Climate change threatens Europe’s once ‘placid’ Alpine glaciers
Summer 2022 risks being a ‘perfect storm for glaciers’ due to soaring temperatures and a lack of winter snow, an expert warns.Glaciers in Europe’s Alps are becoming more unstable…
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Rescuers resume search after Italian glacier collapse kills six
Sixteen people are thought to be missing as authorities describe the disaster as an ‘unthinkable carnage’.Rescuers have resumed a search for survivors after an avalanche set off by…
Alpine glacier collapses in Italy, killing five people: Rescuers
Rescuers say several others injured after chunk of glacier on Marmolada mountain broke loose, slamming into hikers.A large chunk of Alpine glacier has broken loose and slid down a…
G7 leaders wrap up summit, pledge tougher action against Russia
The leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies have pledged during a meeting in Germany to isolate Russia as they struck a united stance to support Ukraine for “as long as it…
European leaders back ‘immediate’ EU candidacy for Ukraine
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania have met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to drive home a message of support that Kyiv hopes will lead to more weapons…
Algeria plays balancing act as Europe tries cut Russian gas
As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, European Union members are facing a slew of energy security dilemmas.
Dependent on Russia for 40 percent of its gas imports, Italy is looking to…
European energy giants set to keep buying Russian gas
The European Union’s guidelines appear to allow the continent’s energy giants to keep buying Russian gas without breaching sanctions.By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto…
Italy PM urges ‘pragmatic federalism’, eastward expansion for EU
Mario Draghi calls for European Union enlargement eastwards as well as EU treaty revision to streamline decision-making in the bloc.Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has said the…
Pope Francis offers to meet Putin to try to end Ukraine war
Pope Francis says he made a request to meet Russian president three weeks after Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.Pope Francis has said he offered to travel to Moscow to meet…
Italian football ‘super agent’ Mino Raiola passes away
The 54-year-old Raiola represented star players including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba.Mino Raiola, one of football’s most powerful agents whose high-profile clients included…