All news for 2025-10-17

Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting Muslim women who wear face coverings.

John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges relating to diary-like notes he shared that contained top secret information with relatives and stored classified documents at his home.

A Royal Navy ’poster girl’ who appeared in a TV advertisement defrauded the military of more than £2,000 by submitting fraudulent travel expenses.

A former teacher has been jailed for 14 months for the “shocking” sexual abuse of three pupils at a Catholic school.

In Cyprus, the police are investigating the high-profile murder of Stavros Demosthenous, the former president of the football club «Karmiotissa.» The well-known figure in business and criminal circles was shot in the morning on October 17.

A new study finds Italy’s crime clans are leveraging TikTok to refashion their image, turning mafia codes into emojis, viral trends, and livestream “matches”—some even used for money laundering.

In a marble-lined courtroom at the Palace of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, attorneys, executives, and judges convened on Thursday to address a corporate dispute that many believe could have sweeping implications for democracy nearly 1,500 kilometres away.

Criminal factions and paramilitary mafias have widened their reach in Brazil and now extend into neighborhoods home to at least 28.5 million people, according to a Datafolha survey commissioned by the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety.

Three Ukrainian combat medics from the Third Army Corps are being lauded after saving a man’s life while holidaying in London.

Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy have started their meeting at the White House, where they have already discussed a potential end to the conflict in Ukraine and the possibility of sending US long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.

The number of drug overdose deaths has soared to a 32-year high, including a fourfold increase in lives lost after taking synthetic drugs up to 100 times more potent than heroin.

Half a million dollars remain frozen on the Qmall cryptocurrency exchange. The funds, intended to purchase drones for the Ukrainian military, never reached the front lines.

The family of Mango founder Isak Andic has maintained his son’s innocence after media reports suggested he might be a potential suspect in the billionaire’s death.

King Charles and Pope Leo are set to be the first British monarch and pope to pray side by side at a church service since the Reformation in the 16th Century.

The director of public prosecutions is facing mounting pressure to further explain the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for China.

Three Nazi-worshipping extremists convicted of terror offences have been jailed.

He emerged from nowhere — and just as quickly began to fade away. A young IT specialist with no notable past was suddenly named the beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar casino.

French authorities have begun sweeping inspections of cryptocurrency firms as part of efforts to fight money laundering.

Digital veteran cards launch today and will serve as a “case study” for the Government’s much-maligned mandatory digital IDs.

The Mayor of London was received aboard the 122-metre luxury yacht Kismet by businessman Shahid Khan for a private celebration, according to the Express.

Mongolian prime minister Gombojav Zandanshatar has resigned after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, just four months after taking office, according to reports.

Japan’s former prime minister, who apologised for his country’s atrocities during the Second World War, has died aged 101.

Nigel Farage has branded Vladimir Putin “a very bad guy” in what appears to be an attempt to rebut claims that he cannot be trusted with Britain’s national security.