An internal investigation by the EU Commission found “indicators of compromise” — signs that some staff smartphones were hacked using Israeli-made ‘Pegasus’ malware — according to a letter from EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders to Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld on 25 July, seen by Reuters. The probe was triggered when Apple warned Reynders […]
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Bulgaria is preparing for snap elections, likely in October, after the Socialist party abandoned plans to form a new coalition. “It became clear that there is no majority willing to fight corruption … In that case we will return the mandate to form a government to the president unfulfilled tomorrow,” Georgi Svilenski, a senior party […]
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The EU court in Luxembourg has thrown out Russia’s challenge against a ban on propaganda outlet Russia Today imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s navy confirmed on Wednesday that work had started at three Ukrainian Black Sea ports aimed at preparing for the resumption of grain exports. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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Collectors across the country are seeking pieces of shrapnel, bits of bombs and even the uniforms of dead Russians. It’s part of an urge to feel more directly connected to the cause.
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Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout?
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ROME — The European Central Bank may refrain from another robust interest rate increase at its next meeting amid the tepid growth outlook in the eurozone, Governing Council member Ignazio Visco has hinted. In an interview with POLITICO, Visco dampened hawkish hopes of another 50-basis-point (0.5 percent) hike in September, following the ECB’s first rate […]
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Kyiv is banking on the British government to calm sea captains’ fears about navigating the heavily-mined waters of the Black Sea, as efforts get underway to implement a deal to assuage a global food crisis. Under the deal brokered Friday with the United Nations and Turkey, Moscow committed not to attack merchant vessels exporting grain […]
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LONDON — Who’s the toughest on Beijing? That’s one of the central questions animating the contest to pick the next U.K. prime minister, as Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, and Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, fall over one other to convince Conservative Party members they are true China hawks. It’s a contest in which Truss, […]
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Russia’s overtures in Africa have left European officials anxious about the EU’s cautious pace to re-engage the Ethiopian government, despite accusations of war crimes and ethnic cleansing. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was once a darling of the West and hailed as a reformer, even winning the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, but has been more […]
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