N Ireland: Attempted murder arrest over Ballygawley attack

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was assaulted with a metal grate in Ballygawley, County Tyrone. The victim, who is in his 50s, sustained…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,038

Here are the key developments on the 1,038th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Saturday, December 28:

Georgia: New president sworn in as predecessor refuses to stand aside

Mikheil Kavelashvili has been sworn in as Georgian president in a ceremony in Parliament in the capital Tbilisi, amid weeks of protests and the refusal of his pro-Western predecessor to…

Georgia: Pro-Western president refuses to leave and prepares for showdown

Salome Zourabichvili’s family fled Georgia in 1921 after Soviet forces snuffed out the country’s three-year experiment with independence from Russia. A century later, Georgia’s pro-Western president is refusing to leave…

UK: Living conditions ‘horrendous’ for some renters

A scheme to try and improve rented homes and help with problem landlords has found more than 2,000 faults in properties since it launched. The city council in Peterborough set…

UK: Pressure grows on prisons as they near capacity

A number of prisons in the East of England were running out of space, figures revealed. They included HMP Whitemoor, a category A jail in Cambridgeshire, which had four spaces…

German: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves parliament, confirms February vote

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the country’s parliament, confirming that snap elections prompted by the recent collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government will be held on February 23. Delivering a…

Italy: Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration

Rome’s world-famous Trevi Fountain has re-opened after a three-month restoration.Built in the 18th Century by Italian architect Nicola Salvi on the façade of the Poli Palace, the historic fountain is…

Finland: Authorities investigate Russia ‘shadow fleet’ ship after cable damage

Finnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland and Estonia. The authorities said on Thursday that they believe…

Estonia: Navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged

Nato has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea, and Estonia has sent a patrol ship to protect its Estlink1 undersea power cable, after Russia was…