Since 2013, house purchase and rental prices have soared across Europe. With rents skyrocketing, rental supply shrinking and properties being diverted towards short-term holiday lets, the European Union has just adopted an affordable housing plan and appointed a housing commissioner to address the issue.
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Paintings worth millions of pounds by the famous artists Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse were stolen from a museum in Italy last week in a daring three-minute heist. Four masked […]
Continue ReadingTesla factory manager André Thierig (right) finds himself in need of explanation. Image: keystone Espionage crime at Tesla: Serious allegations shook the German factory in Grünheide. Now investigators have evaluated the crucial evidence. The result leaves the plant manager in need of explanation. March 30, 2026, 12:33 p.mMarch 30, 2026, 12:33 p.m Markus Abrahamczyk / […]
Continue ReadingTesla factory manager André Thierig (right) finds himself in need of explanation. Image: keystone Espionage crime at Tesla: Serious allegations shook the German factory in Grünheide. Now investigators have evaluated the crucial evidence. The result leaves the plant manager in need of explanation. March 30, 2026, 12:33 p.mMarch 30, 2026, 1:38 p.m Markus Abrahamczyk / […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Spain has closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in military operations against Iran. This move marks a significant escalation beyond Madrid’s previous refusal to allow the use of […]
Continue ReadingBritain’s sanctions watchdog has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for payments it made to a Russian streaming platform. Apple Distribution International (ADI) — a subsidiary used by Apple to pay developers on the App Store — sent two payments worth over £635,000 to Okko, a Russian streaming platform, in June and July 2022. Okko […]
Continue ReadingThieves have made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth millions of pounds from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said. The raid took place at the Magnani Rocca Foundation on the night of March 22-23, with thieves forcing open the entrance door, according to officers on […]
Continue ReadingThe tanker has reached Cuban waters just hours after Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with it arriving.
Continue ReadingWhile the Caribbean island is suffering from a severe energy crisis, Moscow can distinguish itself on the diplomatic front. March 30, 2026, 11:22 amMarch 30, 2026, 11:22 am follow me It was the showdown of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962: The Soviet tanker “Bucharest” ran undaunted towards the naval blockade around the Caribbean island […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/Hanna Dedial The images seem surreal: a tropical cyclone turns the sky blood red, devastates a unique reef – and causes central gas exports to falter. March 30, 2026, 10:34 amMarch 30, 2026, 10:58 am Anna-Lena Janzen / t-online An article by When Cyclone Narelle reached the west coast of Australia on Friday, it […]
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