00:00Bomb alerts continued to affect flights across Europe on Friday, with aircraft in Portugal,
00:05France and Italy affected.
00:07A Ryanair flight from Rome to Lisbon landed safely in the Portuguese capital shortly on
00:12Friday after a warning of a possible explosive device on board.
00:16Portuguese media reported that police had received a call about the threat.
00:20There was no confirmation of explosive being found on board.
00:24Meanwhile, France reported four more alerts involving planes flying over French territory.
00:30All the aircraft landed safely, with security checks subsequently carried out in all instances.
00:35A Viz air flight from Prague to Rome was also diverted to Venice after another bomb alert.
00:41The incidents followed bomb scares affecting at least 25 flights across Europe on Thursday.
00:48EU officials said it was too early to know whether the cases were linked, but the Irish
00:52government said they and additional hoax threats in Dublin were likely part of a coordinated
00:57campaign of disruption.
01:03Belgium's King Philip has rejected Prime Minister Bart de Wever's resignation and asked him
01:08to resume budget talks immediately.
01:10De Wever offered to step down on Monday after coalition partners failed to agree on a 2027
01:16spending plan.
01:18After meeting leaders of the five governing parties, the King said they had committed to
01:22making concessions to reach an agreement.
01:26De Wever is seeking 10 billion euros by 2029 to close the budget gap, but parties remain
01:31divided over how to find the money.
01:35Proposals include spending cuts and a VAT increase, opposed by the Francophone liberal reformist
01:40movement.
01:40The Wever must report back to the King on Monday, November the 16th.
01:51Lawyers representing 18 protesters injured during a wave of demonstrations across France
01:57have announced plans to take Interior Minister Laurent Nunez to court over alleged police brutality.
02:03They accused Nunez of authorizing the use of weapons that he allegedly knew could cause
02:09permanent injuries and were unsuitable for maintaining public order.
02:13Around 10 of the lawyers' clients have already agreed to join the collective complaint, while
02:19the legal team represents at least 18 people injured during demonstrations in recent weeks.
02:24The complaint centers on the use of so-called blast balls, launchers and explosive grenades, weapons
02:32that have repeatedly been criticized by human rights organizations.
02:36At least 20 people, many of them teenagers, have suffered serious injuries at the hands of
02:42police since mid-September.
02:44According to a source close to the case cited by AFP, police had opened 105 internal investigations
02:51into allegations of brutality as of October the 30th.
02:59The European Public Prosecutor's Office, the EU body that investigates fraud involving European funds,
03:05has opened a probe into possible fraud over renovation of Spain's Madrid-cevil high-speed rail line.
03:11The EPPO launched the investigation on its own initiative.
03:15It concerns EU money for upgrades to safety, signaling and communication systems.
03:21Spanish authorities have begun gathering evidence.
03:23The EU provided 111 million euros for the project in 2024.
03:30The probe follows two deadly crashes on the line.
03:3246 people died in January, while 69 were killed in the October 28 crash near Urda.
03:39Meanwhile, applications for compensation have opened for those affected by the latest crash.
03:45Families of victims and injured passengers can apply until the 5th of February, 2027.
03:50More than 100 people were estimated to have been injured.
03:54The aid includes grants for immediate needs and advance payments of future compensation.
04:01Thomas Markle Sr., the estranged father of Meghan Duches of Sussex, was arrested in Florida on Friday and charged with
04:09possessing child abuse material.
04:10U.S. prosecutors said agents seized 78 items, including photographs and film, from two Los Angeles area storage units.
04:20Authorities in the Philippines where Markle Sr. previously lived reported finding around 7,500 photographs and one video on devices
04:29linked to the inquiry.
04:30But they have not established who owned or produced the material.
04:35Markle has denied possession of the images.
04:37He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted and was due in court in Tampa on Friday.
04:44Markle, Markle has asked an interview with 9,300 of the
