Europe Explained

Europe Explained

The UK, Europe and the world for ages 12–14, every two days.

Ages 12–14 · 2 pages · Every 2 days
Covers: World, United Kingdom, Europe

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Date	Issue	Top story
Sat 24 Oct 2026	No. 8	Oil Jumps Above $114 as Attacks on Saudi Arabia Continue Sources Oil prices rise as Houthis launch another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia — The National Iran war live updates — CBS News Putin agrees to resume trilateral Russia-Ukraine-U.S. talks next month — PBS NewsHour UK inflation climbs to 3.5% as fuel prices push cost of living higher — QNC News The King, The Queen and The Prince of Wales mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster — Royal Family From France to Albania, how social unrest is fueling protests across Europe — PBS NewsHour / AP Sri Lanka beat England to overcome Harry Brook hitting fastest 200 in ODIs — Al Jazeera	PDF
Thu 22 Oct 2026	No. 7	Oil Holds Near $109 as Hormuz Tanker Claims Clash Sources Oil price today: WTI, Brent rise on Middle East worries — CNBC US-Iran mediation persists with both sides prep for war — The New Arab EU leaders end inconclusive summit with no budget deal — EUalive Russia willing to resume trilateral peace talks in November, Kremlin says after Witkoff meeting — CNN Russia says Ukraine must make necessary decisions to end war as Witkoff meets Putin — CBS News Witkoff lauds 'humanitarian' Putin as Russia releases detained American — ABC News Putin ready to resume three-way Ukraine peace talks — Al Jazeera Zelenskyy says he's open to freezing front lines to end Ukraine war — Fox News King Charles and family mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster — NBC News The King, The Queen and The Prince of Wales mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster — royal.uk King Charles leads tributes to survivors of Aberfan school disaster on 60th anniversary — Yahoo News UK inflation jumps to 3.5%, cementing rate hike expectations — CNBC UK inflation and borrowing climb before Healey's budget — RTE UK Inflation Hits 11-Month High as Bank of England Eyes Rate Hike — Bloomberg Albanian anti-government protesters clash with police in Tirana — TimesLIVE (Reuters) Albania's Capital Rocked by Chaotic Weekend of Street Unrest — Balkan Insight Albanian PM Rama Steps Up Rhetoric Against Student Protesters — Balkan Insight 2026/27 Champions League: All the league phase fixtures and results — UEFA UEFA Champions League Scores — ESPN https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1148114 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esas-euclid-space-telescope-has-discovered-a-new-comet https://starlust.org/c-2026-s1-esas-euclid-telescope-unexpectedly-discovers-its-first-comet-807-million-miles-away/ https://yubanet.com/scitech/euclid-discovers-new-comet/ https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/grap-stage-1-imposed-in-delhi-ncr-as-air-quality-dips-to-poor-category20261021164027/ https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/delhi-imposes-grap-1-curbs-as-aqi-denoted-as-poor-metro-to-run-20-extra-trips-daily https://www.outlookindia.com/national/grap-stage-i-invoked-in-delhi-ncr-as-air-quality-turns-poor	PDF
Tue 20 Oct 2026	No. 6	Houthi Attacks Push Oil Above $109 a Barrel Sources Brent tops $109 after Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Arabia — CNBC Saudi Arabia postpones big investor conference to 2027 — CNBC Attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh leaves several injured — Al Jazeera Kingdom Centre sends workers home amid Houthi attacks — Fox News Riyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike day after deadly attack — eNCA Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablaze — Al Jazeera St. Petersburg oil facilities ablaze as Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones — CBC Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions as strain grows between Zelenskyy and Trump — PBS NewsHour Burnham pays tribute to Aberfan victims ahead of 60th anniversary — North Wales Pioneer Burnham pledges to tackle non-compete clauses, but employment lawyers want detail — SME Today Burnham offers Scotland broader regional powers — Anadolu Agency via UA.News France hit by worst unrest in years as Macron condemns violence — CNBC France protests live: Curfews imposed in parts of Paris, other cities — Al Jazeera Football Scores & Fixtures, 18 October 2026 — Sky Sports	PDF
Sun 18 Oct 2026	No. 5	Missiles Hit Aden as Riyadh’s Airport Stays Shut Sources Middle East conflict live blog — Gulf News Trump says Israel has been very helpful to Saudi Arabia — Times of Israel Saudi Arabia says 12 killed, 300 wounded in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport — Al Jazeera Oil Topped $110 as Tech Stocks Lost $1 Trillion in a Day — 24/7 Wall St. Brent Crude Price Week Ahead — FinanceFeeds EU summit ends with mounting bills and unresolved divisions — CGTN Burnham to offer to work with Swinney on shifting power to councils — STV News Iran summons British ambassador over Fairford airbase incident — Times of Israel What We Know About the RAF Fairford Air Base Plot — IranWire EU rallies in support of Ukraine amid Trump standoff — Al Jazeera Five takeaways from the EU leaders’ summit — Euronews Clermont 23 - 48 Leinster — Sky Sports	PDF
Fri 16 Oct 2026	No. 4	Europe Is Pulled In as Houthi Attacks Hit Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea Sources Fighting in Yemen intensifies: What's the latest on the battlefield? — Al Jazeera Iran war live updates — CBS News World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport — Al Jazeera 'Massive' Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites — Al Jazeera Russia says Ukraine resumes attacks on oil refineries — Al Jazeera UK PM Andy Burnham vows to renegotiate post-Brexit trade deal with EU — Al Jazeera Demonstrators clash with riot police in France as education protests mount — Al Jazeera 'Boiling point': Why students are protesting against Albania's Edi Rama — Al Jazeera PSG beat Man City 4-2 in Champions League thriller — Al Jazeera Manchester City 2-4 PSG: Champions League — Al Jazeera	PDF
Wed 14 Oct 2026	No. 3	Riyadh's Airport Stays Shut as Yemen's War Spills Over Sources Saudi Arabia says 12 killed, 300 wounded in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport — Al Jazeera Headlines for October 13, 2026 — Democracy Now! Early Edition: October 13, 2026 — Just Security Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to energy ceasefire — CNN via KEYT Strong indications Iran played role in suspected Fairford terror plot — Irish Examiner Autumn Budget 2026: predictions — BDO Scores and sports schedule for Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 — Medicine Hat News (Canadian Press)	PDF
Mon 12 Oct 2026	No. 2	Riyadh's Airport Is Hit Again as Yemen's War Spreads Sources https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/yemen-fighting-expands-as-houthis-attack-saudi-airport-what-to-know https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-elections-saudi-arabia-yemen-houthis/ https://www.fox13news.com/news/trump-russia-ukraine-agree-immediate-energy-ceasefire https://www.axios.com/2026/10/11/russia-ukraine-oil-energy-ceasefire-trump-putin-zelensky https://www.netnewsledger.com/2026/10/07/eu-news-for-october-7-2026-emergency-fuel-talks-french-debt-concerns-china-trade-tensions-black-sea-shipping-attacks-and-enlargement-plans/ https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/frances-sovereign-debt-crisis-explained-how-dangerous-could-it-be https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/autumn-budget-2026-when-is-it-and-what-will-it-contain-aQqC47O24jnl https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/verstappen-seals-commanding-singapore-grand-prix-victory-from-leclerc-and-antonelli.49wDzysiVqi5cloGjle40A https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/13597650/singapore-gp-max-verstappen-wins-event-for-first-time-in-f1-career-ahead-of-charles-leclerc-as-lewis-hamilton-apologises-for-strategy	PDF
Sat 10 Oct 2026	No. 1	Missiles Hit Riyadh as Yemen's War Spills Over Sources https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/attack-on-airport-in-saudi-capital-riyadh-leaves-several-injured https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/has-yemen-returned-to-full-scale-war https://time.com/article/2026/10/08/saudi-arabia-yemen-houthi-rebels-airport-attacks-war/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/09/world/navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize-2026-message-impact-intl https://time.com/article/2026/10/09/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-the-2026-nobel-peace-prize/ https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5996606/u-s-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-international-criminal-court https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court-itself-in-latest-escalation https://www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trump-nobel-peace-prize-reaction https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-10/takaichi-says-japan-deeply-concerned-by-us-sanctions-on-icc https://www.newsweek.com/navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize-israel-backlash-12548140 https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/uk-pm-burnham-to-discuss-sabotage-and-cybersecurity-with-merz-in-berlin https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/andy-burnham-british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-labour-king-charles-rcna588324 https://www.cityam.com/burnham-to-clamp-down-on-unfair-non-compete-clauses/ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-response-to-agreement-between-us-and-russia-9-october https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/china-europe-hybrid-vehicle-exports-deal.html https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/economy/china-eu-hybrid-exports/ https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/chinas-hybrid-ev-surge-widens-trade-rift-with-eu-over-quotas/ https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/7/eu-china-trade-talks-begin-in-beijing-amid-escalating-pressure https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/10/cristiano-ronaldo-suspended-by-portuguese-fa-for-leaving-training-camp https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-hit-with-preventive-suspension-as-portugal-investigates-shock-camp-exit-possible-ban-length-and-when-he-could-return/	PDF