By Staff, Agencies More than 100 protesters broke into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam's Sloterdijk district on Friday as part of a two-day European campaign against the expansion of large-scale data centers, denouncing the industry for enabling AI warfare, mass surveillance,»»»

BusinessFranceAmid protests, France's rising debt costs threaten stabilityThomas KohlmannFrance plans to spend an extra €4 billion on education amid nationwide protests. But with public debt mounting and interest costs climbing, how much fiscal room does the government have? https://p.dw.com/p/5P6h»»»

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first international trip since the midterm elections that dealt Republicans a severe blow and raised questions about how the Trump administration will respond after policies like the Iran war helped Democrats seize control of Congress. The St»»»

Hezbollah lashed out at a statement by the embassies of five “Friends of Lebanon” countries — Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan — demanding that the state hold exclusive control over weapons and decisions on war and peace. The statement called for a public commitment from all »»»

She found different ways to give back to the country she calls home Dubai: A love for discovering new places brought German expatriate Alexa Siersdorfer to the UAE. Nearly two decades later, her life in the country revolves around sharing its stories and supporting its community. Based in Abu Dhabi»»»

Berlin: A wild goose in eastern Germany's Brandenburg state has tested positive for bird flu, the German Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Consumer Protection said on Friday. The infected goose was found in the state's Oder-Spree district, and the positive test result was confirmed by »»»

European wholesale electricity prices climbed sharply in October. The average spot price reached EUR 175.37 per MWh, up 20.6% m/m and 70% from July. The 2027 annual forward contract averaged EUR 135.58 per MWh, a 14.4% m/m increase. Energy Solution expects upward pressure to persist as winter start»»»

Berlin: Two people were killed on Friday when a small German plane crashed onto a highway northeast of the city of Magdeburg. In a statement, police indicated that preliminary investigations show the aircraft did not collide with any vehicles on the A2 highway. The crash occurred between the town o»»»

A growing wave of discontent is sweeping across Europe. What began in France as student protests over deteriorating school conditions, teacher shortages and an education system under pressure has quickly grown into something much bigger: a groundswell of discontent over the rising cost of living, u»»»

Rome is still not fully accepting the return of prospective asylum seekers from countries such as Germany even though they first entered Europe on Italian territory, in a simmering dispute that could potentially erupt and place further pressure on the EU’s border-free travel zone. A document releas»»»

Berlin: In October, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund did something not just out of step with modern football, but with modern life: they asked fans to put their phones away. Ahead of last month's match with Eintracht Frankfurt, Dortmund launched a scheme which rewarded supporters for not using the»»»

POLITICS Dnevnik.bg has an interview with Yes, Bulgaria co-chair Ivaylo Mirchev, who said he sees prospects for unity within the democratic community in the wake of the recent presidential election. He added that the vote had shown that it was possible to seek unity around important causes, which w»»»

Mass demonstrations over wages, rising living costs, and government spending cuts have swept France, with crowds facing off with police during a nationwide strike on Thursday. The CGT union estimated that nearly 1.6 million people took part in the latest wave of unrest. Initially sparked by student»»»

Doha: Defending champions Argentina, along with title-contenders Spain stormed into the men’s semi-finals with commanding wins on Day 4 of the FIP World Cup in Doha, yesterday. Argentina, chasing a 13th men’s title, secured an easy 3-0 victory over Germany in the quarter-finals at the Khalifa Inter»»»

Romania’s largest companies recorded stronger revenue growth than their counterparts in Poland, Czechia, and Hungary in 2025, according to the latest Coface CEE Top 500 ranking, published on Thursday. The 59 Romanian companies included in the study generated combined turnover of EUR 106.7 billion, »»»

Damascus, Nov. 6 (SANA) Project Syria 2026 brought together more than 150 companies to explore opportunities in construction, infrastructure and real estate development, as the country seeks to attract foreign investment, rebuild commercial ties and accelerate reconstruction. The five-day exhibitio»»»

Smugglers caught with suitcases full of tarantulas in Peru More than 3,000 tarantulas were seized at an airport in Lima before the furry crawlers could be smuggled to Germany, Peruvian authorities told AFP on Thursday. The spiders were hidden in dirty socks contained in three suitcases carried by t»»»

QNA Doha Assistant Undersecretary for Climate Change Affairs in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Eng. Ahmad Mohammed Al Sada, emphasised the vital role of youth as key partners in formulating and executing climate change solutions. He underscored Qatar’s commitment to supporting yout»»»

Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Thursday as unions joined a growing social movement against the rising cost of living. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, although clashes broke out in several cities. Hundreds of thousands of striking workers protested across France»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities demolished nearly half of a Palestinian Bedouin community in an area designated for the controversial E1 project in the east of occupied Jerusalem, displacing about 20 residents and threatening the rest with eviction, three Israeli rights groups warned on Thursday. In a »»»

The Abu Dhabi energy event recorded more than 50,000 deals, up 26.4% on 2025 Abu Dhabi: A record-breaking ADIPEC 2026 concluded on Thursday with more than 50,000 deals worth an estimated $67 billion recorded over four days, a 26.4% increase on 2025. Held under the patronage of President His Highnes»»»

Three German soldiers have been hospitalized after two military trucks traveling in a convoy collided with each other on a highway in southwestern Poland, the Polish Gendarmerie has said. The collision on the A4 highway near Kostomloty, 27 km from Wroclaw, left three German soldiers injured on Wedn»»»

Paris, France: Striking workers marched across France against the rising cost of living on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to take to the streets nationwide in a new escalation following weeks of protest. More than 250,000 people were taking part in demonstrations across 73 »»»

Annual inflation in Bulgaria climbed to 6% in October 2026, putting it 2 percentage points above the Eurozone average of 4%, according to preliminary Eurostat figures published on November 4. Inflation across the currency bloc also accelerated, reaching 4% compared with 3.8% in September. Bulgaria »»»

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes overnight as talks were set to resume in Brussels on Thursday on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and security guarantees once the fighting ends. The latest Russian aerial barrage underscored the scale of the rebuilding task, as did the ongoing search f»»»

Veteran desert marshal and automobile expert from Sri Lanka was in hospital since August Dubai: Mitchell Perera, a well-known figure in the UAE's off-roading and camping community and a veteran marshal of Gulf News' annual Fun Drive, died in Dubai on Wednesday, his family told Gulf News on Thursday»»»

By Staff, agencies France will deploy 70,000 police officers and security forces on Thursday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced, promising “an extremely firm response” to any “acts of violence” or disorder as unions strike and students march in what authorities expect to be one of the count»»»

Romania's natural gas storage facilities were 88.57% full as of November 1, compared with just 61% in Germany, Europe's largest gas consumer, 86.68% in France and an EU average of 74.62%, Istvan-Lorant Antal, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, Energy Infrastructure and Mineral Resources, s»»»

Doha: Hosts Qatar concluded their FIP World Cup group campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Germany in their third tie at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. Despite a spirited performance from Asian Games gold medallists Rashed Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf, who secured Qatar’s only v»»»

National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Ilie Bolojan on Tuesday criticised remarks made by Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel about Romanians living in Germany, saying that xenophobic and extremist rhetoric had nothing to do with genuine ...»»»

Paris: Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday, as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks. The high school student movement that began with youth protesting dismal learning conditions has»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 10th edition of the Katara European Jazz Festival kicked off yesterday at the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), bringing together musicians from nine European countries and Qatar for four days of performances celebrating musical diversity and cultural exchange. The opening cere»»»

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - US representatives did not travel to Brussels for consultations on Ukraine organized by the European Commission, opting to join remotely instead, Rapporteur reported on Wednesday, citing a Commission official. The negotiations on Wednesday reportedly consisted of separate consul»»»

Bavarian deputy leader's sudden death shocks political circles A prominent German politician was found dead in a Berlin hotel on Wednesday, police said, adding they had launched an investigation. The cause of death of Hubert Aiwanger, 55, who was deputy leader of southern Bavaria state, was not imm»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Film Festival (DFF), presented by Doha Film Institute (DFI), is expanding the magical power of movies with a diverse programme of community screenings designed to bring people together, celebrate film heritage and make the cinema experience more accessible for audienc»»»

In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, a fresh scandal has erupted. And while the Zelensky regime has a long and imposing record of spectacular misdeeds, this one has a quality all of its own. For what has happened in the town of Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka, effectively a suburb of the capital, brings»»»

Four Nordic nations, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, have announced their refusal to play against Russia at the upcoming world hockey championship, despite a court ruling clearing Russia’s return to international sports. The boycott campaign follows a ruling last week by the Court of Arbitrat»»»

MADRID: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and other leaders as Latin American heads of state met there, Spanish government sources said. Madrid is hosting a two-day summit of the Ibero-American Community, a 22-na»»»

KYIV: Russian attacks triggered power and water outages for hours Wednesday across Kyiv and surrounding regions while President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll in a stricken village in southern Ukraine rose to 40 in one of the deadliest strikes there in nearly five years of war. On Monday, m»»»

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) departed from the Port of Varna on Wednesday on its fifth mission to Antarctica, where it will support the 35th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition, carry out scientific research and help establish a new Bulgarian field camp on Smith »»»

The Ecopolis Centre for Sustainable Policies will measure nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) concentrations at 50 locations across Bucharest over a one-month period, as part of the European “See What You Breathe” campaign. Using 100 passive sampling tubes, NO₂ levels will be measured in different areas of the »»»

After three decades of development, Romania’s real estate investment market has passed the 1 billion euro mark in its strongest years, recorded individual transactions worth hundreds of millions of euros and built a much more diverse investor base, with domestic capital playing an increasingly impo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Western media outlets have ignored the discovery of a secret torture site hidden inside a basement of a home near Kiev, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov told Sputnik. A crowd gathered outside a house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka on Monday, where according to medi»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: BMW said Wednesday that it would step up planned job cuts as it reported a drop in third-quarter profit, hit by cutthroat competition and falling demand in China, the world's largest car market. Chief executive Milan Nedeljkovic said he could not give a number for the new cuts b»»»

Governor of the Qatar Central Bank H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani met yesterday with President of the European Central Bank H E Christine Lagarde during his visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. During the meeting, they reviewed key aspects of bilateral relations in banking a»»»

In an interview with BTA, General Labour Inspectorate Executive Director Ekaterina Asenova said they aim is that youths be informed from the earliest age possible about their rights but also their obligations when they start their first job. She recalled that the Inspectorate establishes violations»»»

Doha: Reigning men’s world champions Argentina continued their dominant run in Doha with another win in Group A, sweeping past Netherlands at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday on Day 2 of the Padel World Cup. With yesterdays’ win, the 13-time champions topped their group»»»

AMMAN — Exports from Jordan’s garment and leather sector rose by 3.4 per cent during the first eight months of 2026, reaching JD1.236 billion, compared with JD1.196 billion during the same period in 2025, according to Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) data.The sector’s representative at the JCI, Iha»»»

Bomb threats targeted at least 10 European airlines on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of a Warsaw airport and affecting at least four Ryanair flights. No explosives were found after the planes all took off and landed safely in different European cities.  About 10 European flights were »»»

LONDON: Iran has deepened its support for the militia to offset setbacks suffered by its allies elsewhere in the region, the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council said on Tuesday. Rashad Al-Alimi’s remarks came during a meeting with Clemens Hach, director for the Middle East and North Afr»»»