While Portugal and Spain grab headlines for their golden visas, several other European countries offer surprisingly accessible paths to residency. These emerging options often come with lower costs, faster processing, and fewer applicants in the queue. The dream of living in Europe cobblestone streets, café culture, affordable healthcare, and weekend trips to new countries is more accessible than most people realize.
The king, who danced with Schloss while visiting a Jewish community centre in north London in 2022, said he and Queen Camilla had admired her deeply and he was privileged and proud to have known her. Schloss's death was confirmed on Saturday in a tribute to her in the Jewish News, in which her family described their great sadness at the loss of our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She as was co-founder and honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust, of which the queen is patron.
Taoiseach should give more than a perfunctory nod to serious concerns about the Asian giant's record Ireland rightly places human rights and the rule of law at the heart of our foreign policy. It is evident in how we have stood resolutely with Ukraine since Russia's illegal invasion and where we have called out the horrors of the ongoing attacks of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza and the West Bank.
A man in his 30s has died following a three-vehicle crash in Co Longford on Saturday night, marking the first fatal collision of 2026. The incident occurred on the Longford Town side of the N4 after the Edgeworthstown Roundabout at around 7pm and involved two cars and a van. The driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene, while another man was hospitalised with serious injuries. No other injuries are reported.
Authorities said the disruption began just before 9am local time (07:00 GMT), when most aviation radio frequencies were hit by massive interference, forcing a precautionary shutdown of Greek airspace. Greece's civil aviation authority said an indeterminate noise impacted radio channels, but the cause was not clear. The noise' observed in the frequencies was in the form of continuous, involuntary emission, it said in a statement.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says he hopes for a leaders' summit in the US by the end of January to discuss proposals on how to end the war with Russia. Security advisers from Ukraine's top allies met in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on a US-brokered plan to end the war, days after Kyiv announced a deal was 90% ready.
It's the Workcation Visa loophole, a gray zone hidden within Europe's short-stay visa framework. It's not an official document, but a subtle legal workaround that allows remote professionals to live and work in Europe for months without technically working in Europe. It's the kind of thing travel consultants whisper about, expats use quietly, and immigration lawyers don't exactly advertise. Here's how it works and why European governments aren't eager to promote it.
The group of 15 young people had travelled from Milan to Crans-Montana, some of them crossing the border by car, others by train, to celebrate New Year's Eve. The Swiss ski resort was well known to them, having spent summers here with their families, and a big draw was marking the new year in the bar that in recent years had become known as the place to be.
The bar's two managers are suspected of offences including homicide by negligence, causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence, prosecutors in Valais, the canton that is home to the bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, said in a statement on Saturday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will host security talks in Kyiv on January 3 with Western partners as Moscow kept up its aerial barrage of Ukraine, including 95 overnight drone strikes. Ukraine's Air Force said it intercepted 80 of the drones and reported no casualties, but an earlier strike on January 2 that hit a residential area of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv injured more than 31 people and killed two, including a 3-year-old child.
You may have heard of the Colorado River-it starts at the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park and is known for whitewater rafting -but one of the best ways to experience its grandeur and natural beauty is on a scenic drive. The Colorado River Headwaters Byway spans 80 miles, from Highway 34, north of Grand Lake, to State Bridge.
Amid the endless flood of Instagram photo dumps and gushy captions from social media users around the world saluting another year gone by, Carlos Alcaraz's efforts were particularly interesting. The candid photos chosen by Alcaraz from his camera roll included dozens of friends and family, various barbecues and his many haircuts throughout the year, but there was no room at all for one notable individual: Juan Carlos Ferrero.
