newsrooms amid passenger flight scare wave
Newsrooms in Ireland, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom have reported bomb threats linked in the messages to a wider wave of hoax alerts disrupting passenger flights across Europe. In Ireland, staff at the national broadcaster were evacuated after receiving a threat, while Bulgaria's Nova TV and the British broadcaster Sky also said they had been targeted. The messages were sent on Friday local time and referred to a broader campaign of attacks on transport across Europe.The emails were reportedly signed by a person calling themselves "Mikhail Andropov" and carried the heading "Message to the West". The wording portrayed the threats... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Nov 2026 15:30 LONDON
The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
