Europe

Operational restrictions have been imposed at four strategic Italian airports—Milan Linate, Bologna, Venice, and Treviso—amid severe fuel shortages. The measures prioritise ambulance and state flights, limiting short-haul aircraft to a supply ceiling of 2,000 litres, risking direct domestic routes without prior refuelling.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday he would invite Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country and that he would guarantee that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister would “not be observed.”

Russia has fired intercontinental missiles into Ukraine, marking the first time they have used such weapons. It comes after Ukraine fired British and American missiles into Russia. The ongoing escalations in the war dominate European news, as the EU leaders prepare for US support for Ukraine to come to a screeching end in January when Donald Trump takes office.

The ongoing discussions at COP29 continue to dominate European news as a climate finance deal has failed to break a stand-off between rich and poor nations.

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