Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 30 September 2026. These are the top five stories making headlines in Europe.
Spain moves to ban evictions after outrage over pensioner's removal
Spain's government has agreed proposals to ban evictions until 2030, after the forced removal of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home on a stretcher triggered protests. The measures must be approved in parliament within 30 days because they were enacted using emergency executive decrees, and the minority government faces an uphill battle to secure support.
More than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained in France on Tuesday over student protests at high schools across the country. Pupils are demanding better conditions and more teachers. Police responded with batons and tear gas. Officials said 48 police officers were injured.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that re-joining the European Union is an option the government could consider as part of efforts to reshape the UK’s long-term relationship with Europe. It comes after he made a speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool setting out options for the UK’s relationship with the bloc going forwards.
Norway's parliament has begun public hearings into paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Norwegian diplomats and politicians. The committee has summoned 11 current and former foreign and development ministers, including Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre who was Foreign Minister from 2005 to 2012. He maintains that he had no relation with Epstein.
Kyiv’s Digital Transformation Minister Oksana Ferchuk has said that Ukraine wants to use its military technology and digital innovation, including artificial intelligence (AI), to sharply increase high-tech exports. Ukraine is exploring cooperation agreements with the U.S., and other countries. World Bank officials have also shown interest.
The European Union has warned that Georgia's bid to ban five major opposition parties threatens political freedoms and fair competition, as the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Do...
Beijing says it deployed naval forces to monitor a U.S. warship near Sabina Shoal, while Taiwan reports a separate confrontation with a Chinese coa...
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oslo earlier. Witkoff will also meet European officials.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and vandalism that erupted during cost-of-living protests across France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held crisis talks on Monday, calling for partial curfews and raising the possibility of a state of emergency.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oslo earlier. Witkoff will also meet European officials.
Beijing says it deployed naval forces to monitor a U.S. warship near Sabina Shoal, while Taiwan reports a separate confrontation with a Chinese coast guard vessel near the Pratas Islands.
Tensions are mounting across Asia, with North Korea warning of war, China clashing with the U.S. and the Philippines, and protests gathering pace in Indonesia and India. Military threats, diplomatic disputes and political unrest are fuelling uncertainty across the region.
Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta voted to remain part of the country in a non-binding referendum on Monday, 19 October, CBC News reports, delivering a much-needed victory for Prime Minister Mark Carney amid an ongoing trade war with the United States.
A Kenyan court has convicted cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants of murder over the deaths of 191 people, including 190 children, in a case that shocked the world and exposed one of the deadliest cult-related tragedies in recent memory.
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