The death toll from the devastating storms and flooding that struck eastern and southern Spain more than a week ago has risen to 219 as rescue workers continue their search for victims, according to Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. Speaking to radio broadcaster Cadena Ser on Wednesday evening, Grande-Marlaska said that two more bodies ha

Following the breakdown of the centre-left coalition in Berlin, the opposition far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is demanding that Chancellor Olaf Scholz immediately seek a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said after a special meeting of the AfD parliamentary group in Berlin

Planes are continuing to land and take off at Beirut airport, despite explosions from Israeli air attacks that could be seen from the airport grounds, videos circulating on social media showed on Thursday. Acting Transport Minister Ali Hamieh reported that normal operations were continuing at the airport. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had earlier

European leaders on Thursday expressed optimism that the German government crisis will be resolved quickly, as they arrived at a leaders’ meeting in Budapest. “Germany is an important partner in the (European) Union. I assume that Germany will get to grips with the problems as quickly as possible,” said Viola Amherd, president of

China had a total of 11.43 million electric vehicle (EV) charging points installed across the country as of the end of September 2024, according to the latest data released by the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA). This represents an almost 50% increase from the same time last year, with a total of 2.84 million new […]