Europos Sąjunga (ES) ketvirtadienį atmetė pranešimus, esą dėl JAV spaudimo ji atsisakė remti Lietuvoje vykstančią konferenciją apie dezinformaciją, ir pareiškė, kad toks sprendimas priimtas dėl renginio programos.

2024 metais Kauno savivaldybei paskelbus jos administracijai skirto pastato jautrioje vietoje – prie Kauno pilies – architektūrinės idėjos konkursą, kilo daug diskusijų: ar modernumas dera senamiestyje, ar tokių brangių statybų iš viso reikia miesto valdžiai. Neseniai paaiškėjo, kad planai yra didesni – dar vienas modernus administracinis pastatas turėtų iškilti ir savivaldybės kieme L.Sapiegos gatvėje.

Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is to stay in power.

Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details"

Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday called for the removal of a satirical statue of U.S. President Donald Trump from the European Parliament, describing it as a “sign of the decline of the entire European Union.” Writing on X, Fico said that while he does not agree with all of Trump’s policies, “insulting our partners on official premises demonstrates a profound failure to understand the times we live in.” “It is sad that the leadership of the European Parliament, in its blindness, can no longer distinguish between the legitimate right to hold a different opinion and the actions of spiritually bankrupt individuals, adventurers and lunatics,” Fico added, before asking whether the Parliament would tolerate similar depictions of the French president or German chancellor. The sculpture, titled The Orange Plague, was unveiled Tuesday by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt in the Parliament building in Strasbourg. The 2.6-meter work depicts a nude, gold-leaf-covered Trump perched on a frail man’s shoulders, holding a golf club and scales of justice. A plaque reads: “I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden.” POLITICO was present at the unveiling, where visitors clamored for miniature replicas of the sculpture, which were distributed in several colors. The statue stands in a prominent spot at the entrance to Parliament’s Winston Churchill building, before the corridor linking MEPs’ and Commission officials’ offices with the plenary chamber. Galschiøt said the work was intended to confront Trump’s policies and start a debate about how the U.S. president was “destroying the world’s only chance to counter the climate catastrophe.” Danish left-wing MEP Per Clausen, who invited the artist, defended the installation in a statement. “If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate this sculpture … then they have no place on the world stage,” he said. Fico has cultivated ties with Trump, meeting him at Mar-a-Lago in January to discuss closer cooperation, including civilian nuclear energy. He has praised the MAGA movement as “a vision that urgently resonates not only in the United States but across the world.” The sculpture was previously displayed at protests in Copenhagen and the COP30 summit in Brazil. It is due to appear at next month’s COP31 conference in Antalya, Türkiye. Trump has not commented on the installation. Gerardo Fortuna contributed to this report.

Seoul recalled its ambassador to Ukraine on Thursday, two weeks after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, triggering a diplomatic spat. “The government hopes that pending bilateral issues will be resolved smoothly and will continue consultations with the Ukrainian side to that end,” the South Korean ministry’s statement said. On Sept 24, South Korean president Lee Jae-myung accused Ukraine of breaching a confidentiality agreement between Seoul and Kyiv after Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer of two North Korean soldiers to its neighbour to the south. While Seoul publicly pledged to accept North Korean prisoners of war in 2025, Lee said the disclosure on such a “highly sensitive issue” may cause “many problems.” Kyiv initially denied such an agreement existed according to Ukrainian media, while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha later described the situation as a “diplomatic misunderstanding.” His South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun said Tuesday Sybiha had issued an apology, but suggested it was insufficient. “Because there is some gap with the level we envisioned, we intend to take resolute measures,” he told South Korean lawmakers Tuesday, broadcaster SBS reported. South Korea has been broadly supportive of Kyiv since the start of Russia’s full-scale war, which has also strengthened ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. Tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers have been sent to join Russian troops, and Zelenskyy claimed in June that Russia was seeking to bring more North Koreans to the conflict.

British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.

Video shows US scientist Karl Deisseroth breaking the news to his son and two daughters that he won the Nobel Prize.

Governing council notes that inflation situation had worsened but that second-round effects remained absent

At least 30 die after aerial strike hits two passenger buses in frontline city of Kramatorsk

Huge demonstrations have been held over the last few weeks in Spain over its housing crisis, but the issue is not restricted to Spain. Many other countries also have a huge problem with housing, including Ireland, with experts saying that for every street of 10 houses, the country actually needs 12. Now a new exhibition in Paris at the Irish Cultural Centre is trying to reflect the issue. In Perspective, we spoke to the museum's director and one of the artists taking part.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the young people, and promised the government would present a plan to respond to the crisis at the end of October. But what measures could the French government introduce and will it be enough to calm the protests? France 24’s Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look.

Pix of the Day, 8 October, 2026 - Across the world

Egyptian prosecutors accused six journalists from an independent fact-checking platform on Wednesday of terrorism-related offences, alleging they worked for the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and received foreign funding to spread "false news".