Russia's violation of Polish and Romanian airspace last week was part of President Vladimir Putin's long-running trend of boundary-testing and sabotage, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Follow DW for more.
Thousands of Slovaks rallied on Tuesday in 16 cities, including in the capital Bratislava, to protest the economic and pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The nationwide demonstrations marked one of the largest shows of opposition since his return to power last year, organisers said.
For five decades, victims’ families have sought justice since the 1972 killings of unarmed civilians in Northern Ireland. An anonymous defendant now stands in court, although he denies all charges.
As Russian drones breach airspace along NATO's eastern flank, Polish President Karol Nawrocki is set to visit to Berlin on Tuesday. Will he demand war reparations or seek to build a security partnership with Germany?
Germany's interior minister has confirmed direct talks with Afghanistan's rulers to facilitate "regular" deportations. Follow for the latest from Germany.
The CHP's presidential candidate is in prison, and the party leadership faces removal from office. Now, a court case is looming. Turkey's largest opposition party is in danger of falling apart.
Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was observed breaching the country's airspace on its way to strike targets in Ukraine on Saturday. Poland also scrambled fighter jets last week to shoot down a number of Russian drones that had entered its airspace.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker with the Alternative for Germany party, after which authorities searched his home and offices following a court order.
Now that she said it, finally, isn't her position more or less just symbolic, so all those vows punishing israel's extremists ministers are just empty words
Riot police in Novi Sad broke up a student-led protest on Friday night in an unprecedented, violent assault on peaceful protesters. Is the Serbian president trying to cement full control and crush dissent by force?
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Soviet-era ammunition supplies from Bulgaria proved to be crucial. Now, Sofia is converting its arms industry to produce NATO-standard ammunition.
French President Emmanuel Macron has named Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister to replace Francois Bayrou after he was ousted just nine months in office.
The Dutch ASML is committing 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) for Mistral’s 1.7 billion euro (~$2 billion) fundraise and is expected to get a board seat at Mistral, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss private negotiations. ...
Given that the EU is economically much larger than the UK, it really boggles the mind just how big a capitulation the ‘deal’ that von der leyen so expertly crafted actually is.
The trial of five refugee aid workers shows how helping refugees is being criminalized in Poland. The proceedings highlight Europe's conflict between isolationism and human dignity. The verdict is pending.
Over 150 executives from Europe’s electric car sector, including Volvo Cars and Polestar, urged the EU on Monday to uphold its 2035 zero-emission target for cars and vans. They warned any delay would stall Europe’s EV market, strengthen rivals abroad and undermine investor confidence.
Baton-wielding riot police in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad on Friday night fired tear gas and charged protesters demanding early elections and President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation.
The EU on Wednesday moved a step closer to sealing the world’s largest free-trade zone, giving final approval to its long-delayed pact with South America’s Mercosur bloc while assuring ‘robust’ protections for farmers to win over a skeptical France. The pact, set to create the world’s largest 700-million-strong trade ...
ECB President Lagarde's comments come after Trump threatened to dismiss Federal Reserve officials Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook. She also voiced concern ahead of a no-confidence vote faced by the French government.
Thousands of students joined a silent march through Belgrade on Monday to denounce entrenched corruption and calling for new elections. Monday's demostrations were largely peaceful, unlike ones in mid-August which degenerated into violence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet European leaders in Paris on Thursday as part of international efforts to end Russia's three-and-a-half-year invasion, a source told AFP on Monday. US President Donald Trump is "is not so far expected to be there", the source said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday that “Europe and France stand by" Denmark and Greenland, insisting that Greenland “is not for sale” on a visit to Greenland's capital, Nuuk. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the US seeks to take control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.
I think some people don’t really understand the gravity of the situation—that it’s not china or russia who want to occupy greenland, but our supposed ally, the usa.
Ukrainian officials have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliamentary speaker and prominent Maidan protest leader Andriy Parubiy, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced early Monday. While details of the suspect's identity were not revealed, the head of the Ukrainian police said Kyiv suspects Russian ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the “horrific murder” of Andriy Parubiy, 54, a leading figure in Ukraine’s pro-European protest movements who was shot and killed in Lviv on Saturday. A former speaker of parliament, Parubiy also previously served as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council
Bosnia on Thursday called an early election in its autonomous Republika Srpska to replace outgoing president Milorad Dodik, who was stripped of his powers earlier this month after a court found he had flouted decisions made by the international peace envoy. Dodik has called the elections "meaningless" and predicted mass ...
Every member of NATO is now hitting the alliance's previous minimum defense spending threshold. But only Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are currently meeting the military alliance's new target.
German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe's largest munitions plant on Wednesday, a move hailed as boosting Western defences by NATO chief Mark Rutte.
Its ironic that he was there for the opening ceremony, given his past actions trying to divert funds from eu's defence industry into the defence industry of usa. (And no he's not a nato secretary, he's a usa puppet as are most of eu leaders, unfortunately)
Ukraine updates: Merz warns Putin is 'testing the limits' ( www.dw.com )
Russia's violation of Polish and Romanian airspace last week was part of President Vladimir Putin's long-running trend of boundary-testing and sabotage, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Follow DW for more.
Thousands rally across Slovakia against economic and pro-Russian policies ( www.france24.com )
Thousands of Slovaks rallied on Tuesday in 16 cities, including in the capital Bratislava, to protest the economic and pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The nationwide demonstrations marked one of the largest shows of opposition since his return to power last year, organisers said.
European aid flotilla sails to Gaza with four MEPs aboard ( www.euronews.com )
Ships setting sail from Italy have joined others from Greece, Spain and Tunisia, to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip.
UK: Soldier accused of 'Bloody Sunday' killings on trial ( www.dw.com )
For five decades, victims’ families have sought justice since the 1972 killings of unarmed civilians in Northern Ireland. An anonymous defendant now stands in court, although he denies all charges.
In Berlin, will Nawrocki seek confrontation or cooperation? ( www.dw.com )
As Russian drones breach airspace along NATO's eastern flank, Polish President Karol Nawrocki is set to visit to Berlin on Tuesday. Will he demand war reparations or seek to build a security partnership with Germany?
Germany updates: Talks with Taliban ongoing for deportations ( www.dw.com )
Germany's interior minister has confirmed direct talks with Afghanistan's rulers to facilitate "regular" deportations. Follow for the latest from Germany.
Turkey's main opposition party, CHP, set for showdown ( www.dw.com )
The CHP's presidential candidate is in prison, and the party leadership faces removal from office. Now, a court case is looming. Turkey's largest opposition party is in danger of falling apart.
Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches country's airspace ( www.france24.com )
Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was observed breaching the country's airspace on its way to strike targets in Ukraine on Saturday. Poland also scrambled fighter jets last week to shoot down a number of Russian drones that had entered its airspace.
Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine pledging support for thousands injured in war ( www.theguardian.com )
German parliament lifts immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker and police search his home ( apnews.com )
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker with the Alternative for Germany party, after which authorities searched his home and offices following a court order.
Ireland threatens to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates ( www.bbc.com )
The Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has said it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest "if the participation of Israel goes ahead".
Von der Leyen vows to punish Israel’s ‘extremist ministers’ and pause payments ( www.politico.eu )
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Serbian President Vucic moves to crush dissent ( www.dw.com )
Riot police in Novi Sad broke up a student-led protest on Friday night in an unprecedented, violent assault on peaceful protesters. Is the Serbian president trying to cement full control and crush dissent by force?
How Bulgaria supplies Ukraine with weapons and ammunition ( www.dw.com )
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Soviet-era ammunition supplies from Bulgaria proved to be crucial. Now, Sofia is converting its arms industry to produce NATO-standard ammunition.
France: Macron taps Lecornu as new prime minister ( www.dw.com )
French President Emmanuel Macron has named Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister to replace Francois Bayrou after he was ousted just nine months in office.
Sweden to buy Poland’s Piorun air defense missile system ( tvpworld.com )
Exclusive: ASML becomes Mistral AI’s top shareholder after leading latest funding round, sources say ( www.reuters.com )
The Dutch ASML is committing 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) for Mistral’s 1.7 billion euro (~$2 billion) fundraise and is expected to get a board seat at Mistral, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss private negotiations. ...
Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal ( www.politico.eu )
Paywall? https://archive.is/LS6uB
Poland: Is helping immigrants a crime? ( www.dw.com )
The trial of five refugee aid workers shows how helping refugees is being criminalized in Poland. The proceedings highlight Europe's conflict between isolationism and human dignity. The verdict is pending.
EU electric carmakers urge Brussels to uphold 2035 zero-emission goal ( www.france24.com )
Over 150 executives from Europe’s electric car sector, including Volvo Cars and Polestar, urged the EU on Monday to uphold its 2035 zero-emission target for cars and vans. They warned any delay would stall Europe’s EV market, strengthen rivals abroad and undermine investor confidence.
Serbian police use tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Novi Sad ( www.france24.com )
Baton-wielding riot police in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad on Friday night fired tear gas and charged protesters demanding early elections and President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation.
EU approves draft Mercosur trade deal with ‘robust’ protections for farmers ( www.france24.com )
The EU on Wednesday moved a step closer to sealing the world’s largest free-trade zone, giving final approval to its long-delayed pact with South America’s Mercosur bloc while assuring ‘robust’ protections for farmers to win over a skeptical France. The pact, set to create the world’s largest 700-million-strong trade ...
EU to deepen Asia trade to counter US, China ‘power-based’ policies ( www.euractiv.com )
Merz: Putin "may be the most serious war criminal of our time" ( euromaidanpress.com )
Europe's new fighter jet at risk amidst Franco-German ownership disputes
Germany is accusing French manufacturer Dassault of blocking negotiations over the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.
'Serious danger' if Trump interferes in Fed, says ECB chief ( www.dw.com )
ECB President Lagarde's comments come after Trump threatened to dismiss Federal Reserve officials Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook. She also voiced concern ahead of a no-confidence vote faced by the French government.
Serbia's student demonstrators march in silent anti-graft protest ( www.france24.com )
Thousands of students joined a silent march through Belgrade on Monday to denounce entrenched corruption and calling for new elections. Monday's demostrations were largely peaceful, unlike ones in mid-August which degenerated into violence.
Zelensky expected to meet European leaders in Paris on Thursday ( www.france24.com )
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet European leaders in Paris on Thursday as part of international efforts to end Russia's three-and-a-half-year invasion, a source told AFP on Monday. US President Donald Trump is "is not so far expected to be there", the source said.
'Greenland is not for sale': French foreign minister visits Arctic territory in show of solidarity ( www.france24.com )
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday that “Europe and France stand by" Denmark and Greenland, insisting that Greenland “is not for sale” on a visit to Greenland's capital, Nuuk. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the US seeks to take control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Ukrainian politician, Zelensky says ( www.france24.com )
Ukrainian officials have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliamentary speaker and prominent Maidan protest leader Andriy Parubiy, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced early Monday. While details of the suspect's identity were not revealed, the head of the Ukrainian police said Kyiv suspects Russian ...
Leading Ukrainian 'statesman' and 'patriot' assassinated in western Ukraine ( www.france24.com )
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the “horrific murder” of Andriy Parubiy, 54, a leading figure in Ukraine’s pro-European protest movements who was shot and killed in Lviv on Saturday. A former speaker of parliament, Parubiy also previously served as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council
[Danish] U.S. approves gigantic sale of air defense system to Denmark ( www.dr.dk )
Bosnia calls vote to replace banned leader of Serb statelet Milorad Dodik ( www.france24.com )
Bosnia on Thursday called an early election in its autonomous Republika Srpska to replace outgoing president Milorad Dodik, who was stripped of his powers earlier this month after a court found he had flouted decisions made by the international peace envoy. Dodik has called the elections "meaningless" and predicted mass ...
NATO members all hit 2% target, but only 3 meet new goal ( www.dw.com )
Every member of NATO is now hitting the alliance's previous minimum defense spending threshold. But only Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are currently meeting the military alliance's new target.
Defence giant Rheinmetall opens mega-plant as Europe rearms ( www.france24.com )
German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe's largest munitions plant on Wednesday, a move hailed as boosting Western defences by NATO chief Mark Rutte.
France warms to more Chinese investment amid tariff fights - Euractiv ( www.euractiv.com )
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Putin launches spy app to keep Russians in ‘digital gulag’ ( www.thetimes.com )
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