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Tufan Erhurman won the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus presidential election on Sunday with 62.8% of the vote, defeating incumbent Ersin Tatar who received 35.8% according to official results from the territory's election board.

Pro-Reunification Candidate Wins Northern Cyprus Election

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Portugal Parliament Approves Face Veil Ban in Public Spaces

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Italy Blocks Extradition of Nord Stream Bombing Suspect

Trump Threatens Spain Tariffs Over NATO Defense Spending

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Trump Suggests NATO Expel Spain Over Defense Spending

Italy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that she and two ministers were reported to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged complicity in genocide regarding Israel's Gaza offensive. Meloni said she believes the complaint also names Roberto Cingolani.

Italian PM Meloni Reported to ICC for Alleged Gaza Genocide Complicity

Italian Navy to Leave Gaza Flotilla Once It Nears Shore

Italy Becomes First EU Nation to Pass AI Regulation Law

Italy, Spain Deploy Ships After Gaza Aid Flotilla Attacked

Pope Leo Declares Two New Saints, Including First Canonized Millennial

Spain

Father Custodio Ballester faces trial in Málaga, Spain, for alleged hate speech after publishing a 2016 article titled "The Impossible Dialogue with Islam," with prosecutors seeking three years in prison and an eight-year teaching ban following a complaint by Muslims Against Islamophobia.

Priest Faces Trial in Spain over Islam Comments

Spain Records Hottest Summer Since 1961

Spain Cancels $825M Israeli Arms Deal Over Gaza

Report: Climate Change Caused 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer

Vuelta Cycling Race in Spain Abandoned After Disruption by Pro-Palestine Protesters

Greece

Europe is on track for its worst wildfire season on record with nearly 2.4 million acres consumed by fires as of Tuesday, more than double the average amount of land burned which would normally be just over 865,000 acres by early August.

Europe Battles Record Wildfires Amid Heatwave

Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations Across Greece and Turkey

Greek Court Strips Right-Wing Lawmakers of Seats Over Alleged Electoral Fraud

Crete Wildfire Forces Mass Evacuations

Greek Court Charges 17 Coastguards Over Pylos Wreck

Portugal

Portugal officially recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday, joining Britain, Canada, and Australia ahead of the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

Portugal Joins Western Nations Recognizing Palestinian State

Prime Suspect in Madeleine McCann's Disappearance Released From Jail in Germany

At Least 15 Killed in Lisbon Funicular Tram Crash

Study: Climate Change Made Iberian Wildfires 40 Times More Likely

Madeleine McCann Search Ends Empty-Handed After 3 Days

Vatican

The Vatican hosted the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity from Sept. 12 to 13, featuring 15 roundtable discussions on topics including artificial intelligence, the environment, the economy and the media.

Vatican Hosts AI Summit During Human Fraternity Meeting

Vatican Facing Money Laundering Claims

Meloni Says Pope Open to Hosting Russia-Ukraine Talks

Argentina's Milei Meets Pope Leo at the Vatican

Chicago-Born Cardinal Robert Prevost Elected as Pope Leo XIV

Malta

According to a statement from shipping company Maersk, two ships operated by its US subsidiary Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) and accompanied by the US Navy were targeted by Houthi strikes and required to turn around as they transported US military supplies along the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday.

2 US-Flagged Ships Attacked in Red Sea

UN: Over 2.5K Migrants Lost to the Mediterranean in 2023

Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

UN: 500 Migrants Adrift in Mediterranean

Report: Half of World on Track to Be Overweight By 2035